Featured Issues: Vol. 12 No. 1, 2 & 3 of the African Journal of Biomedical Research

The African Journal of Biomedical Research has been updated on Bioline. We will be featuring more issues from this journal in the next couple of weeks. Stay tuned!

Here are some highlights from volume 12:

Vol. 12 no. 1 includes "The Hazards of Non-Ionizing Radiation of Telecommunication mast in an Urban Area of Lagos, Nigeria", a study of the socio-demographics and hazard profiles of people affected by non-ionizing radiation from a telecommunication mast in Lagos, Nigeria. The results of the study showed that 60.8% of respondents were youth. Headache was a common symptom for 51.6% of respondents.
For this article and other articles from this issue, go to: http://www.bioline.org.br/abstract?id=md09006&lang=en

Vol. 12 no. 2 contains "Water Metabolism and Nutrition in Animals Exposed to Water Scarcity and Hot Environment", a study done to investigate how much animals eat in relation to their water metabolism under harsh environmental conditions. For this particular study, eight indigenous goats were used. The results showed that goats who drank more water ate less food.
For the details of this study and other articles from this issue, go to: http://www.bioline.org.br/titles?id=md&year=2009&vol=12&num=02&keys=V12N2

Vol. 12 no. 3 contains an article discussing the screening of beef for antibacterial residues - "Preliminary Screening of Beef Consumed in Ibadan, Nigeria for Antibacterial Residues". 69.74% of the samples were shown to contain antibacterial residues.
For more details on this study and other articles from this issue, go to: http://www.bioline.org.br/titles?id=md&year=2009&vol=12&num=03&keys=V12N3