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Metabolic effects of propranolol and hydroflumethiazide treatment in Kenyans with mild to moderate essential hypertension
(1993)
In a prospective single-blind comparative trial, sixty newly diagnosed mild to moderate hypertensives were randomly assigned to either propranolol or hydroflumethiazide monotherapy. Baseline fasting serum glucose lipid ...
Cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania aethiopica, on Mount Elgon, Kenya.
(1993)
A survey of cutaneous leishmaniasis was carried out on the slopes of Mount Elgon, Kenya, including a detailed study of two villages in which cases were known to occur. The disease appeared to be restricted to altitudes ...
Validity of contraceptive histories in a rural community in Kenya
(1993)
To determine the validity of self-reported contraceptive histories obtained from rural Kenyan women, we interviewed 122 women participants in a long-term study during which their contraceptive use had been recorded regularly ...
Progression of hearing loss in experimental pneumococcal meningitis: correlation with cerebrospinal fluid cytochemistry.
(1993)
The development of hearing loss and concomitant cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytochemical changes in a model of pneumococcal meningitis were examined. Rabbits were injected intracisternally with 10(5) pneumococci. Auditory ...
Inhibition of bloodmeal digestion in tsetse fly Glossina morsitans centralis fed on rabbits immunized with tsetse midgut proteins:
(1993)
The efficacy of bloodmeal digestion in teneral Glossina morsitans centralis fed on rabbits immunized with tsetse fly midgut extracts was progressively monitored over a period of 96 hours. Flies fed on immunized rabbits ...
Invasive squamous-cell cervical carcinoma and combined oral contraceptives: Results from a multinational study
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
Data from a hospital-based case-control study collected in 11 participating centers in 9 countries were analyzed to determine whether use of combined oral contraceptives alters risk of invasive squamous-cell cervical cancer. ...
Occurrence and pattern of mandibular fractures at Kisii District Hospital, Kenya
(1993)
A retrospective study of the hospital records revealed that 39 cases of mandibular fractures presented at Kisii District Hospital during a two-year period. 27 cases were due to interpersonal violence while road traffic ...
Agrochemicals pose health risks to coffee factory workers in Githuguri (Kenya)
(Chapman & Hall, 1993)
In this century, the use of pesticides and fertilizers (agrochemicals) is indispensable because they are seen as a panacea for protecting crops from insects and diseases. However. the manner in which these agrochemicals ...
Biometric analysis of the dental casts of Maasai following traditional extraction of mandibular permanent central incisors and of Kikuyu children.
(1993)
Dental plaster casts of 93 Maasai and 79 Kikuyu children age 12-15 years were analysed. Four biometric measurements were taken of the maxillary and mandibular casts: intercanine distance (C-C), inter-molar distance (M-M), ...
Essential oil constituents of artemisia afra willd
(1993)
The essential oil isolated from the leaves of artemisia afra willd (1.5%) by hydrodistilation was analyzed by GC and GC/MS.Fifty compounds constituting about 93% of the oil were identified.The major constituents were 1,8 ...