Editorials
Is this clinical trial fully registered? A Statement from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
Jeffrey M. Drazen, Frank A. Frizelle, Charlotte Haug, John Hoey, Richard Horton, Sheldon Kotzin, Christine Laine, Ana Marusic, Torben V. Schroeder, and Harold C. Sox
The Ottawa Statement. International registration of protocol information and results from human trials of health related interventions
Zbys Fedorowicz and Amani A. Al-Hajeri
Book Review
Diabetes in the Arab World
Basmah Al-Wahhabi
Brief Reports
The incidence and impact of lupus anticoagulants among patients in the intensive care unit
Abdulaziz S. Aldawood, Mark Crowther, Roman Jaeschke, Ousama Dabbagh, Khalid Alkhairy, Salim Baharoon, and Nazir Ahmed
The hypo-hyper syndrome
Haider M. Al-Attia and Soliman A. Kamel
Actinomyces meyeri isolation from synovial fluid of a patient with metastatic squamous cell lung carcinoma
Emel S. Cetin, Selcuk Kaya, Mustafa Demirci, and Buket C. Aridogan
Self-inflicted needle in the urethra retrieved endoscopically from the bladder
Ali Al-Zahrani, Hamed El-Darawani, Yasser M. Al-Jehani, Khalid Moghazi, and Ahmed El-Sadr
Torsion of an epiploic appendix mimicking acute appendicitis
Hisham S. Hurreiz and Callisto M. Madavo
Public knowledge and attitudes towards passive smoking
Nazar Al-Haddad, Randah R. Hamadeh, and Samia A. Bahram
The evaluation of the internet and computer utilization by the fourth grade medical students
Ali N. Yildiz, Candas Kilic, Gulsum I. Bayhan, Hale Goksever, and Ozlem Karaarslan
Case Reports
Ossifying renal tumor of infancy
Tareq K. El-Husseini, Siddig A. Egail, Ali M. Al-Orf, and Colin Mostert
Anesthesia management in Kabuki make-up syndrome
Remziye Sivaci, Orhan K. Kahveci, Muge Celik, Ali Altuntas, and Mustafa Solak
Ascites and eosinophilic colitis in a young patient
Mohammed A. Yassin, Fahmi Y. Khan, Ahmed Al-Ani, Zeinab Fawzy, and Issam A. Al-Bozom
A rare presentation of hydatid cyst
Nuran Sabir, Basak Yildirim, Banu Cetin, Mustafa Sengul, and Erkan Alatas
Successful treatment of chronic persistant vesicular hand dermatitis with topical pimecrolimus
Iqbal A. Bukhari
Letter to the Editors
Evaluation of oxacillin and cefoxitin disk diffusion test for routine detection of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Subhash C. Arya, Lalit K. Mehta, George Mathai, Bharat K. Agarwal, and Shekhar Agarwal
Treatment of vitiligo with topical 15% lactic acid solution in combination with ultra violet-A
Iqbal A. Bukhari and Khalifa E. Sharquie
Other
A death due to electrical injury through external ear canals
Bora Boz, Kemalettin Acar, Ayse Kurtulus, and Gulden Cengel
Research Articles
Trace elements and oxidative stress in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Birgul Isik, Rana S. Isik, Ali Ceylan, and Orhan Calik
Frequency of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T polymorphism in patients with cardiovascular disease in Eastern Saudi Arabia
Amein K Al-Ali, Fahad A. Al-Muhana, Emmanuel B. Larbi, Mohammed F. Abdulmohsen, Ali I. Al-Sultan, Mohamed S. Al-Maden, and Suad A. Al-Ateeq
Breast carcinogenesis. Transition from hyperplasia to invasive lesions
Ibrahim Meteoglu, Emel Dikicioglu, Muhan Erkus, Nil Culhaci, Furuzan Kacar, Esra Ozkara, and Meral Uyar
Influence of ovariectomy and flutamide treatment on vaginal tissue and body weight
Berna G. Saruhan, Davut Ozbag, Yakup Gumusalan, and Nurullah Ozdemir
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Correlation with histology and viral hepatitis
Gulen Akyol, Ozlem Erdem, and Guldal Yilmaz
Induction of clindamycin resistance in erythromycin-resistant, clindamycin susceptible and methicillin-resistant clinical Staphylococcal isolates
Abdulrahman A. Kader, Angamuthu Kumar, and Ananth Krishna
Metabolic syndrome in Saudi Arabia
Mansour Al-Nozha, Akram Al-Khadra, Mohammed R. Arafah, Mohammed A. Al-Maatouq, Mohamed Z. Khalil, Nazeer B. Khan, Yaqoub Y. Al-Mazrou, Khalid Al-Marzouki, Saad S. Al-Harthi, Moheeb Abdullah, Maie S. Al-Shahid, Abdulellah Al-Mobeireek, and Mohmmed S. Nouh
Chlamydia pneumoniae seropositivity and risk of developing coronary heart disease in Western Saudi Arabia
Aiman M. Momenah and Mohammed T. Tayeb
Effect of hormone replacement therapy on hemostatic variables in post-menopausal women
Hana M. Al-Farra, Sahar K. Al-Fahoum, and Mohammed A. Tabbaa
Results and complications of external dacryocystorhinostomy surgery at a teaching hospital in Iran
Mohammad R. Besharati and Abolghasem Rastegar
Validity of leukocyte count to predict the severity of acute appendicitis
Salman Y. Guraya, Talal A. Al-Tuwaijri, Gamal A. Khairy, and Khalid R. Murshid
Drug poisoning in childhood
Ali M. Shotar
Incidence of chromosome abnormalities in the Sultanate of Oman
Mallana T. Goud, Salma M. Al-Harassi, Shafiya A. Al-Khalili, Kamla K. Al-Salmani, Suleiman M. Al-Busaidy, and Anna Rajab
Measles seroepidemiology in 3 cities in Turkey
Aysegul Gozalan, Gulay Korukluoglu, Demet Kurtoglu, Kikuko Miyamura, Neziha Yilmaz, Morihiro Morita, Berrin Esen, and Levent Akin
A new technique to avoid losing the strains of Echinococcus multilocularis during passaging
Tonay Inceboz, Metin Korkmaz, and Ahmet Uner
Prevalence of visual deficits among young men in Jordan
Wafed Ramadan and Wafa Asfour
Reviews
Assisted reproductive technology. What is needed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia?
Muhammad A. Majeed-Saidan
Serological diagnosis of autoimmune hepatobiliary diseases
Khalil Abdul-Aziz and Abdul-Aziz Faizal