The effects of chronic consumption of nutmeg commonly used as a spice in various dishes, as components of teas and soft drinks or mixed in milk and alcohol on the lateral geniculate body of adult wistar rats was studied. The rats of both sexes, with average weight of 200g were randomly assigned into treatment and control groups. The rats in the treatment group (n=8) received 2g of nutmeg thorou...

This cross-sectional study was carried out in Udo, a rural community in Ovia South-west LGA of Edo state to screen for hypertension and determine blood pressure pattern. Cluster sampling method was used in selecting participants. Data collection was by researcher-administered questionnaire. Blood pressure and anthropometric measurements were determined. A total of 590 respondents with mean age ...

BACKGROUND Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a commonly used food additive and there is growing concern that this may play a critical role in the aethiopathogenesis of anovulatory infertility. OBJECTIVES The effect of monosodium glutamate (MSG) used as food additive on the ovaries of adult Wistar rat was investigated. METHODS Adult female Wistar rats (n=24) weighing between 182 to 186grams were...

OBJECTIVE To report two classical cases of glaucomatocylitic crisis in tertiary Health Centres in Edo State, Nigeria. METHOD Two cases of glaucomatocylitic crisis seen at Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua, and University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, both in Edo State, Nigeria are reported. Diagnosis was based on typical history and findings on examination. RESULTS The fir...

Fluctuations of winter and summer and day and night temperatures strongly influence shoot and root growth, as well as the whole plant tolerance to extreme soil temperatures. We compared the response of a commercial pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) hybrid (Romance, Rijk Zwaan) to a range of soil temperatures when grafted to a new rootstock hybrid (S101, Syngenta), self-grafted, or ungrafted. The new ...

In this article, we examine the roles of social dominance orientation (SDO) and ecological (EDO) as predictors climate change risk threat perceptions associated pro-environmental policy support. EDO is a novel measure that devised based on theory to assess general preferences for an anthropocentric, hierarchical arrangement between humans, non-human animals, natural environment. Across two pre-...