Editorial
The Gulf Cooperation Countries genetic services. Understanding individuals, families, and community needs
Anna A. Rajab and Mohsen AF El-Hazmi
Brief Reports
Effects of pharmacological concentration of melatonin on reperfusion injury in rats
Ayse S. Ilhan, Eser O. Oyar, Deniz Erbas, and Ozlem Sivasli
A comparison of sensitivities of the conventional and the real-time polymerase chain reaction methods for detection of Treponema denticola in periapical abscesses
Ahmet Ozbek, Selcuk M. Ozbek, and Elvan Ozbek
Motor vehicle accidents during pregnancy. A review of maternal and fetal outcomes in Saudi Arabian population
Hayfaa A. Wahabi, Ahmed T. Saleh, and Abdelmonim A. Abdelrahman
Epidemiology of atrial fibrillation among Qatari patients admitted with various cardiovascular disorder. A population-based study
Wafer A. Dabdoob, Abdulbari Bener, Dhabia Al-Mohannadi, Mohammad T. Numan, Hajar A. Al-Binali, and Jassim Al-Suwaidi
Reducing the medical costs of urinary tract infections investigation in infants
Christos N. Karakos and Konstantinos N. Stamatiou
Case Reports
Pleuropulmonary and soft tissue Nocardia cyriacigeorgici infection in a patient with Behcet's disease
Ugur Arslan, Inci Tuncer, Elif B. Uysal, and Ramazan Inci
Dracunculiasis. An incidental diagnosis in a Saudi female
Fayaz A. Hakim and Nadra N. Khan
Isolated nail lichen planus with primary sclerosing cholangitis in a child
Nejoud Al-Ajroush and Sultan Al-Khenaizan
Pleuropulmonary blastoma. A rare childhood malignancy
Yasser M. Aljehani, Ayman M. Elbaz, Khaled M. Moghazy, Amer A. Alardi, Adel A. Montaser, and Yasser F. El-Ghoneimy
Fucosidosis and anesthesia
Alireza E. Soltani, Reza S. Moharari, Reza Ghaffari, Hamid Zahedi, and Mojgan Hajmahmoodi
Terminal ileum schistosomiasis with perianal fistula mimicking Crohn's disease
Mohammad A. Sheikh and Sohail A. Ashraf
Letter to the Editors
Correlation does not always show a causal relationship
Hakan Buyukhatipoglu, Yavuz Pehlivan, Ramazan Geyik, Celalettin Camci, and Fatemeh H. Shandiz
Osteoarthritis of knees and obesity
Omar M. Farooqui and Ali S. Jawad
Pre-hospital period in patients with myocardial infarction in Turkey. Methodological and statistical pitfalls
Mustafa M. Afifi
Other
An elderly man with shortness of breath and abnormal chest x-ray
Mohammed A. Yassin
Research Articles
Measurement of the total antioxidant potential in chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases with a novel automated method
Erkan Ceylan, Mehmet Gencer, Elmas Uzer, and Hakim Celik
The value of endothelium dependent vasodilatation in diagnosing coronary artery disease and its comparison with the results of routine diagnostic tests
Samad Ghaffari and Mehrnoosh Toufan
The measurement of serum fibrinogen levels in patients with acute coronary syndrome
Mohammad T. Omran and Simin Asadollahi
Relaxation therapy in the background of standard antihypertensive drug treatment is effective in management of moderate to severe essential hypertension
Fatemeh Ranjbar, Fariborz Akbarzadeh, Kazemi Kazemi, and Abdolrasoul Safaeiyan
Effect of hypotensive anesthesia on cognitive functions. A comparison of esmolol and remifentanil during tympanoplasty
Nalan Celebi, Feyzi Artukoglu, Didem Dal, Fatma Saricaoglu, Varol Celiker, and Ulku Aypar
Intraventricular hemorrhage in very low birth weight infants. Associated risk factors in Isfahan, Iran
Zohreh Badiee
A prospective study of congenital malformations among live born neonates at a University Hospital in Western Saudi Arabia
Nadia M. Fida, Jumana Al-Aama, Wafaa Nichols, Wafaa Nichols, and Mohamed Alqahtani
Impact of c-erb2 status on survival after high dose chemotherapy in high-risk breast cancer patients
Okan Kuzhan, Ahmet Ozet, Cuneyt Ulutin, Bulent Kurt, Seref Komurcu, Bekir Ozturk, Selmin Ataergin, and Omer Gunhan
Humphrey visual field analysis, visual field defects, and ophthalmic findings in patients with macro pituitary adenoma
Sansal Gedik, Sirel Gur, Basar Atalay, Meric Colak, Nur Altinors, and Yonca A. Akova
Risk factors identification for ocular trauma in patients who presented in a suburban tertiary care hospital in Nigeria
Malachi E. Enock, Afekhide E. Omoti, and Anita A. Alikah
A comparison of the effect of donor-recipient trephine size disparity on refractive error in keratoconus
Mohammad R. Shoja and Mohammad R. Besharati
Rapid sequence induction and intubation with 1 mg/kg rocuronium bromide in cesarean section, comparison with suxamethonium
Sami A. Abu-Halaweh, Islam M. Massad, Hamdi M. Abu-Ali, Izdiad Z. Badran, Bassam A. Barazangi, and Michael A. Ramsay
Effects of silibinin hemisuccinate on the intraocular pressure in normotensive rabbits
Haider M. Mohammed, Munaf H. Abdulrazzaq, and Saad A. Hussain
Short-term efficacy and safety of valproate sustained-release formulation in newly diagnosed partial epilepsy VIPe-study. A multicenter observational open-label study
Dirk Deleu, Hassan Al-Hail, Boulenouar Mesraoua, and Hisham A. Mahmoud
Enterocutaneous fistula. Causes and management
Raafat R. Ahmad and Shawqi Y. Fawzy
Topical zinc sulphate solution for treatment of viral warts
Khalifa E. Sharquie, Alaa A. Khorsheed, and Adil A. Al-Nuaimy
Antibacterial activity of Eurycoma longifolia Jack. A Malaysian medicinal plant
Abd-ElAziem Farouk and Asma Benafri
Bone metabolism and mineral density in patients with beta-thalassemia major
Umit Dundar, Alphan Kupesiz, Sebahat Ozdem, Erdal Gilgil, Tiraje Tuncer, Akif Yesilipek, and Meral Gultekin
The knowledge and attitudes of the primary care physicians on developmental dysplasia of the hip
Murat Uzel, Guney U. Ergun, and Hasan C. Ekerbicer
Reviews
Updated overview of pediatric headache and migraine
Mohammed M. Jan
Current treatment strategy for hepatocellular carcinoma
Kelvin K. Ng and Ronnie T. Poon