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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 »

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 »

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 »

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 Jain RC. J Trop Med Hyg. 1980 Dec;83(6):247-50. Abstract The average diet consumed by Libyans resembles that in developed Western countries in being high in calories and containing a substantial amount of animal protein and fat. Total serum cholesterol and betalipoprotein cholesterol were determined in a section of the population of Benghazi …

Serum cholesterol in Libyans. Read More »

Serbian Jovanovski V. Srp Arh Celok Lek. 1980 Dec;108(12):1341-5. Abstract Keywords: My 9 years of work in Libya Link/DOI:

Case report German Odenthal J, Sandyk R. Klin Padiatr. 1980 Nov;192(6):547-50. Abstract In two blood-related Libyan siblings aged 3 and 6 years with psychomotor retardation, attacks, hyperkinetic behaviour and lack of co-ordination of differentiated motor functions, CT scanning revealed a cyst in the pellucid septum and Verga’s ventricle, combined with deficient corpus callosum, hydrocephalus and …

Corpus callosum agenesia combined with a cyst in the pellucid septum (author’s transl) Read More »

Case report English Christie AB, Chen TH, Elberg SS. J Infect Dis. 1980 Jun;141(6):724-6. Abstract In 1976, in a small, remote Libyan village, one apparently sick camel was slaughtered and skinned, and the camel meat was distributed for human comsumption. A few days later, 15 villagers suffered a severe febrile illness. Of the five individuals …

Plague in camels and goats: their role in human epidemics. Read More »

Original article English Babu DS, Garyam M. J Commun Dis. 1980 Jun;12(2):93-4. Abstract Keywords: Prevalence of intestinal parasites in the Indian community in Libya. Link/DOI:

Original article English Duweb G, Alhaddar J, Abuhamida M Dermatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya. gamal_a_duweb@yahoo.co.uk Int J Tissue React. 2005;27(4):155-8. Abstract The cause of psoriasis is still unknown. It occurs with equal frequency in both sexes. In many patients topical application alone will suffice to keep psoriasis under control. Vitamin D3 …

Psoriasis vulgaris: once-versus twice-daily application of calcipotriol cream. Read More »