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Original article English Kadiki OA, Reddy MR, Marzouk AA. Benghazi Diabetic Clinic, Libya. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 1996 May;32(3):165-73. Abstract The incidence of insulin-dependent diabetes (IDDM) and non-insulin-dependent diabetes (NIDDM) in Benghazi, Libya in the < 35-year age group during the period 1981-1990 are reported. Incidence data for IDDM were based on prospective registration of …

Incidence of insulin-dependent diabetes (IDDM) and non-insulin-dependent diabetes (NIDDM) (0-34 years at onset) in Benghazi, Libya. Read More »

Original article English Sharif SI, el-Kadi AO. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Neurosci Res. 1996 Jun;25(2):155-60. Abstract Both oxotremorine and physostigmine both in doses ranging from 25 to 100 micrograms/kg produced dose-dependent attenuation of withdrawal jumping and potentiation of ‘wet dog’ shakes, burrowing, hypothermia and body weight loss precipitated …

The role of cholinergic systems in the expression of morphine withdrawal. Read More »

Review English Wkly Epidemiol Rec. 1996 Jun 7;71(23):173-6. Abstract There are 23 countries/areas in this Region (Tables 1-3). BCG is used in all but 3 countries (Cyprus, Jordan and Lebanon). Most countries/areas give BCG vaccine at birth, 2 countries (Bahrain and Tunisia) schedule additional doses at school age and Kuwait uses 1 dose at the …

Expanded programme on immunization (EPI). Immunization schedules in the WHO eastern Mediterranean region, 1995. Read More »

Case report English Benomran FA, Henry JD. Department of Forensic Medicine, Alarab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Med Sci Law. 1996 Jul;36(3):271-3. Abstract Homicide by strychnine has become very rare during the last decades. Its bitter taste and the violent mode of death commonly aroused suspicion of poisoning and this, together with its ease of chemical …

Homicide by strychnine poisoning. Read More »

Original article English Ali FA, Spiewankiewicz B. I Department of Obstetric & Gynaecology, II Faculty of Medicine, Medical Academy, Warsaw, Poland. Mater Med Pol. 1996 Jul-Sep;28(3):87-91. Abstract Grandmultiparity which has been considered to be a factor in maternal and neonatal morbidity [3], is still high in Libya as compared with European countries. A retrospective study …

Cesarean section in grandmultiparas. Read More »

Original article English Sharif SI, El-Kadi AO. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, P.O. Box 18251, Benghazi, Libya. Behav Pharmacol. 1996 Aug;7(4):334-340. Abstract Modification of naloxone-precipitated withdrawal symptoms by drugs acting on alpha-adrenoceptors was investigated in morphine-dependent mice. Clonidine (0.05-1mg/kg) attenuated most withdrawal symptoms, but potentiated withdrawal hypothermia. Jumping was attenuated by …

Modification of naloxone-precipitated withdrawal symptoms in mice by drugs acting on alpha(2)-adrenoceptors. Read More »

Original article English el Kadi AO, Sharif SI. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 1996 Sep;55(1):49-54. Abstract The effects of histamine antagonists on naloxone-precipitated withdrawal symptoms were studied in morphine-dependent mice. Chlorpheniramine (0.5-10 mg/kg), a H1-blocker, given 1P 30 min before naloxone challenge produced a dose-dependent potentiation …

The role of histaminergic-noradrenergic axis in naloxone-induced withdrawal symptoms in mice. Read More »

Original article English Gahukamble DB, Khamage AS. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. J Pediatr Surg. 1996 Sep;31(9):1218-20. Abstract This study concerns 183 pediatric patients (age range, 14 days to 10 years) who initially presented with incarcerated inguinal hernias. In all of them, initial conservative management to reduce …

Early versus delayed repair of reduced incarcerated inguinal hernias in the pediatric population. Read More »

Original article English Hawew RM, Ellwood RP, Hawley GM, Worthington HV, Blinkhorn AS. Department of Oral Health and Development, University Dental School of Manchester, UK. Community Dent Health. 1996 Sep;13(3):175-7. Abstract The aims of this study were to (1) demonstrate the feasibility of collecting dental epidemiological data suitable for planning purposes in Libya and (2) …

Dental caries in children from two Libyan cities with different levels of fluoride in their drinking water. Read More »

Case report German Mezger J, Malfertheiner P, Glasmacher A, Breuer TH, Fischer HP, Meybehm M, Kipnowski HJ, Sauerbruch T. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik-Allgemeine Innere Medizin und Pathologisches Institut, Universitat Bonn sowie Innere Medizin-Rheumatologie, Bruderkrankenhaus St. Petrus, Bonn. Z Gastroenterol. 1996 Oct;34(10):699-703. Abstract A 22-year-old Libyan patient suffering from chronic diarrhea presented with an alpha-heavy chain …

Libyan patient with chronic diarrhea Read More »