Anthropometric study of nasal index of Kalabari people of Rivers State

The anthropometric study of the nasal index of the Kalabari people of Rivers state was carried out on five hundred and ten native respondents. Two hundred and fifty six were females while two hundred and fifty four were males. Measurements of the length and width of the nose were taken using a sliding caliper and the nasal index calculated. Other parameters like age and sex were also used to correlate the measurements of the nasal index as well as evaluating the proportional relationship and the degree of the variability found among the males and females. The data collected was statistically analyzed and the results show that on the average, the mean nasal index of the Kalabari people is 94.10±1.18, confirming that kalabari people have platyrrhine nose type. Key words: Nasal index, kalabari people

Honey improves healing of circumscribed excision injury to the paniculus adiposus in albino rats

Background: Honey promotes wound healing.Objective: In this study, we described the anatomical perspective of honey on wound healing in male rats. Methods: The twenty-four male rats used were randomly divided equally into treated Experimental (E) and Control (C) groups. Infliction of wound done under anaesthesia; honey was used for wound dressing in E, distilled water firmly held by plaster in C. Monitoring of wound contraction were carried out at the interval of three days till the wound healed. The histology of granulation tissue excised from the wounds of rats was also done.Results: Mean wound contraction (%) of rats in E on days 3, 6, and 9 were: 35.32±5.5; 57.56±0.7 and 82.30±0.9 % compared to 26.50±1.2; 46.69±0.4 and 61.24±1.0 % of rats in C. Honey treated groups showed significant increase (p < 0.05) in percentage of wound contraction in all treatment days. Complete wound closure day was also significantly shorter. On day 3, E showed a more intense infiltration by neutrophils and macrophages as well as features suggestive of edema and necrosis. On day 9, the connective tissues of E revealed markedly increased fibroblasts, less neutrophils, and presence of numerous new capillary blood vessels.Conclusion: The use of honey accelerates the wound healing process