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Iron as the concert master in the pathogenic orchestra playing in sporadic Parkinson's disease
(University of Nairobi, 2021-10)About 60 years ago, the discovery of a deficiency of dopamine in the nigro-striatal system led to a variety of symptomatic therapeutic strategies to supplement dopamine and to substantially improve the quality of life of ... -
Iron deficiency anaemia in children of a peri-urban health facility.
(1999)To ascertain the prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia(IDA) and its risk factors. A cross-sectional survey. A peri-urban health centre in Nairobi, Kenya. Four hundred and three children, aged six months to six ... -
Iron fortification adversely affects the gut microbiome, increases pathogen abundance and induces intestinal inflammation in Kenyan infants.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)BACKGROUND: In-home iron fortification for infants in developing countries is recommended for control of anaemia, but low absorption typically results in >80% of the iron passing into the colon. Iron is essential for ... -
Iron nutrition in infancy
(Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1971)No abstract available -
Irradiation Sterilization Of Pharmaceuticals And Other Medicinal Products: Methods And Approach For Kenya Proc. 6 Th Ann. Med. Sci. Conf., Kemri/ketri .
(University of NairobiDepartment of biochemistry, 1985) -
Irritable bowel syndrome in Kenyans.
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, 2002)To study the prevalence and clinical presentation of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in black Kenyans. DESIGN: A retrospective study. SETTING: Nairobi Hospital, an urban private institution. SUBJECTS: Case files ... -
Is 'Opt-Out HIV Testing' a real option among pregnant women in rural districts in Kenya?
(University of Nairobi.Department of Surgery, 2011-03)BACKGROUND: An 'opt-out' policy of routine HIV counseling and testing (HCT) is being implemented across sub-Saharan Africa to expand prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT). Although the underlying assumption ... -
Is cadaveric dissection vital in anatomy education? Perceptions of 1st and 2nd year medical students
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Introduction: The use of innovative ways of teaching anatomy as well as shortage of cadavers for dissection have raised questions as to whether dissection should continue to be used in teaching anatomy. This study aimed ... -
Is cirrhosis of the liver reversible? The ultimate that a hepatologist wishes
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Is Credé's prophylaxis for ophthalmia neonatorum still valid?
(Department of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, Mathildenstrasse 8, 80336 Munich, Germany, 2001)No abstract available -
Is Delivery Outside Hospital A Risk Of Development Of Early Sepsis?
(University of NairobiObsterics and gynaecology, 2004) -
Is every paper presented on oral health research worth reading?
(Department of periodontology, 1985) -
Is hereditary telangiectasia rare in the black race? The first sub-Saharan mutation Haemophilia
(University of Nairobi,Department of Human Pathology,, 2011) -
Is Hip Arthroplasty Viable in A Developing African Country?
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2007)Arthroplasty is an established management of various joint disorders in developed countries. Poverty has caused African countries to remain behind in this sphere of management and condemned sufferers to a life of misery ... -
Is human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) a risk factor to development of dental caries and molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH) in children?
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Introduction: HIV-positive children are susceptible to various infections, and they are often placed on long-term medications to control and/or prevent these infections. It is possible that the ingestion of these ... -
Is it a dentist's concern? Trop. Dent. J: Vol VIII, 2:81-85, 1985.
(University of Nairobi, 1985)No abstract available -
Is it Time to Abandon Stavudine? The Safety and Tolerability of Low Dose Stavudine versus Zidovudine in Urban Kenya
(College of Health sciences, 2013)Background: Stavudine (d4T) and zidovudine (AZT) form the backb one of the most commonly used first-line highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimens in K enya. In 2012, more than 60 % of patients undergoin ... -
Is Laughter the best medicine or any medicine at all?
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine University of Nairobi, 2008)Background: Humor has been strongly promoted as health-giving throughout medical history, from Hippocrates to Sir William Osler. As science became dominant in medicine, subjective therapies like love, faith, and humor took ...