Original article English Mehabresh MI. El-Fateh Children’s Hospital, Benghazi, Libya. J Trop Med Hyg. 1994 Oct;97(5):282-5. Abstract Although cases of visceral leishmaniasis in Libya have been reported for over 80 years, all these reports were from the northern coastal areas near Tripoli and the Green Mountain area. Since 1985, there have been new cases of …
Visceral leishmaniasis: new foci of infection in Libya. Read More »
Original article English Ben Ismail TH, Ali BH, Bashir AA. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Gen Pharmacol. 1994 Oct;25(6):1249-52. Abstract 1. Nephrotoxicity was induced in rats by injecting gentamicin intramuscularly (i.m.) at a dose of 80 mg/kg for 6 days. Treated animals demonstrated a typical pattern of nephrotoxicity characterized …
Case report English Ramesh K, Gahukamble LD, Gahukamble DB. Department of Pathology, Al Arab Medical University, Benghazi Libya. Cent Afr J Med. 1994 Aug;40(8):220-2. Abstract Keywords: Intracranial Burkitt’s lymphoma with extension into orbital spaces resulting in bilateral blindness. Link/DOI:
Original article English Sherif F, Oreland L. Department of Pharmacology, University for Medical Sciences, Tripoli, Libya. Behav Brain Res. 1994 Jul 29;63(1):11-5. Abstract Vigabatrin (gamma-vinyl GABA, GVG) is an irreversible inhibitor of the enzyme GABA-transaminase (GABA-T) GABA-T is the enzyme responsible for the catabolism of the major inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the mammalian …
Original article English Ben Dallah SK, Lenghi M. Salaheddin University Hospital, Tripoli, Libya. J Int Med Res. 1994 Jul-Aug;22(4):218-24. Abstract Nabumetone is the first of a new alkalone class of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with a lower propensity for gastric irritation than either aspirin or indomethacin. The efficacy and tolerability of nabumetone was studied in 75 …
Original article English Sarma NH, al-Fituri O, Visweswara RN, Saeed SO. Department of Pathology, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Cent Afr J Med. 1994 Jun;40(6):148-51. Abstract In this study the frequency of primary bone tumours in the eastern part of Libya during a period of 10 years (1981 to 1990) is analysed. During this period …
Primary bone tumour in eastern Libya–a 10 year study. Read More »
Original article English Saleh MG, Pereira LM, Tibbs CJ, Ziu M, al-Fituri MO, Williams R, McFarlane IG. Institute of Liver Studies, King’s College School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1994 May-Jun;88(3):292-4. Abstract The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Libya has been investigated by seeking evidence of …
High prevalence of hepatitis C virus in the normal Libyan population. Read More »
Original article English Sharif SI. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Pharmacology. 1994 May;48(5):328-34. Abstract The contractile effect of dopamine in the rat isolated seminal vesicle was investigated to determine the nature of the receptors involved. Noradrenaline (NA; 10(-8) to 10(-4) mol/l), phenylephrine (PE; 10(-7) to 10(-4) mol/l) and dopamine …
Original article English Ommar SM. Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Benghazi, Libya. J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent. 1994 Mar;12(1):1-6. Abstract The occlusal status was assessed in 2015 Libyan children. Angle class I was found to be the predominant type (94.5%), overbite relationship in the majority (50.6%) were within the incisal …
Occlusal status and permanent teeth eruption in Libyan children. Read More »
Review English Vargas-Teran M, Hursey BS, Cunningham EP. Animal Production and Health Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy. Parasitol Today. 1994 Mar;10(3):119-22. Abstract The introduction in 1988 of the New World screwworm into Libya presented a serious threat to the livestock and wildlife sectors …
Eradication of the screwworm from Libya using the sterile insect technique. Read More »