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Hepatotoxicity of high dose salicylate therapy in acute rheumatic fever.

Original article English Singh H, Chugh JC, Shembesh AH, Ben-Musa AA, Mehta HC. Department of Paediatrics, Al Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Ann Trop Paediatr. 1992;12(1):37-40. Abstract Liver function tests, including serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activity, serum bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, serum proteins, blood ammonia levels and intravenous glucose utilization, were monitored in 50 children with …

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Management of accidental kerosene ingestion.

Original article English Singh H, Chugh JC, Shembesh AH, Ben-Musa AA, Mehta HC. Department of Paediatrics, Al Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Ann Trop Paediatr. 1992;12(1):105-9. Abstract Accidental kerosene ingestion is still a common problem in Libya. It causes considerable morbidity and occasionally mortality. The role and choice of antibacterial agents in its management remain …

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Synthesis and anti-inflammatory activity of some novel 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives.

English Abd el-Samii ZK. Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Great Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya. J Chem Technol Biotechnol. 1992;53(2):143-6. Abstract Some novel 1,3,4-oxadiazoline and 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives have been synthesized from 3-hydroxy-5,6-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazine. Illucidation of the structures of the isolated products has been proved in the light of their elemental analysis, spectroscopic data and unambiguous synthesis …

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Investigation of the causes facilitating formation of microflora in atomic reactor pool water.

Original article English el-Gawi O, Saadawi A, Abudaia J, Maltsev BN. Radiochemical Department, Tajura Nuclear Research Centre, Tripoli, Libya. J Hyg Epidemiol Microbiol Immunol. 1992;36(4):390-5. Abstract In the course of investigations realized by us earlier it was found that there was no difference between radioresistance of microbes taken from various water sources. As a matter …

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Program fo the eradication of Cochliomyia hominivorax in Northern Africa

Review French Cunningham EP, Abusowa M, Lindquist DA, Sidahmed AE, Vargas-Teran M. Organisation des Nations unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO), Rome, Italie. Rev Elev Med Vet Pays Trop. 1992;45(2):115-8. Abstract The New World Screwworm (NWS, Cochliomyia hominivorax) is an obligate parasite of warm-blooded animals. The female lays up to 300 eggs in any break …

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Oral hygiene, gingivitis and periodontal status of Libyan school children.

Original article English Omar SM, Pitts NB. Department of Dental Health, University of Dundee, Dental School, Scotland, UK. Community Dent Health. 1991 Dec;8(4):329-33. Abstract There is relatively little information about the dental health of Libyan children, so this study was initiated to assess the level of oral hygiene and the gingival and periodontal status in …

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Microchromatographic analysis of lipids, protein, and occurrence of lipid peroxidation in various brain areas of vanadium exposed rats: a possible mechanism of vanadium neurotoxicity.

Original article English Sasi MM, Haider SS, el-Fakhri M, Ghwarsha KM. Department of Biochemistry, Al-Arab Medical University, Faculty of Medicine, Benghazi, Libya. Neurotoxicology. 1993 Spring;14(1):57-63. Abstract Administration of sodium metavanadate (3 mg/kg) to adult female Sprague Dawley rats for 5 consecutive days by intreaeritoneal route resulted in major alterations in lipid profiles and protein concentration …

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A survey of mites on farm animals in Libya.

Original article English Gabaj MM, Beesley WN, Awan MA. Department of Veterinary Parasitology, School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, U.K. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1992 Oct;86(5):537-42. Abstract In 1985-1988, 2287 farm animals (cattle, camels, sheep, goats, horses, donkeys, dogs and rabbits) suspected of carrying parasitic mites were examined at 58 farms throughout Libya. Mites were identified …

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Hypoplasia of the corpus callosum and growth hormone deficiency in the XXXXY syndrome.

Case report English Haeusler G, Frisch H, Guchev Z, Hadziselimovic F, Neuhold A, Vormittag W. Pediatric Department, University Hospital, Vienna, Austria. Am J Med Genet. 1992 Sep 15;44(2):230-2. Abstract A 3-year-old Libyan boy with the XXXXY syndrome is described. MRI examination of the brain showed hypoplasia of the corpus callosum. He had growth retardation and …

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