November 2009

Sexual stimulatory effects of aqueous stem bark extract of Lophira laceolata in male Sprague Dawley rats

Lophira laceolata stem bark extract is commonly used by Herbal practitioners in Sokoto State, Nigeria to treat erectile dysfunction. The effect of oral administration of aqueous stem bark extract of the plant on sexual activity was investigated in male Sprague Dawley rats. Three doses (100, 200 and 300 mg/kg b. wt.) of the extract were administered to three groups of male Sprague Dawley rats and the sexual...

Author(s): E. U. Etuk, A. A. Muhammad, V. Igbokwe and R. U. Okolo

November 2009

Pain from carpal tunnel syndrome reduced with dynamic splinting: A retrospective study of 156 patients

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) affects over six million Americans each year, and the chief complaint are pain and paresthesia. The US Center for Disease Control estimates an expense of $3.5 billion dollars for this pathology, making CTS the most expensive peripheral neuropathy in the United States. The purpose of this retrospective study was to examine the effect of using dynamic splinting on 156 patients (mean age 55.2...

Author(s): Stacey H. Berner, F. Buck Willis and Ramalingam Shanmugam

November 2009

Antimicrobial susceptibility of some quinolone antibiotics against some urinary tract pathogens in a tertiary hospital, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria

Antibiotic resistance is an increasing threat to life and morbidity and mortality. UTIs are greater when caused by drug-resistant microorganisms. A total of 250 urine samples were collected and out of these, some 143 different strains of bacteria which were isolated, showed positive bacterial growth. Among the different uropathogens, 53 (37.1%) were obtained from male subjects, while the remaining 90 (62.9%) were from...

Author(s): A. M. El-Mahmood, A. T. Atimi, A. B. Tirmidhi and A. Mohammed