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Acta medica Philippina

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RP-HPLC Method for Rhein Quantification in L. (Fabaceae) Leaves.

Acta medica Philippina
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to establish a Reversed Phase - High Performance Liquid Chromatographic (RP-HPLC) method for the quantification of Rhein from L. leaves.

Antibacterial Activity of Crude , , and Methanolic Extracts on serovar Manilae.

Acta medica Philippina
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Leptospirosis is a disease caused by pathogenic prevalent in tropical countries like the Philippines. Some studies have shown that the role of currently used antibiotics for leptospirosis is unclear since trials have found ...

In Vitro Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activities of L. Ethanolic Leaf Extract on ATCC 29213.

Acta medica Philippina
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Staphylococcus aureus is the leading cause of skin and soft tissue infections such as abscesses, furuncles, and cellulitis. Biofilm forming strains of have higher incidence of antimicrobial resistance to at least three or m...

Cytotoxic and Apoptotic Properties of the Flavonoid-rich Ethyl Acetate Fraction of the Crude Methanol Leaf Extract of (Blume) Merr. (Myrtaceae) against MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells.

Acta medica Philippina
INTRODUCTION: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the Philippines and about 3 in every 100 Filipina will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. There is a need to discover safe, yet inexpensive herbal extracts with pote...

Cardiac Specific Troponin I as Prognostic Factor among Non-COVID-19 Mechanically Ventilated Patients in a Tertiary Government Hospital: A Prospective Study.

Acta medica Philippina
OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to investigate the relationship between cardiac Troponin I (cTnI) level and prognosis among mechanically ventilated patients in terms of mortality, prolonged mechanical ventilation, and tracheostomy rate.

Peripheral Brain Access in Small Group Discussion in Anatomy.

Acta medica Philippina
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The pandemic has forced medical education to adopt online and hybrid set-ups, and this has greatly changed the way human anatomy is taught. Course-required knowledge can be accessed using raw references like original publica...