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Original article English O. Fituri, A. Nasuf, M.Turki, A. Bouaeshi Department of Paediatrics, Alfatah University Tripoli-Libya Tripoli Children Hospital, Tripoli, Libya JMJ Vol.3 No.2 (September) 2004: 80-81 Abstract Posterior urethral valves (PUV) the most common cause of severe obstructive uropathy in infants and children (1/8000). Urethral valve refers to tissues leaflets fanning distally from the …

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Original article English H. Belazi, K. Shalabi, S. Mletan Department of Paediatrics Elfateh University Tripoli Libya Tripoli Children Hospital, Tripoli- Libya JMJ Vol.3 No.2 (September) 2004: 78-79 Abstract Objectives: To find out the incidence, clinical profile and medical management of organophosphorous poisoning. Method and Patients: We reviewed retrospectively the medical files of PICU patients over …

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Original article English Feliubadalo L, Font M, Purroy J, Rousaud F, Estivill X, Nunes V, Golomb E, Centola M, Aksentijevich I, Kreiss Y, Goldman B, Pras M, Kastner DL, Pras E, Gasparini P, Bisceglia L, Beccia E, Gallucci M, de Sanctis L, Ponzone A, Rizzoni GF, Zelante L, Bassi MT, George AL Jr, Manzoni M, …

Non-type I cystinuria caused by mutations in SLC7A9, encoding a subunit (bo,+AT) of rBAT. Read More »

Original article English Elsherif I, Kareemullah C. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Elsherif@hotmail.com Ear Nose Throat J. 1999 Aug;78(8):617-20. Abstract We studied the outcomes of 76 children, aged 3 to 12 years, with large tonsils and/or large adenoids who underwent surgery to relieve upper airway obstruction over a 1-year period. Following surgery, …

Tonsil and adenoid surgery for upper airway obstruction in children. Read More »

Original article English Shaafie IA, Khan AH, Rambabu K. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. J Helminthol. 1999 Sep;73(3):255-8. Abstract A comparative study on the biochemical parameters in hydatid cyst fluids of sheep, goats, camels, cattle and human cystic forms of Echinococcus granulosus has been made in Libya. Quantitative …

Biochemical profiles of hydatid cyst fluids of Echinococcus granulosus of human and animal origin in Libya. Read More »

Original article English Levin CV, El Gueddari B, Meghzifene A. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria. Radiother Oncol. 1999 Jul;52(1):79-84. Abstract BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Africa is the least developed continent as regards radiation oncology resources. The documented ASR of cancer is of the order of 1 to 2 per 1000. With improving health care this …

Radiation therapy in Africa: distribution and equipment. Read More »

Original article English Gnan SO, Demello MT. Food Science Department, College of Agriculture, University of El-Fateh, Tripoli, Libya. sgnan@hotmail.com J Ethnopharmacol. 1999 Dec 15;68(1-3):103-8. Abstract The antimicrobial activity of an aqueous extract of three Brazilian medicinal plants, Alhodomato (Allium sativon), Traoeraba (Comnelina beghlensis) and Goiaba (Psidium guajava), was studied and compared with commercial antibiotics using …

Inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus by aqueous Goiaba extracts. Read More »

Review English Omar SM, Meguid SH. Al-Arab Medical University, University of Alexandria. J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent. 1998 Dec;16(4):107-10. Abstract Dental caries is one of the commonest of all dental diseases and is the main cause of loss of teeth in young people. It is a common belief that the high caries susceptibility of …

The role of the fissure morphology in caries prevalence of the first permanent molar in Libyan children. Read More »

Review English al-Sereiti MR, Abu-Amer KM, Sen P. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Fateh University of Medical Sciences, Tripoli, Libya. Indian J Exp Biol. 1999 Feb;37(2):124-30. Abstract The use of plants is as old as the mankind. Natural products are cheap and claimed to be safe. They are also suitable raw material for production …

Pharmacology of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis Linn.) and its therapeutic potentials. Read More »

Case report English El Fortia M, Bendaoud M, Taema S, Bahei El Din I, Ben Musa A, Shaban A, Frandah M, Abozedi G, Alzwae KH. Department of Radiology, Misurata Teaching Hospital, P.O. Box 17742, Misurata, Libya. Eur J Ultrasound. 2000 Mar;11(1):21-3. Abstract A 60-year-old Libyan woman developed perihilar splenic varices without other signs of portal …

Segmental portal hypertension due to a splenic Echinococcus cyst. Read More »