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Caffeine: A potential complexing agent for solubility and dissolution enhancement of celecoxib.

Original article English Shakeel F, Faisal MS. Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. faiyazs@fastmail.fm Pharm Biol. 2010 Jan;48(1):113-5. Abstract Complexation of caffeine with the drug celecoxib was used to enhance its solubility as well as in vitro dissolution in the present investigation. Caffeine was extracted from tea leaves using the …

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Screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among health care workers in the African Oncology Institute, Sabrata-Libya.

Original article English Belgasim Z, Saadaoui A, Zorgani A. Medical Microbiology and Molecular Biology Department, African Oncology Institute, Sabrata, Libya Am J Infect Control. 2010 Aug;38(6):498-9. Abstract Keywords: Screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among health care workers in the African Oncology Institute, Sabrata-Libya. Link/DOI: http://www.ajicjournal.org/article/S0196-6553%2810%2900070-2/abstract

Effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on behavioral actions of diazepam in mice.

Original article English Almaghour HG, Sherif FM. Biotechnology Research Center, Tripoli, Libya. hindalmaghour@yahoo.co.uk Neurosciences (Riyadh). 2010 Apr;15(2):84-9. Abstract Objective: To investigate pharmacological interactions of diazepam with non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Methods: Non selective cyclooxygenase enzyme inhibitors (100 mg/kg acetylsalicylic acid, 10 mg/kg inhibitors (100 mg/kg acetylsalicylic acid, 10 mg/kg indomethacin, and 10 mg/kg diclofenac), a …

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Quantitative estimation of riluzole in human plasma by LC-ESI-MS/MS and its application to a bioequivalence study.

Original article English Chandu BR, Nama S, Kanala K, Challa BR, Shaik RP, Khagga M. Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Jabal Al-Gharbi University, P.O. Box 13040, Gherian, Libya. drchandubaburao@gmail.com Anal Bioanal Chem. 2010 Oct;398(3):1367-74. Abstract A novel simple, sensitive, selective, and rapid high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry method was developed and validated for quantification …

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Seroprevalence of brucellosis in animals and human populations in the western mountains region in Libya, December 2006-January 2008.

Original article English Ahmed MO, Elmeshri SE, Abuzweda AR, Blauo M, Abouzeed YM, Ibrahim A, Salem H, Alzwam F, Abid S, Elfahem A, Elrais A. Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Al Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya. mhmd73@lttnet.net Euro Surveill. 2010 Jul 29;15(30). pii: 19625. Abstract Brucellosis is a global zoonotic disease, endemic …

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Root resorption.

Comment English Sivakumar A, Sivakumar I. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2010 Jun;137(6):724-5 Abstract Keywords: Root resorption Link/DOI: http://www.ajodo.org/article/S0889-5406%2810%2900374-4/abstract

Cancer profile in Eastern Libya: incidence and mortality in the year 2004.

Select type English El Mistiri M, Pirani M, El Sahli N, El Mangoush M, Attia A, Shembesh R, Habel S, El Homry F, Hamad S, Federico M. Department of Medicine, Benghazi Cancer Registry, Faculty of Medicine, Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya Ann Oncol. . 2010 Sep;21(9):1924-6 Abstract Keywords: Cancer profile in Eastern Libya: incidence and mortality …

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Nuclear morphometry in prognostication of breast cancer in Saudi Arabian patients: comparison with European and African breast cancer.

Original article English Buhmeida A, Al-Maghrabi J, Merdad A, Al-Thubaity F, Chaudhary A, Gari M, Abuzenadah A, Collan Y, Syrjنnen K, Al-Qahtani M. Center of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research (CEGMR). King Abdul-Aziz University. P.O. Box: 80216 Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia. abuhmeida@kau.edu.sa Anticancer Res. 2010 Jun;30(6):2185-91. Abstract Background: The role of nuclear morphometry as a …

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The reliance on unclaimed cadavers for anatomical teaching by medical schools in Africa.

English Gangata H, Ntaba P, Akol P, Louw G. Anatomy Section, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom. H.Gangata@uea.ac.uk Anat Sci Educ. 2010 Jul-Aug;3(4):174-83. Abstract The study of gross Anatomy through the use of cadaveric dissections in medical schools is an essential part of the comprehensive learning of human Anatomy, and …

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