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REVIEW ARTICLES
Recent advances in the management of hypertension  [  Abstract  ]
Mansour M. Al-Nozha,  Mohamed Z. Khalil
 
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Melatonin reduces the expression of chemokines in rat with trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid-induced colitis  [  Abstract  ]
Jun H. Li,  Wei Zhou,  Kun Liu,  Hong X. Li,  Long Wang
 
The effect of silver nitrate, chloroformic garlic extract, and normal saline in induction of sclerosing cholangitis in rabbits  [  Abstract  ]
Seyed V. Hosseini,  Jalil Mohebzadeh,  Perikala V. Kumar,  Davood Mehrabani,  Mohammad Bagheri,  Seyed M. Sadjjadi,  Masoud Amini,  Afshin Amini
 
Over expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in correlation to Ki-67, grade, and stage of breast cancer  [  Abstract  ]
Esraah S. Al-Harris,  As ad A. Al-Janabi,  Kaswer M. Al-Toriahi,  Akeel A. Yasseen
 
Isolation and cloning of human papillomavirus 16 L1 gene from Iranian isolate  [  Abstract  ]
Ali Teimoori,  Hoorieh Soleimanjahi,  Fatemeh Fotouhi,  Zahra Meshkat
 
Diagnostic multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay for the identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from the skin biopsy specimens in burn wound infections and detection of antibiotic susceptibility  [  Abstract  ]
Rasoul Y. Mashouf,  Alireza Zamani,  Hadi S. Farahani
 
Activity of propolis in an experimental model of Pneumocystosis  [  Abstract  ]
Muge Oguzkaya-Artan,  A. Nedret Koc,  Sibel Silici,  Ahmet Ozturk
 
Association of the polymorphism of codon 121 in the ecto-nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase 1 gene with polycystic ovary syndrome in Chinese women  [  Abstract  ]
Yuhua Shi,  Xuedong Sun,  Zijiang Chen,  Peng Zhang,  Yueran Zhao,  Li You
 
Tissue necrosis after chemotherapy in osteosarcoma as the important prognostic factor  [  Abstract  ]
Sam H. Sami,  Ali H. Rafati,  Parsa Hodjat
 
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of metformin treatment for weight gain associated with initiation of risperidone in children and adolescents  [  Abstract  ]
Soroor Arman,  Mohammad R. Sadramely,  Mortaza Nadi,  Navid Koleini
 
Hypothyroidism and obesity. Cause or Effect?  [  Abstract  ]
Abhyuday Verma,  Muthukrishnan Jayaraman,  Hari K. V. S. Kumar,  Kirtikumar D. Modi
 
Obesity among female school children in North West Riyadh in relation to affluent lifestyle  [  Abstract  ]
Awatif A Alam
 
Adverse drug reactions related hospitalization identified by discharge ICD-9 codes in a univeristy hospital in Riyadh  [  Abstract  ]
Haya M. Al-Malaq,  Sinaa A. Al-Aqeel,  Mohammad S. Al-Sultan
 
Tramadol as an adjuvant to intravenous regional anesthesia with lignocaine  [  Abstract  ]
Ahsan K. Siddiqui,  Hany A. Mowafi,  AbdulMohsin Al-Ghamdi,  Salah A. Ismail,  Haitham A. AbuZeid
 
Should the health information glaucoma be hospital based or community based?  [  Abstract  ]
Rajiv B. Khandekar,  Mohammed A. Jaffer,  Harith Al-Harthy
 
Ophthalmic manifestations of 107 cases with hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count syndrome  [  Abstract  ]
Ibrahim Erbagci,  Mehmet Karaca,  Mete G. Ugur,  Seydi Okumus,  Necdet A. Bekir
 
Corrected thrombolysis in myocardial infarction frame counts in diabetic patients with angiographically normal coronary arteries  [  Abstract  ]
Sedat Turkoglu,  Murat Ozdemir,  Gulten Tacoy,  Yusuf Tavil,  Adnan Abaci,  Timur Timurkaynak,  Atiye Cengel
 
Assessment of right ventricular function in children with congenital heart disease Doppler tissue imaging  [  Abstract  ]
Noor M. Noori,  Semira Mehralizadeh,  Ali Khaje
 
High prevalence of the cardiovascular risk factors in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates. An emerging health care priority  [  Abstract  ]
Latifa M. Baynouna,  Anthony D. Revel,  Nico J. Nagelkerke,  Tariq M. Jaber,  Aziz O. Omar,  Nader M. Ahmed,  Mohammad K. Naziruldeen,  Mamdouh F. Al-Sayed,  Fuad A. Nour
 
Shock wave lithotripsy in patients with renal calculi  [  Abstract  ]
Abdulmalik M. Tayib,  Hisham A. Mosli,  Hasan M. Farsi,  Mahmoud A. Atwa,  Hisham A. Saada
 
Modified Alvarado score for acute appendicitis in overweight patients  [  Abstract  ]
Abdul-Rahman S. Al-Mulhim,  Ali I. Al-Sultan
 
 
CASE REPORTS
Lipoid proteinosis. A report of 2 siblings and a brief review of the literature  [  Abstract  ]
Sahar H. Al-Natour
 
Anticoagulant induced leukoagglutination  [  Abstract  ]
Saeed M. Al-Amoudi
 
Macrodystrophia lipomatosa with syndactyly  [  Abstract  ]
Waleed S. Mahafza,  Azmi A. Haroun,  Ahmed D. Abdul-Wahab,   Shaher T. Hadidi
 
Pigmented villonodular synovitis managed by Yttrium 90 after debulking surgery  [  Abstract  ]
Hayati Ozturk,  Okay Bulut,  Zekeriya Oztemur,  Sema Bulut
 
 
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
Findings on hysteroscopy in patients with in vitro fertilization by intra cytoplasmic single sperm injection and embryo transfer failures  [  Abstract  ]
Soheila Arefi,  Haleh Soltanghoraei,  Mohammad R. Sadeghi,  Ali S. Tabaei,  Hojat Zeraati,  Hasan Zarnani
 
Trend in the presentation of cervical cancer in Nigeria  [  Abstract  ]
Ajenifuja K. Olusegun,  Uche Onwudiegwu,  Solomon Ogunniyi,  Olabisi Loto,  Adepiti A. Clement,  Onile O. Godwin
 
Diagnostic value of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis  [  Abstract  ]
Mani Mofidi,  Afshin Moghadam
 
Prophylactic effects of Echinacea purpurea polysaccharide against lethal ocular herpes simplex virus type I  [  Abstract  ]
Amir Ghaemi,  Hoorieh Soleimanjahi,  Pooria Gill,  Ehsan Arefian,  Sara Soudi,  Zuhair M. Hassan
 
 
CORRESPONDENCE
Patterns of breastfeeding practice during the first 6 months of life in Saudi Arabia.  [  Abstract  ]
Ghulam Nabi,  Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi,  Fouzia Alhreashy
 
Essential element levels in thalassemia major patients  [  Abstract  ]
Amar Taksande,  Krishna Vilhekar,  Arvind Kumar
 
The mounting rate of cesarean sections. Is it accompanied by a drop in instrumental births?  [  Abstract  ]
Dilek Dilli
 
Helicobacter pylori and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Negative results and goals of future studies  [  Abstract  ]
Rinaldo Pellicano,  Marco Astegiano,  Mario Rizzetto
 
 
ERRATUM
Indeterminate human immunodeficiency virus western blot results in Iranian patients with discordant screening assay results  [  Abstract  ]
Mehrdad Ravanshad,  Fereidoun Mahboudi,  Farzaneh Sabahi,  Saeed Bayanolhagh
 
Ultrasonography of the uterus after normal vaginal delivery  [  Abstract  ]
Abdel-Nabi A. Al-Badour,  Hakam F. Akasheh,  Naser A. Al-Husban
 
 
BOOK REVIEWS
Clinical Management of Bone and Joint Pain  [  Abstract  ]
Dhafir Al-Khudhairi
 
 
WHO PRESS RELEASE
CHINA AND UAE MAKE BIG PROGRESS IN ENSURING SAFE BLOOD DONATION  [  Abstract  ]
RAPID TESTS FOR DRUG-RESISTANT TB TO BE AVAILABLE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES  [  Abstract  ]
2.5 BILLION LIVE WITH POOR SANITATION FACILITIES  [  Abstract  ]
 

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