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Original article English Buargub M, El Huni S, Tagdi M Tripoli Central Hospital, Tripoli, Libya. mahdiabuargub@hotmail.com Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2006 Sep;17(3):338-43. Abstract A prospective non-randomized study was conducted at the Department of Infectious Diseases at Tripoli Medical Center. We evaluated the tolerance and efficacy of interferon-alpha (IFN) monotherapy in our hemodialysis (HD) patients …

Tolerance and efficacy of interferon-alpha in hemodialysis patients in Tripoli. Read More »

Original article English Kaal JF, Baker K, Torgerson PR. Department of Small Animal Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. Vet Parasitol. 2006 Nov 5;141(3-4):313-8. Abstract The results of an epidemiological and clinical study of flea infestations of farm animals in northern Libya is reported. Of 12,130 sheep examined …

Epidemiology of flea infestation of ruminants in Libya. Read More »

Case report English Mishra A. Department of Radiology, National Organ Transplant Program, Tripoli Central Hospital, Tripoli, Libya. dranujmish@yahoo.com Saudi Med J. 2006 Sep;27(9):1415-7. Abstract Ureteropelvic junction UPJ obstruction is caused by the presence of an aperistaltic dysplastic segment at the UPJ. Besides this intrinsic etiology, extrinsic factors, mainly crossing vessels, maybe the causative factor. The …

Crossing renal vessel causing ureteropelvic junction obstruction. Read More »

Original article English El-Ghawi UM, Al-Sadeq AA. Tajura Research Center, Tripoli, Libya. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2006 Summer;111(1-3):31-40. Abstract Epithermal instrumental neutron activation analysis (EINAA) has been used to determine the iodine content of many individual food materials that constitute the typical Libyan diet. The selected samples include different varieties of local and imported foods …

Determination of iodine in Libyan food samples using epithermal instrumental neutron activation analysis. Read More »

Original article English Garcea EA, Giraudi C Dipartimento di Filologia e Storia, Universita di Cassino, Via Zamosch 43, 03043 Cassino, FR, Italy. egarcea@fastwebnet.it J Hum Evol. 2006 Oct;51(4):411-21. Abstract This paper presents the latest results of geoarchaeological research on the Upper Pleistocene sequence in the Jebel Gharbi (previously called Jebel Nafusah), a mountain range located …

Late Quaternary human settlement patterning in the Jebel Gharbi Read More »

Original article English Kuper R, Kropelin S Collaborative Research Center 389 (ACACIA), University of Cologne, Institute of Prehistoric Archaeology, Africa Research Unit, Jennerstrasse 8, 50823 Koln, Germany. Science. 2006 Aug 11;313(5788):803-7. Abstract Radiocarbon data from 150 archaeological excavations in the now hyper-arid Eastern Sahara of Egypt, Sudan, Libya, and Chad reveal close links between climatic …

Climate-controlled Holocene occupation in the Sahara: motor of Africa’s evolution. Read More »

Case report English Rishi M, Elhousieni M, Mishra A, Ehtuish EF, Hanesh A Department of General Surgery , Tripoli Central Hospital, University of Al-Fateh, Tripoli, Libyan Arab Jamahirriya, Libya. Saudi Med J. 2006 Jul;27(7):1057-9. Abstract Trichobezoar is an uncommon condition often presenting, among other signs, with a history of trichotillomania and trichophagia. We report an …

Trichobezoar. Read More »

Original article English Ehtuish EF, Abouna GM, Shebani AH, Abdulmola TS, Shawesh TZ Organ Transplant Center, Tripoli Central Hospital, Tripoli, Libya, and Department of Surgery, Drexel University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Exp Clin Transplant. 2006 Jun;4(1):425-8. Abstract OBJECTIVES: In August 2004, a national organ transplant program utilizing the latest policies, procedures, and protocols was …

Kidney transplantation in Libya: a North African and Middle Eastern perspective. Read More »

Original article English Mishra A, Ehtuish EF Department of Transplant Radiology, National Organ Transplant Program, Tripoli Central Hospital, University of Al-Fateh, Tripoli, Libya. dranujmish@yahoo.com Saudi Med J. 2006 Jun;27(6):841-4. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To assess the renal vessel anatomy, compare the findings with the perioperative findings, to determine the sensitivity of multislice computed tomography (CT) angiography in …

The pattern of renal vessels in live related potential donors pool. A multislice computed tomography angiography review. Read More »

Review English Bowman DD Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA. ddb3@cornell.edu Vet Parasitol. 2006 Jul 31;139(4):293-307. Abstract The eradication of parasitic diseases is not a new concept. The most successful programs of parasite eradication have occurred with species of veterinary importance. The first such program, the …

Successful and currently ongoing parasite eradication programs. Read More »