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Case report English Al-Jasser A. M.1, Al-Anazi K. A. 2 1-Department of Pathology, Armed Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2-King Faisal Cancer Centre (Section of Adult Haematology Libyan J Med AOP: 070617 (published 19 June 2007) Abstract Infections caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans cause significant morbidity and mortality in debilitated individuals. Eradication of these infections requires …

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Case study English Hassan A. Mohamed Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Regina General Hospital, Regina, SK, Canada Libyan J Med AOP: 070707 (published 19 July 2007) Abstract Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy (transient left ventricular apical ballooning) is a reversible form of cardiomyopathy of unknown etiology. Tako-tsubo Cardiomyopathy (TTC) is typically precipitated by sudden emotional or physical …

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Review English Benamer HT Neurology Department, Queen Elizabeth Neuroscience Centre, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Birmingham, UK. Neuroepidemiology 2007 Nov 27;29(3-4):143-149 Abstract The aim of this study was to review all publications related to the incidence and prevalence of neurological disorders in Libya, and to estimate the burden of these disorders in the country. The PubMed …

Neurological Disorders in Libya: An Overview. Read More »

Original article English Foad Elmagri 1,Omar El-Shourbagy 2 1-Departments of Pediatrics, and 2-Community Medicine, Derna Faculty of Medicine, Omar Almukhtar University, Libya Libyan J Infect Dis. Vol. 1, No.2. July-2007:110-115 Abstract Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection represents a serious public health problem in many countries of the world. Libya was considered as one of …

Seroepidemiology and efficacy of a mass hepatitis B immunization program in children in Derna, Libya. Read More »

Review English Abyad A, Al-Baho AK, Unluoglu I, Tarawneh M, Al Hilfy TK. Health Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Fam Med. 2007 Nov;39(10):736-41. Abstract This paper outlines the development of family medicine in seven Middle Eastern countries. Some of the first family medicine activity occurred in Turkey in 1961, in Bahrain in 1978, in …

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Editorial English Aisha Lazreg Endocrine Unit, Medical Department, Tripoli Medical Centre, El -Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya JMJ 2007,Vol.7, No.4:236-237 Abstract Evidence based medicine is the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients and integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available evidence from systematic …

Evidence Based Medicine: A New Approach in the Field of Medicine Read More »

Review English Nagat Bousifi Infectious Department, Central Hospital,Tripoli, Libya JMJ 2007,Vol.7, No.4:238-243 Abstract Aim: A review of the avian influenza A/H5N1 virus, including human cases, viral transmission, clinical features, therapy, prevention, and infection control. Summary: The World Health Organization (WHO) considers the avian Influenza A/H5N1 virus a public health risk with pandemic potential. Outbreaks in …

Avian Influenza in Humans: History, Transmission, Clinical Aspects, and Prevention Read More »

Review English Mustafa Bulugma Department of Obstetric and Gynaecology, Zawia Teaching Hospital,Zawia, Libya JMJ 2007,Vol.7, No.4:244-249 Abstract Pelvic prolapse is one of the most common problems especially in old women a gynaecologist deals with. One in nine women in the United States suffers from prolapse, of those that undergo surgery; 25-30% will have a recurrence …

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Original article English Mohamed Nagi Ilbarasi Department of General Surgery, Al-Batnan Medical Teaching Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Omar Al-Mukhater University, Tobruk, Libya JMJ 2007,Vol.7, No.4:250-253 Abstract Objective: To evaluate laparoscopic versus open cholecystectomy at Al-Batnan Medical Teaching Centre-Tobruk. Patients and Methods: A retrospective study of 300 patients operated for cholecystectomy at Al-Batnan Medical Teaching Centre …

Laparoscopic Versus Open Cholecystectomy Experience at Al-Batnan Centre, Tobruk Read More »

Original article English Issa Ibrahim Gargum¹, Salah Bugrain² and Abdul Hamid K. Albargathy² 1-Faculty of Medicine 2-Faculty of Science. Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya JMJ 2007,Vol.7, No.4: 254-260 Abstract The concentration of plasma lipids and lipoproteins in type 2 diabetes mellitus with and without ischaemic heart disease were studied. The subjects of this study were divided …

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