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Clinical experience with biphasic insulin aspart in people with type 2 diabetes: Results from the Libya cohort of the A1chieve study

. . Hajjaji IM, Sherif I, Elazrag A, Jaber S, Chakkarwar PN, Eltabal S. . Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Nov;17(Suppl 2):S435-6. doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.122062. Abstract BACKGROUND: The A1chieve, a multicentric (28 countries), 24-week, non-interventional study evaluated the safety and effectiveness of insulin detemir, biphasic insulin aspart and insulin aspart in people with T2DM (n = …

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Effects of Psychoeducation and Stress Coping Techniques on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms

. . Mughairbi FA, Abdulaziz Alnajjar A, Hamid A. . Psychol Rep. 2020 Jun;123(3):710-724. doi: 10.1177/0033294118825101. Epub 2019 Feb 13. Abstract This study examined the effects of psychoeducation and stress management techniques on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms in Libya. The 41 Libyan patients who volunteered to take part in the study were first assessed …

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Woman and Anesthetist in Bir Hakeim

. . Gentili ME. . J Anesth Hist. 2018 Oct;4(4):222-226. doi: 10.1016/j.janh.2018.08.009. Epub 2018 Sep 13. Abstract Louise-Marie Lemanissier was a French physician who, after The Appeal of 18 June, joined with her husband the doctors of the Free French Forces (FFL) during World War II. The 1st Free French Division moved to Bir Hakeim …

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Multidrug resistance and extended-spectrum β-lactamases genes among Escherichia coli from patients with urinary tract infections in Northwestern Libya

. . Abujnah AA, Zorgani A, Sabri MA, El-Mohammady H, Khalek RA, Ghenghesh KS. . Libyan J Med. 2015 Jan;10(1):26412. doi: 10.3402/ljm.v10.26412. Abstract Introduction Multidrug resistance (MDR) and emergence of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) that mediate resistance to β-lactam drugs among Escherichia coli and other uropathogens have been reported worldwide. However, there is little information on …

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Mapping breast cancer journal publications in conflict settings in the MENA region: a scoping review

. . Abdul-Khalek RA, Abu-Sitta G, El Achi N, Kayyal W, Elamine A, Noubani A, Menassa M, Ahmed F, Sullivan R, Mukherji D. . Ecancermedicalscience. 2020 Oct 29;14:1129. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2020.1129. 2020. Abstract BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is a major cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality among women in the the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) …

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Prevalence of hepatitis B and C virus infections and their related risk factors in Libya: a national seroepidemiological survey

. . Elzouki AN, Smeo MN, Sammud M, Elahmer O, Daw M, Furarah A, Abudher A, Mohamed MK. . East Mediterr Health J. 2013 Jul;19(7):589-99. Abstract A high prevalence of hepatitis B (HBV) and C virus (HCV) infections has been reported among specific patient groups in Libya; a survey was thus designed to determine the …

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Anticipating rotavirus vaccines–a pre-vaccine assessment of incidence and economic burden of rotavirus hospitalizations among children < 5 year of age in Libya, 2012-13

. . Alkoshi S, Leshem E, Parashar UD, Dahlui M. . BMC Public Health. 2015 Jan 24;15:26. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1400-7. Abstract BACKGROUND: Libya introduced rotavirus vaccine in October 2013. We examined pre-vaccine incidence of rotavirus hospitalizations and associated economic burden among children < 5 years in Libya to provide baseline data for future vaccine impact evaluations. …

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Epidemiology and clinical findings of colorectal carcinoma in two tertiary care hospitals in Benghazi, Libya

. . Elzouki AN, Habel S, Alsoaeiti S, Abosedra A, Khan F. . Avicenna J Med. 2014 Oct;4(4):94-8. doi: 10.4103/2231-0770.140659. Abstract AIM: The aim is to determine the pattern of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) seen in two tertiary hospitals in Benghazi, Libya. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The cohort includes all patients of CRC who were …

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