Brief Reports
Do mobile phones cause hearing and vision complaints? A preliminary report
Sultan A. Meo and Abdul-Majeed Al-Drees
Duodeno-jejunal anastomosis with trans anastomotic nasojejunal tube for congenital duodenal obstruction
Mahmoud Machmouchi, Saad A. Al-Saedi, Adnan M. Amin, and Mohamed K. Arab
The prevalence of Candida dubliniensis among germ tube positive candida samples isolated from the respiratory tract
Alper Tekeli, Osman Memikoglu, Istar Dolapci, Esra Koyuncu, Ozlem Yuksel, and Emin Tekeli
Noninvasive ventilation in mild to moderate cases of respiratory failure due to acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Amit Dhamija, Puneet Tyagi, Rohit Caroli, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, and Vannan-Kandi Vijayan
Stressors and coping strategies of medical students. Gender differences
Hanan E. Badr and Hesham M. Hamoda
Smoking habits among Pharmacy students at a University in central Saudi Arabia
Mohammed N. Al-Arifi
Case Reports
Scanning electron microscopic observation of the brown tumor of the head of mandible
Selcuk Tunali, Hamdi H. Celik, Sabri S. Uslu, and Mustafa M. Aldur
Malignant eccrine poroma
Mahmoud S. Al-Ahwal, Ali S. Sawan, and Sameer K. Zimmo
Klippel-Feil syndrome with associated agenesis of lung and gall bladder presenting with asthma and allergic rhinitis
Puneet Khanna, Chandramani Panjabi, and Ashok Shah
Intralobar pulmonary sequestration presenting as a large multicystic mass
Ghazi A. Alshumrani and Sara A. Alganm
Congenital varicella-zoster virus infection. A rare case of severe brain and ocular malformations without limb or cutaneous involvement in a newborn after maternal subclinical infection
Yousef A. Al-Katawee, Yousef A. Al-Hasoun, Mohamed N. Taha, and Khalid Al-Moslem
Familial dysgerminoma associated with 46, XX pure gonadal dysgenesis
Bahia Namavar-Jahromi, Mitra Mohit, and Perikala V. Kumar
Cockayne syndrome in 2 siblings
Hanan A. Hamamy, Hanady A. Daas, Nadima S. Shegem, Azmy M. Al-Hadidy, and Kamel Ajlouni
Letter to the Editors
Enhancing biomedical research in Saudi Arabia
Khalid AlFaleh, Sohail Bajammal, and Khalil A. Aziz
Other
Coronary artery anomaly
Seyed M. Adel and Ali A. Ramezanei
Research Articles
Influence of parathyroid hormone-related peptide gene in colon cancer cell line growth
Majed S Alokail
Clinical implication of vascular and dimensional aspects of the cricothyroid space in the Turkish population
Gursel Ortug, Cahide Ortug, and Tarik Gunduz
Synergistic effect of the combination triclosan with 2-phenylphenol against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and fungi
Haitham N. Tumah
Expression of nm23 antimetastatic gene product in parathyroid hyperplasia, adenoma and carcinoma. An immunohistological assessment
Jaudah A. Al-Maghrabi and Sylvia L. Asa
Genetic screening of familial Mediterranean fever mutations in the Palestinian population
Suhail K. Ayesh, Suheir M. Nassar, Wasif A. Al-Sharef, Bassam Y. Abu-Libdeh, and Hisham M. Darwish
Ocular profile among hearing impaired children
Khayria A. Al-Abduljawad, Hela A. Al-Hussain, Amal A. Dasugi, and Siraj M. Zakzouk
The effects of birth interval on intellectual development of Saudi school children in Eastern Saudi Arabia
Hassan Bella, Mohamed S. Khalil, Sameeh M. Al-Almaie, Nabil Y. Kurashi, and Saeed Wahas
Chloral hydrate. An effective agent for sedation in children with age and weight dependent response
Omar M. Hijazi, Nasser A. Haidar, and Youssef A. Al-Eissa
Clinical features of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in children
Gulnar Uysal, Tugba Gursoy, Akif Guven, Figen Gunindi, and Bahar Cuhaci
Comparison of clinico-radiological features of patients with positive cultures of nontuberculous mycobacteria and patients with tuberculosis
Ahmed BaHammam, Abdelmageed Kambal, Yasir Sharif, Mohammad Masood, Arthur Isnani, Ismael Youssef, and Shaffi Shaikh
Evaluation of 2 real-time PCR assays for the investigation of mecA gene in clinical isolates of MRSA in Western Saudi Arabia
Baraa T. Al-Haj-Hussein, Mohammed A. Al-Shehri, Esam A. Azhar, Ibraheem M. Ashankyty, and Abimbola O. Osoba
Molecular prevalence of point mutations conferring resistance to clarithromycin in Helicobacter pylori in the United Arab Emirates
Mubarak S. Alfaresi, Abdulla A. Eltom, Saeed S. Alshaikh, Elwin H. Buchel, Lamya S. Saeed, and Monther M. Aljenaibi
Antibacterial activity of Omani honey alone and in combination with gentamicin
Ali A. Al-Jabri, Sumaya A. Al-Hosni, Basil C. Nzeako, Zahra H. Al-Mahrooqi, and Herbert Nsanze
Animal bites
Dogan Tuncali, Ferruh Bingul, Ahmet Terzioglu, and Gurcan Aslan
A new era in laparoscopic surgery. Evaluation of robot-assisted laparoscopic procedures
Gamal A Khairy, Mohammed Fouda, Amal Abdulkarim, Abdulaziz Al-Saigh, and Khaled Al-Kattan
Gastroesophageal reflux following repair of esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula
Hanaa H. Banjar and Saleh I. Al-Nassar
The determination of insulin sensitivity in hemodialysis and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis in nondiabetic patients with end-stage renal disease
Alpaslan Tuzcu, Mithat Bahceci, Mehmet E. Yilmaz, Cengiz Turgut, and Ismail H. Kara
The effect of acute normovolemic hemodilution and acute hypervolemic hemodilution on coagulation and allogeneic transfusion
Fatma Saricaoglu, Seda B. Akinci, Varol Celiker, and Ulku Aypar
Decreased proinflammatory cytokine production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells from vitiligo patients following aspirin treatment
Mohammad Z. Zailaie
Establishment of a course for Focused Assessment Sonography for Trauma
Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Kenneth Dittrich, Janusz J. Czechowski, and Elsadig E. Kazzam
Exploring public knowledge and attitudes towards HIV/AIDS in Saudi Arabia. A survey of primary health care users
Saad A. Al-Ghanim
Profile of viral hepatitis patients in Dakhliya, Oman
Sunil K Bhat, Vibha N. Sachdeva, and Hamdi I. Saleem
Obesity in Saudi Arabia
Mansour M. Al-Nozha, Yaqoub Y. Al-Mazrou, Mohammed A. Al-Maatouq, Mohammed R. Arafah, Mohamed Z. Khalil, Nazeer B. Khan, Khalid Al-Marzouki, Moheeb A. Abdullah, Akram H. Al-Khadra, Saad S. Al-Harthi, Maie S. Al-Shahid, Abdulellah Al-Mobeireek, and Mohmmed S. Nouh
Epidemiology of urinary incontinence in Jordanian women
Farouk MN Shakhatreh
Visual disabilities among diabetics in Oman
Rajiv Khandekar and Ali J. Mohammed
Comparison of supervised exercise training and home-based exercise training in chronic heart failure
Arzu Daskapan, Hulya Arikan, Nail Caglar, Nur Tunali, and Sebnem Ataman
A regression equation to predict true maximal oxygen consumption of taekwondo athletes using a field test
Cem Cetin, Hilmi Karatosun, Metin L. Baydar, and Kaan Cosarcan
An evaluation of the variation in the rates of occupational accidents in Turkey with trend analysis methodology. Are occupational accidents really diminishing?
Ali N. Yildiz, Nazmi Bilir, and Omer U. Erzengin
Review
Urolithiasis in adults. Clinical and biochemical aspects
Rabie E. Abdel-Halim