Vol. 2 Issue 1

On behalf of the editorial board I welcome all to the first issue of the second volume of Western Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences (WJMBS). The journal will continue to maintain high standards of scholarly publications of researches in medicine and allied sciences. We enjoin authors to abide by the journal policy on plagiarism as our high precision anti-plagiarism checker was able to score several manuscript low on integrity table and hence were out rightly rejected. The WJMBS accepts at most 25% overlap of academic and scientific resource materials and also expects that authors adequately acknowledge and also reference those sources in line with international best practices on copyright and scientific publications.
This issue goes with the title “Adult Haematological malignancies in a Tertiary hospital” in which the authors in a seven years retrospective study on bone marrow aspiration and examination found out that Lymphoid neoplasms were the most prevalent and that the leukaemias were higher compared to the non-leukaemic neoplasms. They also found out that of the leukaemias, those of chronic lymphoid types were more which was followed by the chronic myeloid. Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia was found to be the predominant leukaemia as well as the most prevalent Haematological Malignancy, and was followed by chronic myeloid leukaemia. Other leukaemias found were myelodysplastic syndrome, acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, multiple myeloma, acute myeloblastic leukaemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Small lymphocytic lymphoma and Hodgkin's lymphoma. The authors concluded that since most of these malignancies present with non specific clinical features such as fever, headache, weakness, loss of appetite and bleeding gums, physicians should also think of the bone marrow when treating patients with these symptoms who fail to adequately respond to treatment.
In another study on Serum levels of anti glutamic acid decarboxylase (Anti-GAD) and insulin auto antibodies (IAA) in first degree relatives of patients with diabetes mellitus, the authors found a high Anti-GAD and IAA positivity among first degree relatives of diabetics compared to controls. And they went ahead to suggest that there should be screening for risk factors and preventive measures like lifestyle changes be appropriately practiced so as to slow the progression to diabetes mellitus. Also authors in another study on Glycaemic Index of commonly eaten dough staple foods among diabetics and non-diabetics found Glycaemic Index for pounded yam, amala, fufu and garri to be high in both diabetics and healthy subjects and that Cassava meals had higher Glycaemic Index compared to amala which is a yam product. They therefore re-emphasised the need for diabetics to consume less of these highly starchy foods.

Prof. Godwin TA JOMBO
Editor-in-Chief

 

 

 

Vol. 1, Issue 2

On behalf of the Editorial Board I welcome all to the second publication of the Western Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences (WJMBS). We have strived to maintain the standard set in the maiden edition in terms of both quality and content of the manuscripts accepted for publication after a rigorous double-blind peer-review process. We welcome well researched and well written manuscripts for publication and we shall continue to encourage researchers towards this attainment.
This issue goes with the title: “Effects of Acqueous Extracts of Avocado Pear Seed on Diarrhoea” where researchers examined antidiarrhoeal effects of aqueous extract of avocado pear seed (AEAPS) on laboratory animals. The extracts were found to control diarrhea in laboratory animals thus giving hope for further researches for probable clinical experimentation of these anti-diarrhoeal properties.
Welders constitute a very important segment among artisans in our society on daily basis. In a study here a team of researchers looked at their awareness of occupational health problems as well as their practices of safety procedures in a semi-urban community. It was observed that although their awareness of associated hazards was high, there was sub-optimal utilization of protective measures. In another study, indoor air and surface contamination of special care baby unit at a university hospital was examined. The authors found out that fungal contamination rate of SCBU was 20.2% and the commonest fungi implicated were Aspergillus spp, Candida spp, Penicillium spp, and Cladosporium spp. This calls for the need for proper and regular disinfection of SCBUs using disinfectants with optimum concentrations to kill fungal spores.
While we will ensure to produce error-free releases, we nevertheless welcome constructive criticisms and advice on any of our publications to enable us continue to improve on a sustained basis.

Prof. Godwin TA JOMBO
Editor-in-Chief