EAGLES EYE UPDATE

Background Soil-transmitted Helminths (STH) infections refer to a group of parasitic diseases caused by nematode worms that are transmitted to humans by fecally-contaminated soil. The STH of major concern to humans are the roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides), the whip- worm (Trichuris trichiura), and the hookworms (Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale).They are among the most common infections worldwide which heavily affect the poorest and most deprived communities where the sanitation is inadequate and water supplies unsafe. Latest estimates indicate that approximately two billion people (24% of the world's population) are infected with STH infections worldwide. Infections are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical areas, with the greatest numbers occurring in sub-Saharan Africa, the Americas, China and East Asia. Although soil-transmitted helminthiases inflict tremendous disability and suffering, they can be controlled or eliminated. The global estimate of STH in...

Sexual transmission is the main method of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in women. The effectiveness of topical microbicides for HIV-1 prevention can be inconsistent and insufficient, which are associated with low adherence rates and/or product misuse. To address these difficulties, researchers presenting at the 2017 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Annual Meeting and Exposition designed extended release vaginal films which could be effective in HIV prevention for up to seven days. The team from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy and Magee-Womens Research Institute developed extended release topical microbicide products in the form of vaginal films. These films were tested in a nonhuman primate model at the University of Washington. The films use a combination of a modified natural polymer and functional biopolymer to prolong the time the dosage form remains in the vagina and delivers the antiretroviral drug. "Vag...

From tasting urine to microscopy to molecular testing, the sophistication of diagnostic techniques has come a long way and continues to develop at breakneck speed. The history of the laboratory is the story of medicine's evolution from empirical to experimental techniques and proves that the clinical lab is the true source of medical authority. Part 1 in a 2-part series. Three distinct periods in the history of medicine are associated with three different places and therefore different methods of determining diagnosis: From the middle ages to the 18th century, bedside medicine was prevalent; then between 1794 and 1848 came hospital medicine; and from that time forward, laboratory medicine has served as medicine's lodestar. The laboratory's contribution to modern medicine has only recently been recognized by historians as something more than the addition of another resource to medical science and is now being appreciated as the seat of medicine, where clinicians account fo...

   * Cristiano Ronaldo wins Best Fifa Men's Player   *  Lieke Martens wins Best Fifa Women's Player *   Fifa XI is: Buffon; Marcelo, Bonucci, Ramos, Alves; Iniesta, Modric, Kroos; Neymar, Ronaldo, Messi   *  Celtic win Fifa Fans Award *   Sarina Wiegman wins Best Fifa Women's Coach *   Zinedine Zidane wins Best Male Coach *    Gigi Buffon wins Best Goalkeeper *   Olivier Giroud wins Puskas Award for best goal By PA: Real Madrid's Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo was crowned the best soccer player in the world for the second year running at Fifa's The Best awards gala on Monday. The four-time Ballon d'Or winner won a La Liga and Champions League double with the Madrid club this year, striking twice against Juventus in the European Cup final to help Real become the first team to retain the trophy in its current format. 'I'm 32 and I'm the best player in the world', Ronaldo reflects on win...

Almost Like Reincarnation Enzo Ferrari, who founded the Ferrari company, died in 1988. About a month later, the footballer Mesut Özil was born. Looking at their portraits, you could be forgiven for thinking they’re twin brothers. Is this a case of reincarnation? Is this Another Evidence Of time Travel? Jennifer Lawrence is a spitting image of a silver age Egyptian actress Zubaida Tharwat. A premonition Of the Titanic In 1898, 14 years before the sinking of the  Titanic , fantasy writer Morgan Robertson wrote the novella  Futility , which told the story of a ship that was sunk — and which bore the name  The Titan . But it wasn’t just the name where we can see an eerie coincidence. Both the fictional and real ship were described as unsinkable, had similar technical characteristics, lacked a suitable number of...

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Obafemi Owode Local Government is one of the Local Governments that came into existence through Edict No.9 of 1976, resulting from the 1976 Local Government reforms, prior to this period, the administration of the area was carried out by Oba Provincial Authority, Owode District Council and Obafemi District Concil. Obafemi Owode Local Government has its headquarters at Owode Egba.  BOUNDRIES Obafemi Owode Local Government share common boundaries with the following Local and State Governments:     North  - Odeda Local Government and Oyo State     East  - Sagamu and Ikenne Local Governments     South - Ifo Local Government and Lagos State POPULATION/LAND MASS Population: Obafemi/Owode Local Government has an estimated population of 230,000. Land Mass: It is made up of about 1,204 towns and villages with a land mass of 104,787.07 hectares of largely agricultural land. PEOPLE The People:  Obafe...