Editorial
Human cloning. Fact or fiction
Mandy D. Abushama and Badreldeen I. Ahmed
Brief Reports
Accuracy of self-reporting of diabetes mellitus and hypertension and its determinants among Omani adults
Asya A. Al-Riyami and Mustafa M. Afifi
Residents perception of the journal club
Shabih Manzar
B-thalassemia major
Zakaria M. Al-Hawsawi, Ghousia A. Ismail, Hanan A. Al-Harbi, and Zaki R. Al-Sobhi
Improving foot examination of diabetics in primary care
Mohammed H. Al-Doghether
Prevalence of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus in health workers in 3 major hospitals in Aden, Republic of Yemen
Ahmed S. Al-Jarba and Waleed M. Al-Sayyari
Case Reports
The clinical utility of intrapleural streptokinase in a patient with bilateral pleural empyema
Nayef A. Al-Ahmadi, Taysir S. Garadah, and Abdulaziz A. Nwasser
Acute myeloblastic leukemia in a patient with primary antiphospholipid syndrome
Shiv K. Saxena, Ahmed H. Al-Jizeeri, and Osman A. Kheir
Superior mesenteric vein thrombosis complicating appendicular masses
Salma S. Echtibi, Masoud O. Bashir, Misbah U. Ahmed, Frank J. Branicki, and Fikri M. Abu-Zidan
Partial splenectomy for a large splenic cyst
Asal Y. Izzidien, Samuel W. Kibrue, and Ahmad M. Vali
Dual thyroid ectopia
Mohammed H. Al-Akeely
Letter to the Editor
Preoperative management of children with sickle cell disease undergoing major abdominal surgery
Abdul-Wahed N. Meshikhes
Other
Research Articles
The significance of the neurovascular structures passing through the spinoglenoid notch
Mustafa Aktekin, Deniz Demiryurek, Alp Bayramoglu, and Eray Tuccar
Interaction of allopurinol and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on the carrageenan-induced rat paw edema
Abdurhman S. Al-Arfaj, Ali A. Mustafa, Suliman R. Alballa, Ali S. Tuwaijri, and Abdullah N. Al-Dalaan
Blood lead levels and y-glutamyl transferase activity in battery factory workers in Jordan
Mohamad K. Nusier, Zeyad J. El-Akawi, and Ibrahim Bani-Hani
Effects of nibbling and gorging on lipid profiles, blood glucose and insulin levels in healthy subjects
Mohammad R. Rashidi, Soltanali Mahboob, and Reza Sattarivand
Low carbohydrate diet. Its effects on selected body parameters of obese patients
Faisal A. Alnasir and Bahaa E. Fateha
Osteoporosis in postmenopausal Saudi women using dual x-ray bone densitometry
Mahmoud I. El-Desouki
Pediatric scoliosis and the lung
Hanaa H. Banjar
Ocular manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus in children
Sulaiman M. Al-Mayouf and Amal I. Al-Hemidan
Awareness during surgery
Farouk M. Messahel and Ali S. Al-Qahtani
High bile duct injury following laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Mohammed I. Al-Sebayel
Acute appendicitis in patients with sickle cell disease
Mona A. Al-Nazer, Hussain H. Al-Saeed, and Ahmed H. Al-Salem
Incidence and risk factors associated with the patency of ductus arteriosus in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome in Kuwait
Majeda S. Hammoud, Hassan A. Elsori, Emad-Aldeen M. Hanafi, Adel A. Shalabi, Ibrahim A. Fouda, and Lakshmi V. Devarajan
Pregnancy outcomes among Palestinian refugee women with sickle cell trait in Damascus, Syria
Asma A. Abdulsalam, Hyam N. Bashour, Fawza S. Monem, and Fathi M. Hamadeh
The decline of hepatitis B viral infection in South-Western Saudi Arabia
Ayobanji E. Ayoola, Mohsen S. Tobaigy, Mohammed O. Gadour, Basher S. Ahmad, Margani K. Hamza, and Abdurahim M. Ageel
Trial of lamivudine in hepatitis B surface antigen carriers with persistent hepatitis B core IgM antibody
Hisham Y. Ali
Facial esthetics in a selected Saudi population
Nasser M. Al-Jasser
Electives during medical internship
Shyam K. Parashar and Abdulmohsen A. Al-Ghamdi