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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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 …
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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 …
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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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Original article English Ashabani A, Errabtea H, Shapan A, Tuckova L, Tlaskalova-Hogenova H. Department of Immunology and Gnotobiology, Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic. aashabani@hotmail.com J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2001 Sep;33(3):276-82. Abstract BACKGROUND: There are, as yet, no data available about the incidence of celiac disease in Libya. The aim of …
Original article English Ashabani A, Abushofa U, Abusrewill S, Abdelazez M, TuckovŮ„ L, TlaskalovŮ„-HogenovŮ„ H. Department of Immunology and Gnotobiology, Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska, Prague, Czech Republic. aashabani@hotmail.com Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2003 Jan-Feb;19(1):69-75. Abstract BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of atypical and silent forms of coeliac disease (CD) is important because of its …
The prevalence of coeliac disease in Libyan children with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Read More »
Review English El-Habbash MM, Alwindi AM. Department of Hematology and Oncology, Tripoli Medical Center, PO Box 83763, Tripoli, Libya. Tel. +218 (21) 3615974/913707033. Fax. +218 (21) 3615974. E-mail: Manal_elhabbsh@yahoo.com. Saudi Med J. 2007 Nov;28(11):1635-44. Abstract Rituximab is an anti-CD20 chimeric monoclonal antibody that has shown substantial activity. Since its discovery, rituximab has been used with …
Case report English Alam M, Gheriani H, Curran A, O’Donnell M. Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4. mrmuniralam@hotmail.com Ir Med J. 2007 Sep;100(8):568-9. Abstract The incidence of primary squamous cell carcinoma in salivary gland tumours is rare. The first presenting symptom of a salivary gland tumour is …
Acute facial paralysis due to primary squamous cell carcinoma of the parotid gland. Read More »
Original article English El-Ghawi UM, Al-Fakhri SM, Al-Sadeq AA, Bejey MM, Doubali KK. Tajura Research Center, Tripoli, Libya. usama_elghawi@yahoo.com Biol Trace Elem Res. 2007 Oct;119(1):89-96. Abstract Elemental analysis of soils from two different arable regions in Libya was carried out to measure the level of many trace elements. Instrumental neutron activation analysis was used for …
Letter English Wanis H. Ibrahim, Leena Thomas Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar Chest. 2007 May;131(5):1616-7. Abstract Keywords: Sister Leena’s sign: a sign that may be useful in differentiating colopleural fistula (fecal empyema) from usual empyema. Link/DOI: http://www.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/full/131/5/1616-a