HERBS USED IN NIGER-DELTA REGION OF NIGERIA TO TREAT SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are one of the leading diseases in Nigeria, especially in Akwa Ibom and Rivers States in Niger Delta Region. Many people rely on Traditional Medical Practitioners (TMPs) for cure of STDs. 36 plants representing 26 families were reported by 105 TMPs to cure STDs such as gonorrhea, syphilis, urethritis and leucorrhoea.

Kola' Kayode Ajibesin
Yenagoa, Ng

  

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PREDOMINIO DEL GEN DE LA HEMOCROMATOSIS EN PACIENTES CON HEPATITIS TÓXICA
El objetivo principal de este trabajo es valorar la posible relación entre el aumento de ferritina sérica en pacientes con hepatitis tóxica grave y su relación con la presencia de mutaciones en el gen de la hemocromatosis (C282Y y H63D).

Francisco Perez Roldan
Alcázar de San Juan, España

           

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MODULATION OF DOXORUBICIN–INDUCED CYTOTOXICITY AND PHOTOCHEMOPREVENTIVE EFFECTS BY A GRAPE SEED EXTRACT
Grape seeds extract, Vitis vinifera L., variety Burgund Mare might be a chemoprotective candidate in reducing the oxidative stress and the risk for UV-induced cancer and recommend its use as such or in combination with sunscreens and/or other natural products with similar or complementary properties.

Gabriela Adriana Filip
Cluj Napoca, Ro

  

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ENFERMEDAD DE LA PEYRONIE: TRATAMIENTO CON INTERFERÓN Y LÁSER
La enfermedad de La Peyronie se asocia con dolor o parestesia a la erección, curvatura y disminución de la turgencia del pene. La combinación de interferón y terapia con láser resulta más eficaz que su empleo por separado, por lo que se recomienda su incorporación como terapéutica de esta afección.

Luis Hilario Candebat Montero
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

           

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  HEMATOLOGIC AND HEPATIC TOXICITIES FOLLOWING MULTIPLE DRUG ADMINISTRATION
Results of the study suggest that animals of group received amiodarone-glibenclamide-captopril-oxcarbazepine combination revealed comparatively more toxic effects than two other combinations. However, more studies on large number of animals and human beings are required to justify the use of multiple drug administration, since trial in man is the only way of establishing drug interactions.

Zeeshan Feroz
Karachi, Pk

  

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