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Original article English McGarry JW, Gusbi AM, Baker A, Hall MJ, el Megademi K. Biomedical Science Division (Veterinary Parasitology), Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Med Vet Entomol. 1992 Jul;6(3):255-60. Abstract During the screwworm eradication programme in Libya in 1991, trapped specimens of Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel) were found infested with phoretic mites, Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Scopoli), or …

Phoretic and parasitic mites infesting the New World screwworm fly, Cochliomyia hominivorax, following sterile insect releases in Libya. Read More »

Case report English Sarma NH. Department of Pathology, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. J Clin Pathol. 1992 Jul;45(7):640-1. Abstract Keywords: Epithelioid haemangioendothelioma of soft tissue after pellet injury. Link/DOI: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=1387656

Original article English el Hinshery AK, Kumar NS. Petroleum Research Centre, Tripoli, Libya. Sci Total Environ. 1992 Jun 1;119:51-6. Abstract The levels of lead in settled dust samples collected near small streets, playgrounds, gas stations and main streets in the Tripoli area have been determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The overall mean values observed were …

Lead levels in settled dusts of Tripoli, Libya. Read More »

Original article English Shamssain MH, Thompson J. Department of Anatomy and Physiology, University of Dundee. J Trop Pediatr. 1992 Jun;38(3):121-3. Abstract Keywords: A comparative study of pulmonary function and body composition in Scottish and Libyan schoolchildren aged 12-17 years. Link/DOI: http://tropej.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/38/3/121

Original article English Ali BH, Abdel Gayoum AA, Bashir AA. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Pharmacol Toxicol. 1992 Jun;70(6 Pt 1):419-23. Abstract The present work examines the effect of treatment of rats with graded doses of the aminoglycoside antibiotic gentamicin on the concentration of reduced glutathione (GSH) and diamine …

Gentamicin nephrotoxicity in rat: some biochemical correlates. Read More »

Original article English Rao GM. Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Great Al-Fateh University of Medical Sciences, Tripoli, Libya. Indian J Med Sci. 1992 Jun;46(6):174-81. Abstract The records of the Diabetes Hospital, Tripoli, Libya for the years 1961-1983 were examined and the available particulars relating to 24,962 diabetic patients (12,486 males + 12,476 females) registered …

Diabetes mellitus in Libya: a retrospective study. Read More »

Original article English Kadiki OA, Reddy MR, Sahli MA, Shawar H, Rao S. Benghazi Diabetic Clinic, Libya. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 1993 Jul;21(1):39-42. Abstract During the period from 1 June 1984 to 1 June 1991, 988 pregnant diabetic patients were treated by a team of physicians and obstetricians in Benghazi Diabetic Clinic. Twelve patients were …

Outcome of pregnant diabetic patients in Benghazi (Libya) from 1984 to 1991. Read More »

Case report English Ramesh K. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Al Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Cent Afr J Med. 1993 Jul;39(7):146-7. Abstract Keywords: Epididymal metastasis as the first presenting feature of an asymptomatic caecal cancer. Link/DOI:

English el-Buni A, Taleb I, Ben Darif A, Refai A, al-Edodi K, Tawall A, Ftaiti A, Ben-Ismail R. Public Health Laboratories, Tripoli, Libya Jamahiryia. Arch Inst Pasteur Tunis. 1993 Jul-Oct;70(3-4):465-6. Abstract Keywords: Leishmaniasis in Lybia and studies on sandflies. Link/DOI:

Case report English el-Mufti M, Kamag A, Ibrahim H, Taktuk S, Swaisi I, Zaidan A, Sameen A, Shimbish F, Bouzghaiba W, Haasi S, et al. Department of Surgery, University Teaching Hospital, Hawari, Benghazi, Libya. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1993 Jun;87(3):241-6. Abstract Forty patients with 63 Echinococcus granulosus cysts affecting different sites were treated with albendazole …

Albendazole therapy of hydatid disease: 2-year follow-up of 40 cases. Read More »