Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Chemical studies on the roots of Uvaria welwitschii.
(2011)A chemical investigation of the chloroform extract of the roots of Uvaria welwitschii (Annonaceae), an African traditional medicine taken for stomach ache, led to the isolation of eight new compounds, named welwitschins ... -
Pyrenes and pyrendiones from Uvaria lucida.
(2012)A chemical investigation of the chloroform extract of the roots of Uvaria ludida Benth. (Annonaceae), an important African traditional medicine, led to the isolation of six new compounds; three pyrenes, 2-hydroxy-1,8-dim ... -
Secondary and tertiary isoquinoline alkaloids from Xylopia parviflora.
(2006)From the secondary and tertiary alkaloidal fractions of the root and the bark of Xylopia parviflora (Annonaceae), the isoquinoline alkaloids, 10,11-dihydroxy-1,2-dimethoxynoraporphine and parvinine were isolated, along ... -
Gall Bladder Disease and Adult Obstructive Jaundice at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi,
(1976)A prospective study was carried out at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) between June 1987 and September 1988 to look at some aspects of obstructive jaundice in patients above 12 years of age. Screening for cases was done ... -
Isolation of rat liver 5S RNA genes
(Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, PO Box 19676, Nairobi, Kenya, 1980)A method for the isolation of structural genes, whose transcripts do not contain terminal poly(A) sequences, is presented. Poly(A) tails of predicted length were synthesized at the 3'-OH ends of RNA molecules employing ... -
Causes of severe visual impairment and blindness in children in schools for the blind in eastern Africa: changes in the last 14 years
(Eye Department, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, 2009)To determine the causes of severe visual impairment and blindness in children attending schools for the blind in Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, and Tanzania and to compare the findings with those of a 1994 study. Children ... -
The educational environment of undergraduate students at the College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya
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Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease (The Stigmas of Sore Throat)
(1979)The prevention of acute rheumatic fever by penicillin therapy of acute streptococcal respiratory infections was attempted in this study. Procaine penicillin G in oil containing 2 per cent aluminum monostearate was injected ... -
Successful liver transplantation in a child with severe portopulmonary hypertension treated with epoprostenol
(Divisions of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Transplant Surgery, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of CaliforniaDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital, San Diego, CaliforniaDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, PO Box 19676, Nairobi, Kenya, 2005)No Abstract -
Cataract in children attending schools for the blind and resource centers in eastern Africa.
(2009)The aim of this study was to describe results of a representative sample of children who have undergone cataract surgery in schools for the blind in 4 African countries. Cross-sectional study. Children enrolled ... -
Congenital Heart Disease
(1980)Occasional reports have suggested that infants with congenital heart disease may have an increased risk of severe illness from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. We prospectively studied 699 infants hospitalized ... -
Perceived economic and behavioural effects of the mentally ill on their relatives in Kenya: a case study of the Mathari Hospital
(Africa Mental Health Foundation, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya;, 2009-11)OBJECTIVE: There is no documented evidence in Kenya on relatives' perceptions of economic and behavioural effects of the mentally ill patients and their coping mechanisms. To document what relatives of mentally ill patients ... -
Open Heart Surgery
(1980)Open heart surgery under direct vision is now performed by using either hypothermia or extracorporeal circulation. The latter method, in which circulation is completely diverted from heart and lungs by using a pump-oxygenator, ... -
Profiles of referrals to a psychiatric service: a descriptive study of survivors of the Nairobi US Embassy terrorist bomb blast.
(Africa Mental Health Foundation, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya;, 2009)OBJECTIVE: To document the socio-demographic characteristics and psychiatric profiles of the survivors of the Nairobi United States Embassy terrorist bomb blast referred to a psychiatric and psychotherapy (counselling) ... -
Retrospective study of carcinoma of the esophagus in Kenya.
(1978)A clinical, radiological, histological, and geographical study of carcinoma of the esophagus in Kenya is reported. It was found that this cancer is diagnosed more often in males than in females, with a ration of 8:1 (Kenya ... -
Psychiatry and the psychiatrist have a great future.
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The application of micro-vascular surgery to the reconstruction of the thoracic oesophagus. Preliminary communication.
(1979)A retrospective study of 42 patients with perforations of the oesophagus during the period 1981-1987 indicated that 57.1% of the perforations were iatrogenic. Diseases of the oesophagus and in contiguous structures and ... -
Students' experiences of using the partograph in Kenyan labour wards
(2011)Background: Previous research has demonstrated the likely benefits of partograph use in low-resourced settings. However, the challenges of completing a partograph are also reported. The objective of this study was to examine ...
