Editorial
Highlights of 2010
Saud Al-Omani and Fahdah Alokaily
Brief Reports
Evaluation of awareness on the role of elastic compression stocking use in preventing post-thrombotic syndrome in patients in a tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed K. Alabdulaali and Farjah H. Algahtani
Review of the current evidence on the diagnosis and management of recurrent aphthous stomatitis.
Bassel Tarakji
External quality assessment of clinical biochemical assays in a medium non-academic, non-research hospital laboratory.
Subhash C. Arya, Nirmala Agarwal, Shekhar Agarwal, and Beena Michael
Case Reports
Thrombosis of the internal jugular vein resulting from migration of a sharp esophageal foreign body.
Yahya A. Al-Qahtani and Khalid A. Al-Qahtani
Young adult and giant cervical exostosis.
Mazhar Abbas, Abdul Q. Khan, Yasir S. Siddiqui, and Bashir R. Khan
Letter to the Editors
Hypoglycemic effect of an extract from date seeds on diabetic rats.
Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi
Is routine antenatal screening for syphilis in Nigeria still justified clinically and economically?
Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi
Other
Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia.
Hatif Q. Siddiqui, Mohammad Zahid, Sohail Ahmed, and Yasir S. Siddiqui
Research Articles
A study of 131iodine labeling of indomethacin, its in vivo biological distribution in Lewis-bearing lung cancer, and its induction of apoptosis in lung cancer.
Jiu-Bo Cai, Cai-Xia Zhang, Jia-Wen Luo, and Dong Wang
Desogestrel+ethinylestradiol versus levonorgestrel+ethinylestradiol. Which one has better affect on acne, hirsutism, and weight change.
Moradan Sanam and Omidvar Ziba
Benchmarking inadvertent perioperative hypothermia guidelines with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
Ali S. Al-Qahtani and Farouk M. Messahel
Computed tomography scan of rhinosinusitis, current practice, and requirements for endoscopic surgery of paranasal sinuses.
Qais M. Aljfout, Khaled A. Tubeishi, Salman M. Al-Assaf, and Sufian T. Alnawaiseh
Effect of an intervention to improve the management of patients with diabetes in primary care practice.
Assim A. Alfadda, Khalid A. Bin-Abdulrahman, Hussein A. Saad, Deanna O. Mendoza, Fatima F. Angkaya-Bagayawa, and Jean F. Yale
Trend in cesarean section rate.
Walaa M. Bondok, Saleh H. El-Shehry, and Samira M. Fadllallah
Pleural effusion in dengue. Karachi perspective.
Kiran Ejaz, Munawar Khursheed, and Ambreen Raza
Chest imaging findings in children with influenza A H1N1.
Wan-Liang Guo, Jian Wang, Min Zhou, Mao Sheng, Yassir M. Eltahir, Ji Wei, Yun-Fang Ding, and Xue-Lan Zhang
Frequency of blood-borne viral infections among leukemic patients in central Iraq.
Ali R. Omer, Jalil I. Salih, and Abdulkader A. Al-Nakshabandi
Control of intravenous medication wastage at a teaching hospital in Saudi Arabia.
Abdulatif A. Al-Dhawailie
Knowledge, attitude, and practice of Iranian adolescent girls towards 3-4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine.
Zahra Rahnavard, Sana Eybpoosh, and Shahin Akhondzadeh
Impact of health education on lifestyles in central Saudi Arabia.
Farid M. Midhet and Fawzy K. Sharaf
Review
Online sources of health statistics in Saudi Arabia.
Abdulmohsen H. Al-Zalabani