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Prevalence of benign, precancerous, and malignant lesions of the prostate in men aged twenty (20) years and above
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Introduction: The main diseases of the prostate are prostatitis, benign prostatic
hypertrophy and prostate cancer. One in ten men will develop clinically significant
prostate cancer in their lifetime. Men who are diagnosed ...
The management of early prostate cancer: a review
(2007-09)
Objective:To carry out a review of the management of early (clinically localised) prostate cancer.
Data Source:
Review of all published literature on the management of early prostate cancer was carried out through medline ...
Factors influencing utilization of cervical cancer screening services at Central Provincial General Hospital, Nyeri, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)
Cervical cancer continues to be a major cause of mortality and morbidity among women worldwide with almost half a million new cases each year .. Developing countries accounts for more that 800/0 of the world cervical cancer ...
Influence of Malaria on household livelihoods in Homa Bay District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
Malaria is a major public health problem today in more than 90 countries of the world, inhabited by a total of some 2 400 million people - 40% of the world's population (WHO, 2000). Worldwide prevalence of the disease is ...
East and Central African Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
(University of Nairobi, School of Pharmacy, 2002)
The East and Central African Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences is dedicated to all aspects of Pharmaceutical Sciences research and is published in English. The scientific papers published in the Journal fall into three ...
Pathological changes in calves that died from exper"mental water intoxication
(1997)
The pathology of calves that died from experimental water Intoxication was investigated. Oedema of the
brain and urinary bladder, and renal damage were significant path?logical findings in these calves. The
findings were ...
Radiological behaviour of the thymus in chest infection in the underfives
(1995)
The thymus in the paediatric chest will often give radiological appearances of very intriguing nature. It Is known to react dramatically to stress factors such as infection or trauma. Gross hypertrophy following atrophy ...
Behcet's Syndrome presenting with Chronic Reriodontitis:
(1992-10)
Behcet's syndrome is a disease of uncertain aetiology characterised by recurrent oral and genital ulcerations, ocular lesions and skin lesions. Although cases of this syndrome have been reported almost worldwide, the ...
Nosocomial infection of the urinary tract: pattern of antibiotic use and drug resistance
(1997-03)
Nosocomial infection of the urinary tract is a long standing problem that pre-dates the antibiotic era. Hospitals have remained veritable reservoirs of bacteria with increased numbers and types resistant to antibiotic ...
Cancer of the penis at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(2000-10)
OBJECTIVES:
To determine how common cancer of penis is in this locality compared to all other malignant tumours and urological malignancies, and to determine and comment on the various methods of treatment available at ...