Original article English Ahmed A 1, Fadel Mohamed F 2, Hattab K 3 1- Department of Pedodontic, Orthodontic, and Preventive Dentistry 2- Department of Oral Biology 3-Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Surgery, Al-Fateh University Tripoli, Libya. JMJ 2009;9(4):272-275 Abstract The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of various …
Original article English Gusbi1 AM 1, Koha MA 2, Farok A Najar FA 2 1- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Al-Fateh University 2- Surgery of Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Fateh University Tripoli, Libya JMJ 2009;9(4):268-271 Abstract A retrospective study was carried out to identify the antibiotic(s) prophylaxis regimen(s) given to patients undergoing various surgical …
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Original article English Ragae M, Ghada Ben Moussa G, Ben Gafer M Department of Neurology, Tripoli Medical Centre Tripoli, Libya JMJ 2009;9(4):258-261 Abstract Involvement of peripheral nerves in patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is considered a rarity and some neurologists consider the presence of peripheral neuropathy in patients with MS a red flag throwing doubt …
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Original article English Gbaj A1, 2, Hawisa1 S, Walsh L2, Rogert C 2, 3, Sardarian A4, Bichenkova EV2, Etchells LL2, Douglas KT2 1-National Centre for Medical Research (El-Zawia, Libya). 2-Wolfson Centre for Rational Structure-Based Design of Molecular Diagnostics, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, U.K. 3- Chesterford Research Park, …
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Review English Mathew BC 1, Daniel RS 1, Campbell IW 2 1-Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, El Gabal El Gharby University, Gharyan , Libya. 2- Victoria Hospital, Bute Medical School, University of St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom JMJ 2009;9(4):245-249 Abstract Although smoking has been a major public health issue for many decades, a …
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Editorial English Abdurahman OM 1, Leonidovich AG 2, Vitalievich AV 3 1-Department of General management of 2nd March Hospital 2-Department of Sports Medicine 3-Department of Medical Valeology , 2nd March Hospital JMJ 2009;9(4):236-244 Abstract The opportunities of the new science of Valeology (which means a healthy way of life) as a scientific method for the …
Case report English Elshershari H Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Children’s Physician Group, Gurnee, Illinois, USA IJMBS 2010;2(1):42-45 Abstract A Seven-month-old Hispanic girl was referred to the pediatric emergency department for evaluation of acute onset of supraventricular tachycardia. Physical exam revealed extremely agitated infant with inconsolable crying, tachycardia, tachypnea and hypertension. Toxicologic studies of urine were …
Case report English Sallami S, Ben Rhouma S, Horchani A Department of Urology, La rabta Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia IJMBS 2010;2(1):38-41 Abstract A 38 year old woman who presented with right flank pain of unclear aetiology. Imaging studies demonstrated a cystic mass in the right upper pole of the kidney causing the ureteropelvic junction obstruction with …
Review English Faraj AE 1, Houmsse M 2 1. Department of Medicine, Gradiot Medical Center, MI, USA 2. Department of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA IJMBS 2010;2(1):32-37 Abstract Despite advances in chronic heart failure (CHF) medical and device therapy in recent years, CHF continues to be a syndrome associated with significant morbidity …
Original article English Agnihotri H, kapoor S Department of Physiotherapy, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India IJMBS 2010;2(1):24-31 Abstract The present study compares the effectiveness of isokinetic and Isotonic exercises on maximum power of quadriceps in 45 healthy young males. The subjects were randomly assigned into 3 groups (n=15): Group A- Isokinetic group, Group …