Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Breast cancer radiotherapy treatment outcome in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Faculty of Medicine, 1995) -
Osteogenic sarcoma in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Faculty of Medicine, 1994) -
Gripenberg, Fanconi's Aplastic Anaemia, case report and review of the Literature.
(Department of Paediatrics, University of Nairobi, 1975) -
Evaluation of Nephrology in East Africa in the last seventy years - Studies and practice
(Department of Clinical Medicine & Therapeutics, University of Nairobi, 1993)Evolution of nephrology in east Africa in the last seventy years--studies and practice. Abstract Interest in renal disease and practice in East Africa started as far back as the first quarter of this century. Work in ... -
Principles of screening for chronic diseases.
(University of NairobiFaculty of Medicine, 2001-07) -
Burkitt's lymphoma-- what is new?
(University of NairobiFaculty of Medicine, 2008-05) -
Geographical epidemiology of ovarian and testicular germ cell cancers.
(University of NairobiFaculty of Medicine, 1988-12)No Abstract -
Branhamella catarrhalis as a cause of pneumonia in a patient with miliary tuberculosis
(University of NairobiFaculty of Medicine, 1989-05)Branhamella catarrhalis is increasingly reported as a cause of pneumonia in the immunocompromised host. The authors here report what they believe to be a unique case of B catarrhalis bronchopneumonia in a patient who had ... -
Left atrial myxoma with coexistent lung carcinoma: report of a case and review of the literature
(University of NairobiFaculty of Medicine, 1986-09) -
Experience with colorectal carcinoma from a single oncology clinic in Nairobi
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2008)Background: Colorectal cancer ranks eleventh amongst cancers in Kenya. Whereas early cancer is highly curable, advanced disease is generally incurable. Adjuvant chemotherapy reduces the relapse rate and improves survival ... -
Differences in response to imatinib between gastrointestinal stromal tumours involving the liver and tumours that do not: experience from Nairobi
(School of Medicine, 2013-05)Introduction: More than 60% of gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) arise from the stomach and about 20% from the small intestine. About 95% of GISTs express kit receptor tyrosine kinase (CD117), which is used for ... -
Non-haematopoietic toxicity of anthracylines is more favourable than that of taxanes: experience from Nairobi
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2012-02)The isolation and clinical use of anthracyclines and taxanes were major breakthroughs in cancer chemotherapy. Their use has lead to cures and palliation of patients with diverse cancer types, notably breast cancer, malignant ... -
Outbreak Of Acute Hepatitis Caused By Aflatoxin Poisoning In Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1982-06)Between March and early June, 1981, 20 patients with hepatitis, 12 of whom died, were admitted to three hospitals in the Machakos district of Kenya. Two families, from which 8 of 12 sick members, died were eating maize ... -
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Ageing and cancer.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, 1997-10)The process of carcinogenesis is complicated and in most cases requires several steps of cellular transformation resulting from various molecular signals brought about by interactions between carcinogens and the cellular ... -
Khat (Catha edulis)-induced apoptosis is inhibited by antagonists of caspase-1 and -8 in human leukaemia cells.
(University of Nairobi,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, 2004-11)Khat chewing is a widespread habit that has a deep-rooted sociocultural tradition in Africa and the Middle East. The biological effects of khat are inadequately investigated and controversial. For the first time, we show ... -
Crucial effects of fibroblasts and keratinocyte growth factor on morphogenesis of reconstituted human oral epithelium.
(University of Nairobi,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, 2003-12)The connective tissue is known to have a general supportive effect for the development of the overlying epithelium; however, the more specific effects of fibroblasts and the involvement of their product, keratinocyte growth ... -
Vulval- perineal giant condylomata( Buschke Lowenstein tumor) in HIV infected women: case report
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nairobi,, 2013) -
Abortion is legal yet women are still dying in Kenya
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nairobi, 2013) -
Haemophilia and Allied Disorders in Kenya
(Department of Human Pathology, University of Nairobi, 1982)