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REVIEW ARTICLES
Stigma. An aspect of epilepsy not to be ignored  [  Abstract  ]
Tahir Obeid
 
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Dose-dependent ultrastructural changes in rat cornea after oral methylphenidate administration  [  Abstract  ]
Rabet Gozil,  Gulnur Take,  Meltem Bahcelioglu,  Erdinc Tunc,  Hale Oktem,  Guleser Caglar,  Engin Calguner,  Deniz Erdogan
 
Study of oxidative stress in type 2 diabetic patients and its relationship with glycated hemoglobin  [  Abstract  ]
Mohammad T. Goodarzi,  Liela Varmaziar,  Ali A. Navidi,  Kazem Parivar
 
Gene expression profiling in women with breast cancer in a Saudi population  [  Abstract  ]
Suad M. Bin-Amer,  Zakia Maqbool,  Maimoona S. Nirmal,  Amal T. Qattan,  Syed S Hussain,  Hatim A. Jeprel,  Asma M. Tulbah,  Osama A. Malik,  Taher A. Al-Tweigeri
 
Campylobacter jejuni induces diverse kinetics and profiles of cytokine genes in INT-407 cells  [  Abstract  ]
Ahlam I. Al-Amri,  Giuseppe A. Botta,  Khaled S. Tabbara,  Abdelrahman Y. Ismaeel,  Ali E. Al-Mahmeed,  Ahmed Y. Qareeballa,  Khalid M. Bin Dayna,  Moiz O. Bakhiet
 
Usefulness of procalcitonin and some inflammatory parameters in septic patients  [  Abstract  ]
Wael R. Tasabehji,  Faizah A. Al-Quobaili,  Nizar A. Al-Daher
 
Investigation of cryptosporidiosis by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and microscopy in children with diarrhea  [  Abstract  ]
Hasan Yilmaz,  Zeynep Tas-Cengiz,  Mutalip Cicek
 
Comparison of 4 laboratory methods for detection of Helicobacter pylori  [  Abstract  ]
Sulieman M. Al-Humayed,  MohamedElbagir K. Ahmed,  Cornelius S. Bello,  MarI A. Tayyar
 
Cadaveric liver transplant from older donors  [  Abstract  ]
Hanan M. Alghamdi,  Michael D. Crawford,  James P. Gallagher,  Geoff W. Mccaughan,  Simone I. Strasser,  Deborah J. Verran
 
Effects of octreotide on healing of mechanical ileus in rats  [  Abstract  ]
Suat Kutun,  Haluk Ulucanlar,  Alper Celik,  Erkan Cure,   Muhammed C. Kockar,  Abdullah Cetin
 
Remifentanil versus fentanyl in combination with midazolam for retrobulbar block in cataract surgery  [  Abstract  ]
Oya Y. Cok,  Aylin Ertan,  Mehmet Bahadir
 
Henoch-Schonlein purpura in children. Influence of age on the incidence of nephritis and arthritis  [  Abstract  ]
Jahed M. Hamdan,  Mousa A. Barqawi
 
Painkilling effect of ozone-oxygen injection on spine and joint osteoarthritis  [  Abstract  ]
Ahmed A. Al-Jaziri,  Seyed M. Mahmoodi
 
Apoptosis is the most efficient death-pathway in tumor cells after topoisomerase II inhibition  [  Abstract  ]
Raafat A. El-Awady,  Mahmoud M. Ali,  Ekram M. Saleh,  Fayek M. Ghaleb
 
Intraoperative assessment of the node-negative neck with frozen section biopsy  [  Abstract  ]
Ulku Tuncer,  Suleyman Ozdemir,  Levent Soylu,  Lutfi B. Aydogan,  Aysun Uguz
 
The sympathetic skin response in diabetic neuropathy and its relationship to autonomic symptoms  [  Abstract  ]
Mansour A. Al-Moallem,  Radwan M. Zaidan,  Nura H. Alkali
 
Protective role of intracoronary shunt in off-pump coronary bypass operations  [  Abstract  ]
Mustafa Tok,  Halil I. Ucar,  Omer F. Dogan,  Bora Farsak,  Ali C. Yorgancioglu
 
An experience with a rare diagnosis of isolated tuberculosis of sternum at JNMC Hospital, Aligarh, India  [  Abstract  ]
Wasif M. Ali,  Mohammad H. Beg,  Muddassir Rashid,  Uzma Zafar,  Syed N. Abbas
 
Circulatory neutrophil chemokines in statin-treated diabetic patients  [  Abstract  ]
Assim A. Alfadda,  Mohammed A. Alzoghaibi
 
Bacille Calmette-Guerin immunotherapy of viral warts  [  Abstract  ]
Khalifa E. Sharquie,  Jamal R. Al-Rawi,  Adil A. Al-Nuaimy,  Sabah H. Radhy
 
Detection of IgG anti-beta2 glycoprotein-I antibodies in Saudi patients with systemic lupus erythematosis  [  Abstract  ]
Faris Q. Alenzi
 
 
CASE REPORTS
Congenital plexiform schwannoma of the clitoris  [  Abstract  ]
Rooh A. Yegane,  Mohammadreza S. Alaee,  Elham Khanicheh
 
Unusual case of left iliac vein compression secondary to May-Thurner syndrome and crossed fused renal ectopia  [  Abstract  ]
Mohamed A. Elsharawy,  Khaled M. Moghazy,  Hind S. Alsaif,  Mosad M. Al-Asiri
 
Primary omental pregnancy  [  Abstract  ]
Recep Yildizhan,  Mertihan Kurdoglu,  Ali Kolusari,  Remzi Erten
 
Accent method of voice therapy for treatment of severe muscle tension dysphonia  [  Abstract  ]
Khalid H. Malki,  Nasser H. Nasser,  Sabah M. Hassan,  Mohammed Farahat
 
Intestinal perforation by multiple ectopic pancreatic tissues in a neonate with multiple congenital anomalies  [  Abstract  ]
Kamalesh Pal,  Hamdi Ashri,  Ayman A. Madani
 
 
CLINICAL NOTES
Large solitary fibrous tumor arising from the omentum  [  Abstract  ]
Amro M. Salem,  Paul B. Bateson,  Michele M. Madden
 
 
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
Sensitivity of in-house polymerase chain reaction for detecting hepatitis B-DNA in HbsAg positive sera  [  Abstract  ]
Amin A. Aqel
 
Microbial yield in febrile sickle cell disease patients with acute painful episode from a University Hospital in the Sultanate of Oman  [  Abstract  ]
Asem A. Alghzaly,  Salam S. Alkindi ,  Anil V. Pathare
 
A hole of human immunodeficiency virus HIV/AIDS and hunger in rural Nigerian communities  [  Abstract  ]
Ogboi S. Johnbull
 
Emergence of multi and pan-drug resistance Acinetobacter baumannii carrying blaOXA-type-carbapenemase genes among burn patients in Tehran, Iran  [  Abstract  ]
Morrovat Taherikalani,  Gelavizh Etemadi,  Keramat N. Geliani,  Bahram Fatollahzadeh,  Setareh Soroush,  Mohammad M. Feizabadi
 
 
CORRESPONDENCE
Dietary intervention versus metformin to improve the reproductive outcome in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome  [  Abstract  ]
Hari K.V.S. Kumar
 
Evaluation of the effect of Islamic fasting on lung volumes and capacities in healthy persons  [  Abstract  ]
Mirza M. Subhan,  Ali Kabir
 
 
BOOK REVIEWS
Proceedings from the medical workshop on pesticide-related illnesses from the international conference on pesticide exposure and health.  [  Abstract  ]
Abdulrahman Al-Asmari
 
 
WHO PRESS RELEASE
International spread of disease threatens public health security  [  Abstract  ]
New WHO pocket-charts will save lives by predicting heart attack and stroke  [  Abstract  ]
WHO stresses need to ensure the safety of children’s medicines  [  Abstract  ]
 

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