Background The study was aimed at determining the effect of plasma chromium concentration on the metabolism of glucose, and lipids and their subsequent cardiovascular risk in patients with type 2 diabetes in the Bolgatanga ...

Background: Kidney diseases have emerged as significant cause of morbidity and mortality in HIV subject on antiretroviral therapy (ART). In Ghana, routine follow up of HIV positive clients is by estimation of serum creatinine ...

Background Gestational diabetes is a risk factor for perinatal complications; include shoulder dystocia, birth injuries such as bone fractures and nerve palsies. It is associated with later development of type 2 diabetes, ...

Women constitute the majority of the aging United States (US) population, and this has substantial implications on cancer population patterns and management practices. Breast cancer is the most common women's malignancy, ...

BACKGROUND: Haematological abnormalities such as anaemia, leucopenia, and thrombocytopenia are common complications of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. Few researchers have studied the changes in HIV positive ...

Background: Congenital heart defects (CHD) are the singular most common congenital anomalies and account for a significant fraction of childhood mortality and morbidity. CHD occurs in ~ 1% of livebirths globally and often ...

Background: The World Health Organization recommends the implementation of interventions focused on the early detection of clinical risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) as effective strategies for the control of ...

The upper limbs of 72 formalin-fixed human cadavers were examined by dissection for arternial anomalies. In one subject, the ulnar artery was noted to be a branch of the second part of the axillary artery on both right and ...

Because of the possible involvement of the postvertebral muscles in these intricate functions of the body, their patterns of innervation and control need to be clarified. Detailed information of motor supply is scanty, and ...

Studies of the mechanics of the trunk have reported that during the initial phase of lifting in the stooped position the body uses additional support of intratruncal pressure to limit the work done by the erector spinae ...