BACKGROUND Conflicting results have been documented regarding the statistical significance of variations in some haematological parameters at different trimesters of pregnancy. Environmental factors, ethnic and tribal peculiarities have variously been implicated. The values of eight important haematological parameters: Haematocrit (Hct), Haemoglobin concentration (Hbc), Red Blood Cell (RBC) cou...

How to cite this article: Groenewald AJ, Walsh CM, Van Wyk HJ, Van Zyl S, Van der Merwe LJ. Staging and haematological abnormalities of HIV-infected persons in Mangaung in the Free State Province, South Africa. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med. 2012;4(1), Art. #462, 5 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ phcfm.v4i1.462 Background: The prevalence of HIV in specific areas of South Africa and its impact...

The present study aims to examine the effects of orally administered coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) supplement on certain haematological and biochemical parameters in regularly exercising elite endurance athletes. The study subjects were divided into three groups, namely the control group (n = 5) and two subject groups taking 100 mg (n = 5) and 200 mg (n = 5) CoQ10. The blood samples thus collected were ...

OBJECTIVES To respond to the primary safety objective of the Perinatal HIV Prevention Trial 1 (PHPT-1) by studying the evolution of haematological parameters according to zidovudine exposure duration in HIV-1-infected pregnant women. DESIGN Multicenter, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial of different durations of zidovudine prophylaxis. SETTING 27 hospitals in Thailand. PARTICIPAN...

Background: Propolis, a honeybee product, has been used empirically for centuries and was always mentioned as an immunomodulatory. OBJECTIVES: In this study, the effects of propolis on growth indices, innate immune responses and haematological parameters of Barbus barbulus were investigated. METHODS: Three hundred and sixty juvenile Barbus barbulus, weighing 102±8.2g were randomly divided int...

Many physiological processes of domestic animals exhibit daily rhythmicity. The goal of the present study was to investigate, in horses, the existence of the daily rhythms of some haematological parameters: red blood cells (RBC), white blood cells (WBC), haemoglobin (Hb), haematocrit (Hct), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentra...

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of Ziziphus mucronata and Parkia biglobosa on haematological and biochemical indices of sheep. The experiment was carried out in a complete randomized block design. A total of 32 animals were used for the study with 16 animals per experiment. The animals were allotted to four dietary treatments with four animals per treatment. The results of th...

Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is widely used as an over-the-counter analgesic and antipyretic drug. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible protective effects of vitamin C (100mg/kg/day i.p.) and β-glucan (40 mg/kg/day i.p.) on altered haematological, biochemical and oxidative stress parameters in the blood of rats treated with paracetamol (100 mg/kg/day i.p.) for 3 days. Exposure o...