Book Review
Spinal Cord Medicine: Priniciples and Practice
Awad El-Awad
Brief Reports
Influence of sickle hemoglobinopathy on growth and development of young adult males in Southern Iraq
Abbas A. Mansour
Effect of itraconazole therapy in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Raj Kumar, Pranav Singh, Rajan Arora, and Shailendra N. Gaur
Socio-economic discrepancies in growth status of Jordanian children in military-run schools at the turn of the twentieth century
Hassan Majali, Anwar M. Batieha, Hashem Y. Jaddou, Abdelkareem Khawaldeh, and Kamel M. Ajlouni
The prevalence of hepatitis B carrier state in Khorassan province of Iran
Ahmadshah Farhat, Gholamreza Khademi, and Shahriar J. Mazouman
Fine needle aspiration of the breast: A call for an organized service
Lawrence C. Chiedozi and Sharanamma M. Kollur
Case Reports
Intrapericardial chemotherapy for the management of neoplastic cardiac tamponade
Neelam Siddiqui and Abdulrahman I. Al-Diab
A case of seven recurrent ectopic pregnancies
Shakeel A. Faiz, Bengt G. Sporrong, and Abdulaziz A. Al-Meshari
Mayer-Rokintansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome of Mullerian agenesis
Bhavna Pandey and Ilham M. Hamdi
Bilateral additional renal arteries and an additional right renal vein associated with unrotated kidneys
Alp Bayramoglu, Deniz Demiryurek, and Kadriye M. Erbil
Neonatal Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome complicating ileal atresia
Adnan A. Mohammed and Musa A. Al-Gadi
Letter to the Editor
Glycosylated hemoglobin and lipoproteins in patients with premature hair grayness
Waad-Allah S. Mula-Abed, Khalifa E. Sharquie, Maytham M. Al-Hilo, Ansam Al-Bayati, and Ali Al-Hussaini
Other
Surgery versus pharmacotherapy of benign thyroid diseases
Nidal A. Younes and Abla M. Albsoul
Hypocalcemia resistant to 1,alpha hydroxyvitamin D treated successful with 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D
Rula Goussous, Ruba Barakat, Nadim Jarrah, Mohammed O. Abu-Hijleh, Mohammed El-Zaheri, and Kamel Ajlouni
Research Articles
The role of primary health care centers in managing hypertension. How far are they involved?
Bader A. Al-Mustafa and Hashem A. Abulrahi
Resource availability for care of hypertensives at primary health settings in Southwestern Saudi Arabia
Abdullah I. Al-Sharif and Yahia M. Al-Khaldi
Epidemiology and management of hypertension among Bedouins in Northern Jordan
Hashem Y. Jaddou, Anwar M. Bateiha, Mohammed S. Al-Khateeb, and Kamel M. Ajlouni
Performance indicators and validity of serum fructosamine assay as a diagnostic test in a screening program for diabetes mellitus
Waad-Allah S. Mula-Abed and Amjad H. Al-Naemi
Intensive insulin treatment versus conventional regimen for adolescents with type 1 diabetes, benefits and risks
Suliman H. Al-Fifi
Awareness of hormonal replacement therapy among females attending primary health care centers in Western Saudi Arabia
Marwan A. Bakarman
Glutathione-S transferase expression in non small cell lung cancer in the assessment of response to chemotherapy
Meftun Unsal, Ilkser Akpolat, and Bedri Kandemir
The diagnostic value of fine needle aspiration cytology in thyroid swellings in a University Hospital, Yemen
Khalid A. Al-Hureibi, Abdulla A. Al-Hureibi, Yasser A. Abdulmughni, Saleh M. Aulaqi, Musleh S. Salman, and Eissa M. Al-Zooba
The value of radiological examination in the management of adenoidal hypertrophy in a pediatric population
Sami A. Al-Kindy and Abdulmunem O. Obaideen
Prescribing for asthmatic children in primary care. Are we following guidelines?
Noha A. Dashash and Saud H. Mukhtar
Prevalence and risk factors for Helicobacter pylori infection among Yemeni dyspeptic patients
Abdullah A. Gunaid, Nageeb A. Hassan, and Iain Murray-Lyon
Clinicopathological pattern of colorectal cancer in the United Arab Emirates
Shamma R. Al-Shamsi, Abdulbari Bener, Mouza Al-Sharhan, Taleb M. Mansoor, Ismail A. Azab, Ali Rashed, Rasul I. Kakil, and Khaled M. Amiri
Abdominal wall endometriosis. An overlooked diagnosis
Muhammad R. Khammash, Abdel K. Omari, Ghazi R. Gasaimeh, and Kamal E. Bani-Hani
Review
Evaluation and management of pneumothorax
Majdy M. Idrees, Anita M. Ingleby, and Siraj O. Wali