TUBERCULOSIS DIAGNOSTICS: HURDLES AND HOPES
This review discuss various conventional and modern modalities of diagnosing tuberculosis infection and critically analyzed their potential and limitations with a few suggestions about future avenues. Apart from the technical aspects of diagnostics, the important part of this review is the motivation of researchers for putting more and more efforts in this area. For this it has been highlighted that there has been an enhanced interest and awareness about the disease and related research worldwide. This was substantiated by the enlistment of some premier funding agencies. It is suggested to the researchers to take timely advantage of the opportunities being created to help them innovate.

Vijay Nema
Pune, In

     

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HERBS USED IN NIGER-DELTA REGION OF NIGERIA TO TREAT SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are one of the leading diseases in Nigeria, especially in Akwa Ibom and Rivers States in Niger Delta Region. Many people rely on Traditional Medical Practitioners (TMPs) for cure of STDs. 36 plants representing 26 families were reported by 105 TMPs to cure STDs such as gonorrhea, syphilis, urethritis and leucorrhoea.

Kola' Kayode Ajibesin
Yenagoa, Ng

  

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LA TEMPERATURA AMBIENTE MODIFICA LA MANIFESTACIÓN CLÍNICA DE LEISHMANIASIS CUTÁNEA OCASIONANDO ALOPECIA
La leishmaniasis cutánea se presenta con inflamación en el sitio de inoculación, para un hospedero que habita una zona tropical con temperatura ambiente mayor a 32°C; en tanto que en un clima templado, a una temperatura ambiente aproximada de 22°C se presenta dermatitis seca, exfoliativa con alopecia en el dorso

Norma Galindo-sevilla
Mexico, City, México

     

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PREDOMINIO DEL GEN DE LA HEMOCROMATOSIS EN PACIENTES CON HEPATITIS TÓXICA
El objetivo principal de este trabajo es valorar la posible relación entre el aumento de ferritina sérica en pacientes con hepatitis tóxica grave y su relación con la presencia de mutaciones en el gen de la hemocromatosis (C282Y y H63D).

Francisco Perez Roldan
Alcázar de San Juan, España

           

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  MODULATION OF DOXORUBICIN–INDUCED CYTOTOXICITY AND PHOTOCHEMOPREVENTIVE EFFECTS BY A GRAPE SEED EXTRACT
Grape seeds extract, Vitis vinifera L., variety Burgund Mare might be a chemoprotective candidate in reducing the oxidative stress and the risk for UV-induced cancer and recommend its use as such or in combination with sunscreens and/or other natural products with similar or complementary properties.

Gabriela Adriana Filip
Cluj Napoca, Ro

  

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