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These ants are ballooning with microbe-killing honey
Buried deep underneath the red, sunbaked soil of Australia’s deserts are hidden treasure troves of honey. It’s not the delicacy produced by bees, but rather the only type of honey made by ants. It’s also, a new study confirms, a potentially powerful medicine with antimicrobial properties. Australia’s Indigenous peoples have long used honey from honeypot ants ( Camponotus inflatus ) to treat a variety of maladies, from sore throats to infected wounds. Now, Western scientists are finally getting up to speed. In a study published today in PeerJ , researchers show that the honeypot ant’s honey has...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - July 26, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

A Clinical and Physiological Prospective Observational Study on the Management of Pediatric Shock in the Post-Fluid Expansion as Supportive Therapy Trial Era*
CONCLUSIONS: Maintenance-only fluid therapy normalized clinical and myocardial perturbations in shock without compromising cardiac or hemodynamic function whereas fluid-bolus management of WHO shock resulted in high fatality. Troponin and lactate biomarkers of cardiac dysfunction could be promising outcome predictors in pediatric septic shock in resource-limited settings.
Source: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - July 1, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Feature Articles Source Type: research

Experiences of participation in everyday activities for people with stroke in Nairobi, Kenya
CONCLUSIONS: After stroke, people's experiences of participation in everyday life changed. Performing activities that the person found meaningful added a sense of increased participation and satisfaction. The experience of being dependent in everyday activities and finances appeared to reduce perceived participation. Participation in a group connected to a patient association with like-minded people contributed to a new role, and a sense of belonging.PMID:35491997 | DOI:10.1080/10749357.2022.2070360
Source: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation - May 2, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Julius Kamwesiga Aileen Bergstr öm Andrew Bii Lena von Koch Susanne Guidetti Source Type: research

Stroke Epidemiology, Care, and Outcomes in Kenya: A Scoping Review
Conclusions: Our study highlights that stroke is a significant problem in Kenya, but current evidence is of low quality and limited in guiding policy development and improving stroke care. There is thus a need for increased investment in hospital- and community-based stroke care and research.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - December 16, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Non-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Risk of Cardiovascular disease: the Japan Epidemiology Collaboration on Occupational Health Study
CONCLUSIONS: High non-HDL-C levels were associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction. Moreover, high and low non-HDL-C levels were associated with a high risk of stroke and its subtypes among Japanese workers.PMID:34690212 | DOI:10.5551/jat.63118
Source: Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis - October 25, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Huan Hu Ami Fukunaga Toshitaka Yokoya Tohru Nakagawa Toru Honda Shuichiro Yamamoto Hiroko Okazaki Toshiaki Miyamoto Naoko Sasaki Takayuki Ogasawara Naoki Gonmori Kenya Yamamoto Ai Hori Kentaro Tomita Satsue Nagahama Maki Konishi Nobumi Katayama Hisayoshi Source Type: research

Predictive value of left atrial function for latent paroxysmal atrial fibrillation as the cause of embolic stroke of undetermined source
CONCLUSIONS: LA strain was significantly associated with new development of AF. Patients with impaired LA function at admission should be carefully monitored to find AF.PMID:34119401 | DOI:10.1016/j.jjcc.2021.05.005
Source: Journal of Cardiology - June 13, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kenya Kusunose Hironori Takahashi Susumu Nishio Yukina Hirata Robert Zheng Takayuki Ise Koji Yamaguchi Shusuke Yagi Daiju Fukuda Hirotsugu Yamada Takeshi Soeki Tetsuzo Wakatsuki Kenji Shimada Yasuhisa Kanematsu Yasushi Takagi Masataka Sata Source Type: research

Kenya: We Need to Do More to Manage Heart Attacks
[Nation] The increase of heart attacks in Kenya is worrying. Studies show that 25 per cent of medical admissions in the country are due to cardiovascular disease with heart attack, stroke and heart failure contributing to the majority.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 23, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Disability-Adjusted Life-Years Due to Stroke in Kenya
Conclusion: The YLD, YLL, and DALYs observed reinforce the need for targeted prevention of risk factors and comprehensive stroke care initiatives in Kenya.Neuroepidemiology
Source: Neuroepidemiology - April 15, 2019 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Cardiovascular risk factors among people living with HIV in rural Kenya: a clinic-based study.
CONCLUSIONS: An elevated prevalence of undiagnosed cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension and raised total cholesterol levels was found among people living with HIV. There was an association between raised total cholesterol and nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) -based ART regimens. Our findings provide further rationale for integrating routine cardiovascular risk-factor screening into HIV-care services. PMID: 30720846 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Cardiovascular Journal of Africa - January 24, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Juma K, Nyabera R, Mbugua S, Odinya G, Jowi J, Ngunga M, Zakus D, Yonga G Tags: Cardiovasc J Afr Source Type: research

Hemolytic, Vaso-Occlusive and Renal Complications of SCD: Report from the Central Missouri Cohort
ConclusionsThis is the first report describing prevalence of SCD-related complications in the MU-SCD Cohort. We identified this population to have an increasing frequency of hemolytic complications and sickle cell nephropathy with advancing age. Onset of persistent proteinuria occurred in the second decade of life, followed by renal insufficiency or end stage renal disease in subsequent decades. As previously demonstrated in the Cooperative Study of Sickle Cell Disease and the Jamaican SCD Cohort study, renal insufficiency was a significant risk factor for early mortality. Further studies are required for identification of...
Source: Blood - November 21, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Nolan, L. W., Yoshida, Y., Coberly, E., Sathi, B. K. Tags: 114. Hemoglobinopathies, Excluding Thalassemia-Clinical: Poster I Source Type: research

Magnitude and characteristics of COPD mortality in Kenya, 2012-2016
The objective of the study was to estimate the magnitude and characteristics of COPD mortality in Kenya.This was a retrospective analysis of mortality and cause of death through a systematic review of hospital medical records. Data collected covered a 5-year period from 2012- 2016 from selected hospitals in all 47 counties. Purposive sampling of county referral hospitals and the three national referral hospitals was done, while sub-county and faith-based hospitals were selected using stratified sampling. Data were abstracted from medical records and then coded using ICD-10. Data analysis was done using MS Excel 2016, with ...
Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 19, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Kariuki, G., Gathecha, G. Tags: Epidemiology Source Type: research

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