Brief Reports
Conventional dipsticks in the screening of microalbuminuria and urinary tract infections. Killing 2 birds with one stone?
Stefano Rapi, Laura Bartolini, Donella Puliti, Giulia E. Cambi, Mohamed Bamoshmoosh, Marzia Baldereschi, Luciano Massetti, and Pietro A. Modesti
Induced sputum eosinophil count for the diagnosis of bronchial asthma
Qian Q. Liu, Shi H. Chen, Miao B. Liang, and Lin Y. Feng
Oral health and nutritional status of the free-living elderly in Peshawar, Pakistan
Iftikhar Alam and Fawad Bangash
Case Reports
Pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax, and subcutaneous emphysema due to duodenal ulcer
Muhammad Abdullah, Mohammed H. Al-Akeely, and Abdulaziz A. Al-Mustafa
Letter to the Editors
Effects of high dose orally administered paracetamol for heel prick pain in premature infants
Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi and Zohreh Badiee
The practice of medicine and the utilitarian redefinition of the beginning and end of human life
Mohamed Y. Rady, Joseph L. Verheijde, Muna S. Ali, and Aida Al-Aqeel
Other
Congenital vertical talus. Clinical Presentation
Yasir S. Siddiqui, Mohammad Zahid, and Aamir B. Sabir
Research Articles
The effect of leptin on the osteoinductive activity of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 in nude mice
Jun-Chang Xu, Gui-Hua Wu, Han-Lin Liu, Jiang-Tao Liu, Xue-Jun Yan, and Jian-Ting Chen
The effect of ethanolic extract of propolis on radiation-induced mucositis in rats
Leila Ghassemi, Ebrahim Zabihi, Rabi Mahdavi, Maryam Seyedmajidi, Sadat Akram, and Mina Motallebnejad
In vivo acute effects of orally administered hydro-ethanol extract of Catha edulis on blood glucose levels in normal, glucose-fed hyperglycemic, and alloxan-induced diabetic rats
Mohammad A. Dallak, Ismaeel Bin-Jaliah, Mahmoud A. Al-Khateeb, Luke O. Nwoye, Abdullah S. Shatoor, Hesham S. Soliman, and Fahaid H. Al-Hashem
Research of glycosylated granulocyte colony-stimulating factor on mobilizing cell regeneration of bone marrow stem cells and repairing injured myocardium
Yuan Ma and Ming Luo
Effectiveness of a 20% Miswak extract against a mixture of Candida albicans and Enterococcus faecalis
Mohammad I. Al-Obaida, Mohamed A. Al-Essa, Abdulaziz A. Asiri, and Ali A. Al-Rahla
Association of tumor necrosis factor-a polymorphisms with susceptibility and clinical outcomes of rheumatic heart disease
Amal A. Mohamed, Laila A. Rashed, Saher M. Shaker, and Rasha I. Ammar
Do components of metabolic syndrome contribute to cardiac autonomic neuropathy in non-diabetic patients?
Zorica R. Rasic-Milutinovic, Dusan R. Milicevic, Branislav D. Milovanovic, Gordana B. Perunicic-Pekovic, and Biljana D. Pencic
Diagnostic yield and therapeutic impact of transthoracic echocardiography in patients with potential cardiac sources of cerebral embolism
Hussam F. Al-Faleh, Amjad O. Al-Qadi, and Ahmed S. Hersi
Vitreoretinal complications in Yemeni patients with keratorefractive surgery
Mahfouth A. Bamashmus, Seddique A. Al-Salahim, Mahmoud F. Saleh, Mohamed A. Awadalla, and Nabil A. Tarish
Open ventral hernia repairs with Kugel patch
Junsheng Li, Zhenling Ji, and Yanan Zhang
Evaluation of patients' knowledge on warfarin in outpatient anticoagulation clinics in a teaching hospital in Qatar
Imran F. Khudair and Yolande I. Hanssens
Epidemiology of hepatitis B among professional male athletes in Qatar
Bruce H. Hamilton, Justin A. Paoloni, and Hakim Chalabi
Knowledge of osteoporosis in middle-aged and elderly women
Fahad M. Al-Shahrani, Abdullah M. Al-Zahrani, and Ali I. Al-Haqawi
Pattern of use and impact of patient sitters on the quality of healthcare in Saudi Arabia
Saeed M. Al-Asmary, Abdel-Salam A. Al-Shehri, Fahad K. Al-Omari, Fayssal M. Farahat, and Fawaz S. Al-Otaibi