Original article English Gusbi AM. Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1988 Dec;82(6):635-6. Abstract Keywords: Results of a questionnaire on offal disposal issued in Libya in relation to possible sources of hydatid diseases in man. Link/DOI:
Letter English Singh H. Indian Pediatr. 1988 Dec;25(12):1224-5. Abstract Keywords: Pediatric education in Libya. Link/DOI:
English Sebetan IM, Sagisaka K. Jinrui Idengaku Zasshi. 1988 Dec;33(4):439-43. Abstract Keywords: Genetic polymorphisms of orosomucoid ORM1 and ORM2 in Libyans: occurrence of ORM1*2.1 and three new ORM2 alleles. Link/DOI:
Original article English Agarwal RK, Banerjee G, Shembish N, Jamal BA, Kareemullah C, Swaleh A. Department of Paediatrics, Al-Fateh Children’s Hospital, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Ann Trop Paediatr. 1988 Dec;8(4):213-6. Abstract A total of 102 children in whom foreign body aspiration was suspected were admitted to hospital and their records reviewed. Bronchoscopy was performed …
Foreign bodies in the tracheobronchial tree: a review of 102 cases in Benghazi, Libya. Read More »
Original article English Sheriff DS, el Fakhri M. Department of Biochemistry, Al Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Ann Clin Biochem. 1988 Nov;25 ( Pt 6):670-2. Abstract Libyan subjects are known to consume large amounts of tea. There are reports that consumption of tea is associated with a reduction in serum total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol. In …
Tea consumption and serum lipids in a Libyan population in Benghazi. Read More »
Original article English Sarma NN, Nagarajan S, Rao S, Frites O. Cent Afr J Med. 1988 Nov;34(11):273-6. Abstract The incidence of ectopic pregnancy in the eastern part of Libya is assessed in this article. 210 cases of ectopic pregnancy occurring in a period of 9 years (1978-1986) are analyzed. The incidence of ectopic pregnancy is …
Ectopic pregnancy in Libya–a review of 210 cases. Read More »
Original article English Shamssain MH. Department of Physiology, University of Dundee. Thorax. 1988 Nov;43(11):923-5. Abstract Forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), forced expiratory ratio in the first second (FEV1% VC), forced expiratory flow between 200 and 1200 ml (FEF200-1200), and forced mid expiratory flow between 25% and 75% of FVC …
Original article English Sheriff DS. Department of Biochemistry, Al Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Horm Metab Res. 1988 Nov;20(11):691-2. Abstract Testicular lipids act as source of energy, structural components of spermatozoa and precursors of androgen biosynthesis. Treatment with antispermatogeneic agents cause accumulation of testicular lipids. Gossypol, an effective antispermatogenic agent causes marked accumulation of testicular …
Case report English Khalifa MM. Department of Pediatrics, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1988 Oct;27(10):509-12. Abstract Two Libyan brothers with achalasia of the cardia, microcephaly, and mental retardation are described. The parents were first cousins and were normal, as were two other male siblings and the female twin of one of the affected …
Original article English Radhakrishnan K, Thacker AK, Maloo JC. Department of Medicine, Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. J Neurol. 1988 Sep;235(7):422-4. Abstract A 4-year-search for spinal muscular atrophies (hereditary motor neuropathies, HMN) in Benghazi, Libya, yielded a total of 24 patients, among whom 18 were index cases. This group comprised 6 acute infantile, 12 chronic …