A retrospective study of 1097 male in-patients with ureteric colic was conducted to try and
define the aetiological effect of climate on the disease. The overall monthly incidence for the …

Results e study included 32 patients with koilonychia; 26 women and 6 men, mean age
40.1±10.7. Twentytwo patients were hyperthyroid; 17 females and 5 males. Of the remaining …

Examines the relationship between nepotism and various organizationalcharacteristics (size,
ownership, and geographic region) in certainorganizations in two countries – Jordan and …

BACKGROUND The association of type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension is so high that
it cannot be explained on the basis of diabetic nephropathy. This phenomenon has been …

I have read the recently published paper of Moradi et al1 and it shows many significant
associations with esophageal cancer. 1 Nevertheless, their results did not detract them from …

I have read Dr. Matthana’s intriguing article1 with its attractive title that linked fibromyalgia with
vitamin D deficiency, as one recalls the overlap of the clinical features of fibromyalgia with …

Daily abstinence from food and drink for some 15 hours in Ramadan is a unique type of
fasting. Morning (0800 hour) and evening (1900 hour, just preceding sunset) estimation of …

To verify whether the anatomical site of urinary stones or the age of affected patients held a
stronger association with the unique ammonium acid urate constituent of endemic urolithiasis…

… We appreciate Professor Al-Dabbagh’s interest in our hypothesis. We agree that osteomalacia
is often overlooked, and was not addressed in our paper. We certainly need to be alert to …

Objective Find out whether daily physical activities of Islamic praying predispose to or protect
from osteoarthritis (OA) of weight bearing joints. Methods Comparison of prevalence of …