Book Review
The role of renin blockers in the prevention of diabetes
Abdullah H. Alkhenizan
Brief Reports
Apnea after reversal of neuromuscular blockade. A case of rare mix-up
Mohammad M. Ansari, Govardhan K. Magaji, and Annamma Abraham
Paeonol inhibits the proliferation of human colorectal carcinoma cells and synergic with chemotherapeutic agents
Shiyun Tan, Junmei Ye, Cuijuan Qian, Chunyan Ji, Changqing Liu, and Junyu Wang
Household cardiovascular health education. A school-based approach
Bagher Larijani, Hossein Fakhrzadeh, Anahita Hamidi, Ramin Heshmat, and Rassul Pourebrahim
Changes of the immune status in pregnancies complicated by diabetes
Shatha T. Al-Zuheiri, Tara S. Al-Charmiwndi, and Marwan Al-Nasiri
A high rate of caesarean section at a newly opened university hospital
Zouhair O. Amarin, Yousef S. Khader, and Hussein S. Qublan
Loss of zonal organization of articular cartilage after experimental subchondral trauma of the knee joint
Andreas Lahm, Peter C. Kreuz, Abed El-Tayeh, Eike Mrosek, Michael Oberst, Jorg Haberstroh, and Harry Merk
Beneficial effects of soy protein isoflavones on lipid and blood glucose concentrations in type 2 diabetic subjects
Hajieh Shahbazian, Amani Reza, Siadatan Javad, Shahbazian Heshmatollah, Latifi Mahmood, Ahmadzadeh Ali, and Haghighizadeh M. Hosain
Case Reports
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome and valvular pulmonary stenosis. A rare association that limits the management options
Fuad I. Abbag, Abdulla A. Alhayani, Hind A. Moussa, Jobran M. Al-Qahtani, and Ahmed A. Al-Barki
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of paranasal sinuses
Khalid Al-Sindi, Mohamed H. Al-Shehabi, and Salman A. Al-Khalifa
Familial hypercholesterolemia
Parvaiz A. Koul, Rafi A. Jan, Abdul B. Wahid, Tariq A. Bhat, and Syed M. Mudassir
Small bowel perforation due to metastatic lung squamous cell carcinoma
Osman Yuksel, Pinar Uyar, Tevfik T. Sahin, and Beyhan Demirhan
Aggressive primary thyroid non Hodgkin's lymphoma with pregnancy
Khaled B. Soliman, Mohamed M. Abbas, Mahmoud A. Seksaka, Sherief Wafa, and Ahmed S. Balah
Unusual mechanism of isolated torsion of fallopian tube following minor trauma. Herniation through a broad ligament tear
Deniz Karcaaltincaba, Filiz Avsar, Cantekin Iskender, and Birol Korukluoglu
Letter to the Editors
Dermatitis herpetiformis and rheumatoid arthritis
Iqbal A. Bukhari and Ece Aydog
The pattern of fetal hemoglobin changes in patients with malignancy on chemotherapy
Hikmat N. Abdel-Razeq, Luna Zaru, and Caroline Omoti
Other
Intestinal perforation from primary intra-abdominal fibromatosis
Erdal Karagulle, Huseyin S. Gokturk, Emin Turk, Erkan Yildirim, Halil Kiyici, and Hamdi Karakayali
Gangrenous ecthyma in infancy
Samir Atmani, Larbi Larqam, Abdelhak Bouharrou, and Moustapha Hida
Research Articles
Expression of CXC chemokine IP-10/Mob-1 by primary hepatocytes following heat shock
Gholamhossein Hassanshahi, Sanjai S. Patel, Abdollah A. Jafarzadeh, and Alan J. Dickson
Estimation of transforming growth factor-beta 1 as a marker of renal injury in type II diabetes mellitus
Salwa Ibrahim and Laila Rashed
Developmental variations and clinical importance of the fetal thyroid gland. A morphometric study
Aynur E. Cicekcibasi, Ahmet Salbacak, Muzaffer Seker, Taner Ziylan, Isik Tuncer, and Mustafa Buyukmumcu
Restriction fragment length polymorphism of virulence genes cagA, vacA and ureAB of Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from Iranian patients with gastric ulcer and nonulcer disease
Shohreh Farshad, Aziz Japoni, Abdolvahab Alborzi, and Marzieh Hosseini
Supportive presumptive diagnosis of Plasmodium vivax malaria. Thrombocytopenia and red cell distribution width
Ismail S. Koltas, Hakan Demirhindi, Salih Hazar, and Kadri Ozcan
Efficacy of hepatitis B vaccine in susceptible spouses of chronic hepatitis B virus infected individuals at the time of marriage
Mohammad R. Roushan and Hayedeh Samie
Trends of drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a tertiary tuberculosis center in Iran
Mehdi S. Mirsaeidi, Payam Tabarsi, Parissa Farnia, Golnaz Ebrahimi, Matthew W. Morris, Mohammad R. Masjedi, Ali A. Velayati, and Davood Mansouri
The post-antibiotic effects of linezolid against Gram-positive pathogens
Mine Hosgor-Limoncu, Safak Ermertcan, Huseyin Tasli, and Sohret Aydemir
Hepatic hydatid disease in children and adults living in different areas in Turkey
Mustafa Inan, Suleyman Ayvaz, Murat Baser, Muammer Karaayvaz, Ali Ciftci, Ahmet R. Hatipoglu, and Hatice Gul
Prevalence of physical activity and inactivity among Saudis aged 30-70 years. A population-based cross-sectional study
Mansour M. Al-Nozha, Hazzaa M. Al-Hazzaa, Mohammed R. Arafah, Akram Al-Khadra, Yaqoub Y. Al-Mazrou, Mohammed A. Al-Maatouq, Nazeer B. Khan, Khalid Al-Marzouki, Saad S. Al-Harthi, Moheeb Abdullah, and Maie S. Al-Shahid
Perception of the role of inhaled corticosteroids and factors affecting compliance among asthmatic adult patients
Hamdan H. Al-Jahdali, Adel I. Al-Zahrani, Salihah T. Al-Otaibi, Imad S. Hassan, Mohamad S. Al-Moamary, Ahmad S. Al-Duhaim, Abdullah A. Al-Shimemeri, and Abdulaziz S. Al-Dawood
Risk factors of pulmonary thromboembolism in patients from a university hospital
Bilge V. Salanci, Pinar O. Kiratli, Ahmet Demir, and Toros Selcuk
Type 1 diabetes-related epidemiological, clinical and laboratory findings. An evaluation with special regard to autoimmunity in children
Gulay Karaguzel, Seda Ozer, Sema Akcurin, Doga Turkkahraman, and Iffet Bircan
Incidence of ectopic pregnancy after assisted reproduction treatment
Mohammed AlSunaidi
An incidence study on thyroglossal duct cysts in adults
Atilla Kurt, Cahide Ortug, Yuksel Aydar, and Gursel Ortug
Quality of life following endoscopic resection or radio-therapy for early glottic cancer
Abdulrahman A. Bahannan, Michal Zabrodsky, Libor Cerny, Martin Chovanec, and Radka Lohynska
Percutaneous K-wiring for Gartland type III supracondylar humerus fractures in children
Abdul Q. Khan, Siddharth Goel, Mazhar Abbas, and MohammadKhalid A. Sherwani
A simple method for percutaneous resection of osteoid osteoma
Reza S. Kamrani, Kambiz Kiani, and Shahriar J. Mazlouman
The effect of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on rat gastric mucosa. The role of endothelin
Nergis Murat, Sedef Gidener, Meral Koyuncuoglu, and Osman Yilmaz
Evaluation of drug and poison information center in Saudi Arabia during the period 2000-2002
Yousif A. Asiri, Mohammed N. Al-Arifi, Mohammed S. Al-Sultan, and Othman A. Gubara
Reviews
Functioning free muscle transplantation for restoring upper extremity function
Xudong Liu and Bingfang Zeng