Brief Reports
Pycnogenol supplementation and its beneficial effects in healthy rats
Pelin Aribal-Ayral, Guzin Ozelci-Kavas, and Atilla H. Elhan
Spectrum and antimicrobial resistance of uropathogens from patients with urinary tract infection in urology and non-urology departments
Qingmei Wang, Xiaobing Zhang, Peiyuan Xia, Yongchuan Chen, Qian Wang, Wei Feng, and Fengjun Sun
Case Reports
An unusual case of bezoar from Sudan
Nada H. Abdel-Rahman and Awad M. Ahmed
Iatrogenic water intoxication in healthy parturient causing convulsions and fractured mandible
Abdelkareem S. Aloweidi, Ibraheem Y. Qudaisat, and Fawaz A. Al-Kazaleh
Letter to the Editor
Menetrier’s disease in a Saudi child
Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi, Abdullah A. Alangari, and Mohammad El-Mouzan
Research Articles
Chloral hydrate versus midazolam as sedative agents for diagnostic procedures in children
Omar M. Hijazi, Anwar E. Ahmed, Jaber A. Anazi, Hashim E. Al-Hashemi, and Majed I. Al-Jeraisy
Association of plasma glucose, insulin, and cardiovascular risk factors in overweight and obese children
Jing Zhao, Ge-Li Liu, Ying Wei, Li-Hong Jiang, Peng-Li Bao, Qing-Yan Yang, and Rong-Xiu Zheng
Augmentation index is a better marker for cardiovascular risk in young Malaysian males. A comparison of involvement of pulse wave velocity, augmentation index, and C-reactive protein
Amilia Aminuddin, Kalaivani Chellappan, Oteh Maskon, Zaiton Zakaria, Aminuddin A. Karim, Wan Z. Ngah, and NorAnita M. Nordin
Determinants of hand hygiene non-compliance in a cardiac center in Saudi Arabia
Daifallah J. AlNakhli, Kamran Baig, Aipeng Goh, Hassan Sandokji, and Shaikh S. Din
Antibiotics exposure, risk factors, and outcomes with Candida albicans and non-Candida albicans candidemia. Results from a multi-center study
Hao Wang, Da-Wei Wu, Hui Han, Jin-Feng Yue, Fan Zhang, Ti-Chao Shan, Hai-Peng Guo, and Mei Yin
Potential risk factors for patient mortality during admission to the intensive care units
Sevim Celik, Derya Sahin, Cigdem Korkmaz, Berna Kuzulu, Serap Cabar, Fatih Bahadir, and Yildiz Yildiz
Selective beta-1 blockers deteriorate glucose metabolism. A meta-analysis
Xue M. Zhang, Yi Fang, Kun-Rui Rao, Chun-Hua Zheng, Hui-Feng Liu, and Xiao-Shu Cheng
Administered antipsychotic pro re nata medications in psychiatric inpatients. Pre- and post-accreditation comparison
Mohammed A. Al-Sughayir
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Saudi newborns at a tertiary care center
Khalid M. AlFaleh, Abdulaziz M. Al-Manie, Hashem F. Al-Mahmoud, Hussam M. Al-Razqan, Ahmed B. Al-Mutlaq, Saud A. Al-Rumaih, Rana M. Hasanato, and Hazem M. Al-Mandeel
Perceptions of Saudi medical students on the qualities of effective teachers. A cross sectional study
Abdulrahman A. Al-Mohaimeed and Nauman Z. Khan
Review
Catamenial pneumothorax. Is it time to approach differently?
Yasser Aljehani