Editorials
Improvement of research and biomedical publication
Khalil A. Aziz, Talal Sallam, Ayman H. Ibrahim, and Towfick Sufian
Enhancing research productivity in the Arab world
Abdulla A Al-Khader
Book Review
Neoplastic diseases of the blood
Tariq Shafi
Brief Reports
Kidney transplant recipients and the incidence of adverse reactions to cyclosporin
Zahra Tolou-Ghamari and Abbas-Ali Palizban
A simplified bedside method for estimating glomerular filtration rate in term neonates
Shabih Manzar, Arun K. Nair, Mangalore G. Pai, and Saleh M. Al-Khusaiby
Anuric unless catheterized
Zenaida S. Reyes, Flordeliz A. Bataclan, PMC Nair, and Dilip K. Sankhla
Neonatal systemic candidiasis. A 14-year review
Abdulla Al-Khayat, Ayman Koutouby, Javed Habibullah, and Khaled El-Atawi
Neutropenia
Subair Rawther
Typhoid fever due to multiresistant Salmonella enterica serovar typhi having reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin and nalidixic acid resistance
Bodh R. Panhotra, Anil K. Saxena, and Ali M. Al-Ghamdi
Treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis by intralesional metronidazole
Makram Al-Waiz, Khalifa E. Sharquie, and Mohammad Al-Assir
Comparison of intravenous aminoglycoside therapy with switch therapy to cefixime in urinary tract infections
Salmieh Noorbakhsh, Abdolaziz R. Lari, Faramarz Masjedian, Hamid Mostafavi, and Reza Alaghehbandan
The services provided for combined oral contraceptive users in health care centers, Kerman, Iran
Tahereh Ashraf-Ganjoei
Safety of vaginal breech delivery
Fadheela S. Al-Najjar and Afaf M. Al-Shafiai
Arteriovenous fistulas for hemodialysis. Patency rates and complications
Ozalp Karabay, Ufuk Yetkin, and Hakan Onol
Effects of Ramadan fasting on cardiovascular diseases
Majda T. Benchekroun and Samya Moussamih
Rheumatic valvular heart surgery and Maze III procedure
Abbas Afrasiabi and Naser Safaii
The outcome of non-operative treatment for undisplaced patellar fractures
Mohammed L. Al-Otaibi, Fawzi F. Al-Jassir, and Rudy Reindle
Frequency of anemia in pregnancy in Northern Jordan
Abla M. Albsoul-Younes, Rawa J. Al-Ramahi, and Saafan A. Al-Safi
Specific chromosomal satellite association among infertile male patients
Akeel A. Yasseen and Salih M. Al-Khafaji
Hajj caravan 1423
Khalid O. Dhafar, Zohair J. Gazzaz, and Javeria Shahbaz
Acetylator phenotype in Iraqi patients with discoid lupus erythematosus
Rafid A. Najim, Yahya Y. Farid, and Shihab A. Shihab
Risk factors of coronary heart disease among Jordanians
Sireen Shilbayeh
Case Reports
Multidrug resistant miliary tuberculosis and Pott's disease in an immunocompetent patient
Ashok Shah, Chandramani Panjabi, Vikas Maurya, and Puneet Khanna
Thoracic actinomycosis presented with tracheoesophageal fistula and fatal pulmonary infection
Saleh M. Aldaqal, Talal M. Bakhsh, Yahya A. Almarhabi, and Mahmoud G. Fakiha
Congenital alveolar proteinosis
Abdulhakeim K. Kattan, Prakash S. Bulagannawar, and Iftikhar Hussain
An unusual presentation of primary amyloidosis
Mehmet Dursun, Orhan Ayyildiz, Serif Yilmaz, and Aslan Bilici
Abdominal cocoon. An unusual cause of intestinal obstruction
Abdulla Al-Abassi and Mohammed Emad
Salmonellosis and ulcerative colitis. A causal relationship or just a coincidence
Ali O. Karaoglu, Vahit Yukselen, Gunay T. Ertem, and Muhan Erkus
Unusual location of eosinophilic granuloma
Ammar S. Haouimi, Zakaria M. Al-Hawsawi, and Ahmed N. Jameel
Uterine lipoma
Jaudah A. Al-Maghrabi, Khalid H. Sait, and Sattam S. Lingawi
Other
Biomedical science journals in the Arab world
Ghazi O. Tadmouri
Acquired pes cavus as a manifestation of limited joint mobility in type-1 diabetes mellitus
Anil Bhansali, Pinaki Dutta, KSS Reddy, Shariq R. Masoodi, and Arif Gul
Research Articles
Structural study on cultured isolated fetal rat pancreatic islets
Faisal M. Al-Mashat, Abdulrahman M. Sibiany, Mostafa M. El-Naggar, Mohammed H. Badawoud, Ahmed A. Alayat, and Mohammed S. Ardawi
The effects of chronic consumption of heroin on basal and vagal electrical-stimulated gastric acid and pepsin secretion in rat
Fatemeh N. Rafsanjani, Fatemeh Maghouli, Jalal Vahedian, and Farzaneh Esmaeili
Ultrastructural alterations in renal tissues of rabbits induced by diclofenac sodium Voltaren
Noory T. Taib, Bashir M. Jarrar, and Mohammed M. Mubarak
Improving organ donation in Central Saudi Arabia
Mohammed I. Al-Sebayel, Abdullah M. Al-Enazi, Mohammad S. Al-Sofayan, Mohammed I. Al-Saghier, Hatem A. Khalaf, Monther A. Kabbani, Osama M. Nafae, and Sultan S. Khuroo
Pain relief using continuous bupivacaine infusion in the paravertebral space after loin incision
Ziad M. Awwad and Bashir A. Atiyat
Ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration using 25G needle as a new technique for a wide range of pathological conditions
Saleh A. Al-Damegh
Volume assessment of age-related conversion of the tympanic cavity by helical
Ahmet Kavakli, Murat Ogeturk, Hanefi Yildirim, Sacide Karakas, Turgut Karlidag, and Mustafa Sarsilmaz
High independence level in functional activities reduces hospital stay after total hip arthroplasty regardless of pain intensity
Nazan Tugay, Inci Akarcali, Defne Kaya, Baki U. Tugay, Bulent Atilla, and Ahmet M. Tokgozoglu
Magnitude and determinants of refractive error in Omani school children
Rajiv B. Khandekar and Sahar Abdu-Helmi
Obstetric admissions to the intensive care unit
Jamil S. Anwari, Adil A. Butt, and Mohammed A. Al-Dar
Mefloquine in the treatment of falciparum malaria during pregnancy in Eastern Sudan
Ishag Adam, Daw A. Ali, Altaeib Alwaseila, Mousa M. Kheir, and Mustafa I. Elbashir
Investigation of the antibiotic susceptibility patterns of pathogens causing nosocomial infections
Akgun Yaman, Yesim Tasova, Filiz Kibar, Ayse S. Inal, Nese Saltoglu, Ozlem Buyukcelik, Behice Kurtaran, and Ismail H. Dundar
Changes in epidemiological pattern of Meningococcal disease in Saudi Arabia. Does it constitute a new challenge for prevention and control?
Yagob Y. Al-Mazrou, Mohamed H. Al-Jeffri, Mohamed N. Abdalla, Sirag A. Elgizouli, and Amin A. Mishskas
Effectiveness of Hepatitis B vaccination in children of chronic hepatitis B mothers
Peyman Adibi, Rezvan Ghassemian, Seyed-Moayed Alavian, Mitra Ranjbar, Amir H. Mohammadalizadeh, Fariborz Nematizadeh, Mojgan Mamani, Mahdi Rezazadeh, Fariba Keramat, Ali Ardalan, Abbas Esmaeili, and Mohammad R. Zali
Prevalence of human T-lymphotropic virus type I and type II antibody among blood donors in Eastern Saudi Arabia
Zahoor Ul-Hassan, Ahmad T. Al-Bahrani, and Bodh R. Panhotra
Prevalence of osteoporosis among postmenopausal females with diabetes mellitus
Mohamed A. Al-Maatouq, Mahmoud I. El-Desouki, Saleh A. Othman, Essam H. Mattar, Zainab A. Babay, and Mohammed Addar
Clinical and endocrine aspects of pituitary tumors
Abdul H. Zargar, Bashir A. Laway, Shariq R. Masoodi, Mohammad Salahuddin, Mohammad A. Ganie, Mohammad H. Bhat, Arshad I. Wani, and Mir I. Bashir
Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among patients with dyspepsia in South-Western Saudi Arabia
Ayobanji E. Ayoola, Hussein M. Ageely, Mohammed O. Gadour, and Ved P. Pathak
The effect of acetylsalicylic acid on the release rates of leukotrienes B4 and C4 from cultured skin melanocytes of active vitiligo
Mohammad Zailaie
Fc receptor gamma subunit polymorphisms and systemic lupus erythematosus
Aliya Alansari, Ahmet Gul, Murat Inanc, Jose Ordi, Lee-Suan Teh, William E. Ollier, Miguel A. Gonzalez-Gay, and Ali H. Hajeer
Naxos disease in an Arab family is not caused by the Pk2157del2 mutation. Evidence for exclusion of the plakoglobin gene
Manfred Stuhrmann, Iqbal A. Bukhari, and El-Harith A. El-Harith
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing. An underutilized diagnostic tool in Saudi Arabia
Hazzaa M. Al-Hazzaa, Abdullah F. Al-Mobeireek, and Abdurrahman M. Al-Howaikan
Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy. Diagnostic yield
Mohamed S. Sawy, B. Jayakrishnan, Nasser Behbehani, Adnan T. Abal, and Abdulsalam El-Shamy
Use of nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation to avoid intubation in neonates
Shabih Manzar, Arun K. Nair, Mangalore G. Pai, Jose Paul, Prakash Manikoth, Mariam Georage, and Saleh M. Al-Khusaiby
Reviews
Isolation versus quarantine and alternative measures to control emerging infectious diseases
Fahad A. Al-Ateeg
Endocrinopathies in patients with thalassemias
Abdulmohsen H. Al-Elq and Hussain H. Al-Saeed