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REVIEW ARTICLES
Cholesterol. How low should we go?  [  Abstract  ]
Hassan Chamsi-Pasha
 
Wingless signaling pathway family relation to colon cancer. Have we come full circle?  [  Abstract  ]
Khawla S. Al-Kuraya,  Kishor G. Bhatia
 
 
SHORT REVIEW
Questions regarding the role of protein phosphorylation in HIV replication and anti-acquired immune deficiency syndrome therapy  [  Abstract  ]
Haitham T. Idriss
 
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Al-Aqeel Sewairi syndrome, a new autosomal recessive disorder with multicentric osteolysis, nodulosis and arthropathy. The first genetic defect of matrix metalloproteinase 2 gene  [  Abstract  ]
Aida I. Al-Aqeel,
 
Magnetic resonance imaging of pelvic and femoral bones for detection of bone marrow infiltration in patients with non-Hodgkins lymphoma  [  Abstract  ]
Fatma A. Al-Mulhim
 
Expression of p53 oncoprotein and bcl-2 in renal cell carcinoma  [  Abstract  ]
Ali K. Uzunlar,  Hayrettin Sahin,  Fahri Yilmaz,  Selver Ozekinci
 
The diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology versus core needle biopsy for palpable breast lump(s)  [  Abstract  ]
Nagi A. Homesh,  Mohamed A. Issa,  Hamod A. El-Sofiani
 
Carcinoma of unknown primary site  [  Abstract  ]
Ali R. Hashim,  Ahmed M. Al-Quryni
 
Creating computer aided 3D model of spleen and kidney based on Visible Human Project  [  Abstract  ]
Muhammet M. Aldur
 
Comparison of antibiotic susceptibility tests, plasmid profiles and restriction enzyme analysis of plasmid DNA of methicillin susceptible and resistant-Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from intensive care units  [  Abstract  ]
Mohammed A. Tayfour,  Fatma N. Eris,  Awadh R. Alanazi
 
Detecting of Mycoplasma genitalium in male patients with urethritis symptoms in Turkey by polymerase chain reaction  [  Abstract  ]
Istar Dolapci,  Alper Tekeli,  Murat Ozsan,  Onder Yaman,  Sureyya Ergin,  Atilla Elhan
 
In-vitro antimicrobial activity of Lawsonia inermis Linn (henna). A pilot study on the Omani henna  [  Abstract  ]
Omar A. Habbal,  Ali A. Al-Jabri,  Abdulghaffar H. El-Hag,  Zahra H. Al-Mahrooqi,  Nasser A. Al-Hashmi
 
Biochemical analysis of serum pancreatic amylase and lipase enzymes in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus  [  Abstract  ]
Adib A. Aughsteen,  Mustafa S. Abu-Umair,  Sameer A. Mahmoud
 
Treatment of complicated and uncomplicated hypertension with nifedipine in Palestine  [  Abstract  ]
Waleed M. Sweileh
 
Functional capacity in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease  [  Abstract  ]
Deniz Inal-Ince,  Sema Savci,  Lutfi Coplu,  Hulya Arikan
 
Patient preference for providers’ gender at a primary health care setting in Alexandria, Egypt  [  Abstract  ]
Ashraf A. Zaghloul,  Adel A. Youssef,  Nagwa Y. El-Einein
 
Fetal macrosomia. Risk factor and outcome  [  Abstract  ]
Mariam Mathew,  Lovina Machado,  Rahma Al-Ghabshi,  Rahma Al-Haddabi
 
 
CASE REPORTS
Magnetic resonance venography of double inferior vena cava  [  Abstract  ]
Ilkan Tatar,  Huseyin G. Tore,  Hakan H. Celik,  Musturay Karcaaltincaba
 
Jaffe-Campanacci syndrome  [  Abstract  ]
Ammar C. Al-Rikabi,  Jyothi C. Ramaswamy,  Venkatraman V. Bhat
 
Pheochromocytoma of the organ of Zuckerkandl. Unusually small lesion detected with magnetic resonance imaging  [  Abstract  ]
Khaled M. Elsayes,  John R. Leyendecker,  Vamsidhar R. Narra,  Jeffrey J. Brown
 
Castleman disease presenting as obstructive jaundice  [  Abstract  ]
Saleh M. Al-Salamah,  Iftikhar A. Khan,  Kamran Khalid,  Wafaa A. Al-Shakweer
 
An unusual etiology of epigastric mass  [  Abstract  ]
Figen Coskun,  Sebnem Bozkurt,  Osman Ersoy
 
Hallucinogenic plant poisoning in children  [  Abstract  ]
Adnan M. Al-Shaikh,  Zakira M. Sablay
 
Abdominal tuberculosis in adolescents. Difficulties in diagnosis  [  Abstract  ]
Mustafa Akcam,  Reha Artan,  Aygen Yilmaz,  Hikmet Cig,  Nazif H. Aksoy
 
Subaortic membrane in an adult patient with coronary artery disease  [  Abstract  ]
Huseyin Okutan,  Ali Kutsal
 
Successful outcome after evacuation of intracranial hematoma following thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction  [  Abstract  ]
Tarig S. Al Khuwaitir,  Bashir A. Wani,  Helmi A. Dawood,  Mohammed A. Khan
 
A large giant cell tumor of the sacrum. Advantage of an abdomino-sacral approach  [  Abstract  ]
AbuBakr H. Alla,  Seif I. Mahadi,  Ahmed M. ElHassan,  Mohamed E. Ahmed
 
An unexpected spontaneous triplet heterotopic pregnancy  [  Abstract  ]
Mohammed I. Alsunaidi
 
Whole lung lavage with intermittent double lung ventilation. A modified technique for managing pulmonary alveolar proteinosis  [  Abstract  ]
Raees Ahmed,  Mobeen Iqbal,  Sayed H. Kashef,  Mohammed I. Almomatten
 
Cutaneous hyperpigmentation following nonpermanent henna tattoo  [  Abstract  ]
Iqbal A. Bukhari
 
 
CLINICAL NOTES
Spontaneous idiopathic chylothorax in adults  [  Abstract  ]
Ali A. Madaniah
 
 
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
A randomized comparison of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine and combination of sulphadoxine pyrimethamine with chloroquine in the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Eastern Sudan  [  Abstract  ]
Muntasir T. Salah,  Mamoun M. Mohammed,  Yousif E. Himeidan,  Elfatih M. Malik,  Mustafa I. Elbashir,  Ishag Adam
 
Analysis of documents used in referral system in Wad Medani, Sudan  [  Abstract  ]
Saad E. Dafallah,  Eisa M. Yousif,  Ali A. Idris
 
Uterine prolapse immediately after labor  [  Abstract  ]
Mesut A. Unsal,  Ulku Zengin,  Mehmet Ozeren,  Hasan Bozkaya
 
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis due to Hafnia alvei in a patient with peritoneal mesothelioma  [  Abstract  ]
Fusun Z. Akcam,  Mehmet Isler,  Omer R. Tarhan,  Hasan E. Eroglu
 
Antibiotic resistance patterns of Acinetobacter species isolated in King Hussein Medical Center, Jordan  [  Abstract  ]
Mohammad H. Abu Setteh
 
Anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in patients infected with hepatitis B virus  [  Abstract  ]
Sebnem Ustun,  Umit Aksoy,  Galip Ersoz,  Suleyman Yazar,  Eser Kilic
 
Hypovolemic cardiac arrest after dental extraction. An unexpected high-flow maxillar arteriovenous malformation  [  Abstract  ]
Fatma Saricaoglu,  Elif Basgul,  Aydin Erden,  Ulku Aypar
 
Health insurance. A need of time  [  Abstract  ]
Shabih Manzar
 
 
CORRESPONDENCE
Critical reading and critique of medical articles  [  Abstract  ]
T. P. Hutchinson
 
Nosocomial urinary tract infection  [  Abstract  ]
Subhash C. Arya,  Nirmala Agarwal,  Shekhar Agarwal
 
Hyperbaric medicine for necrotizing fasciitis  [  Abstract  ]
Noori S Al-Waili,  Glenn Butler,  Mehdi Abdullah,  Shabir A. Qazi
 
 
BOOK REVIEWS
Living with spinal cord injury. A wellness guide  [  Abstract  ]
Maher Al-Jadid
 
Occupational therapy practice and research with persons with multiple sclerosis  [  Abstract  ]
Mohammed Kabiraj
 
 

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