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Relationship between male alcoholism and intimate partner violence in Kenya
(2008-10)
No abstract
Pregnancy-preserving myomectomy: preliminary report on a new surgical technique
(2008)
Uterine myomas are found in 0.3-2.6% of pregnant women. In one case out of ten they cause complications. Treatment is primarily conservative but in cases of failure, surgery cannot be avoided. We present a case of a pregnant ...
Establishment of a biobank and pharmacogenetics database of African populations
(2008-07)
No abstract
In Search Of The Psychosis Gene In People With Prader-Willi Syndrome.
(2008)
The two main causes of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) are a paternally derived deletion in the maternally imprinted 15q11-q13 region or UPD(15)mat. Both mechanisms result in a loss of the active paternal contribution to the ...
Prevalence of molar incisor hypomineralisation in six to eight year-olds in two rural divisions in Kenya
(2008)
Objective: To determine the prevalence of molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH)
and any associated causes of MIH in children from two rural divisions in Kenya.
Design: Prospective cross-sectional study.
Setting: Seventeen ...
Characteristics of clients seeking voluntary counseling and testing (vCD services in Nairobi, Kenya
(2008)
Objective: To determine the characteristics of clients seeking VCT services in Nairobi, Kenya.
Methodology and results: Convenient sample of 418 client data forms were analyzed. Rapid H IV test kits were used to determine ...
HIV-1 neutralizing activity is correlated with increased levels of chemokines in saliva of HIV-1-exposed uninfected individuals.
(University of Nairobi,, 2008)
AIM:
Mucosal HIV-1 exposure stimulates a variety of mucosal immune responses, including IgA1-mediated virus neutralization, even in the absence of an established infection. We hypothesized that other immune molecules might ...
Effect of single and daily khat (Catha edulis) extract on locomotor behaviour in CBA mice
(2008)
It has been demonstrated that administration of cathinone is capable of increasing locomotor activity in
animals. The present study was carried out with a psychostimulant Catha edulis extract. In this
experiment, twenty ...
Safety and immunogenicity of recombinant low-dosage HIV-1 A vaccine candidates vectored by plasmid pTHr DNA or modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) in humans in East Africa
(2008)
Summary: The safety and immunogenicity of plasmid pTHr DNA, modified vaccinia virus Ankara
(MVA) human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) vaccine candidates were evaluated in four
Phase I clinical trials in Kenya and ...
Burkitt's lymphoma-- what is new?
(University of Nairobi, 2008-05)