Vol 5 (2010) incl Supplements

Table of Contents

Editorials

The need for Quality Management Systems in Libyan universities PDF HTML XML
Mohamed Saad Ambarek
If gluttony is the culprit of adiposity is gourmet the panacea of health? A lesson from Indian cuisine PDF HTML XML
Dhastagir Sultan Sheriff, F. A. Elsharri
Creating a safe bedside teaching environment: a personal experience PDF HTML XML
Omran Bakoush

Letter to the Editors

Frequency of hepatitis B, C, and HIV viruses among blood donors in Libya PDF HTML XML
Abdulatif Khmmaj, Elmukthar Habas, Massoud Azabi
Management of fever and hyperthermia: impact of lecturebased interactive workshops on training of nurses PDF HTML XML
Insaf Altun, Ayten Demir Zencirci
Is the interaction between ticlopidine and cyclosporin dose related? Report of three cases PDF HTML XML
Tarik Sqalli Houssaïni, Asmaâ Laboudi, Hakima Rhou, Fatima Ezzaïtouni, Loubna Benamar, Naïma Ouzeddoun, Rabea Bayahia
Gall bladder and colonic opacification following parenteral iohexol PDF HTML XML
Anuj Mishra, Ehtuish Farag Ehtuish, Dallia Abukhair
Do lectures truly kindle learning process? PDF HTML XML
Dhastagir Sultan Sheriff
Detection of inducible clindamycin resistance (MLSBi) among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from Libya PDF HTML XML
Mohamed O. Ahmed, Mohamed H. Alghazali, Abdelalbaset R. Abuzweda, Samira G. Amri
Colorectal cancer in pregnancy: a rapid progressive disease PDF HTML XML
Abdullahi Jibril Randawa, Adekunle Olarenwaju Oguntayo, Yahaya Ukwenya
Take me home and allow me to die peacefully - an ethical dilemma of grave concern PDF HTML XML
Dhastagir Sultan Sheriff
A rare cardiac cause of hoarseness of voice PDF HTML XML
Ismail I Berekat, Abdulrahman Azzu
Incidence of bacteremia in antiretroviral-naive HIV-positive children less than five years of age in Benin City, Nigeria PDF HTML XML
Paul E. Imade, Nosakhare O. Eghafona

Review Articles

Rediscovering Vitamin D PDF HTML XML
Nasr Anaizi
Allergen-specific subcutaneous immunotherapy in allergic asthma: immunologic mechanisms and improvement PDF HTML XML
Yousef A. Taher, Paul A.J. Henricks, Antoon J.M. van Oosterhout
Decompressive craniectomy following brain injury: factors important to patient outcome PDF HTML XML
Patrick O. Eghwrudjakpor, Akaribari B. Allison

Original Articles

Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among HIV patients in Benin City, Nigeria PDF HTML XML
Frederick Olusegun Akinbo, Christopher E. Okaka, Richard Omoregie
Patient satisfaction with quality of primary health care in Benghazi, Libya PDF HTML XML
Asharaf Abdul Salam, Amina Abdulla Alshekteria, Hana Abd Alhadi, Mariam Ahmed, Anees Mohammed
Isolation of antibiotic-resistant pathogenic and potentially pathogenic bacteria from carpets of mosques in Tripoli, Libya PDF HTML XML
Amal Rahouma, Abdunabi Elghamoudi, Halima Nashnoush, Khalifa Belhaj, Khaled Tawil, Khalifa Sifaw Ghenghesh
Prevalence of somatisation and psychologisation among patients visiting primary health care centers in the state of Qatar PDF HTML XML
Abdulbari Bener, Suhaila Ghuloum, Ahmed A.K. Al-Mulla, Saleh Al-Marri, Mohammed S. Hashim, Isam-Eldin A. Elbagi
Potent hepatoprotective effect in CCl4-induced hepatic injury in mice of phloroacetophenone from Myrcia multiflora PDF HTML XML
Eduardo Antonio Ferreira, Eliana Fortes Gris, Karina Bettega Felipe, João Francisco Gomes Correia, Eduardo Cargnin-Ferreira, Danilo Wilhelm Filho, Rozangela Curi Pedrosa
Missed foreign bodies in the hand: an experience from a center in Kashmir PDF HTML XML
Sajad Ahmad Salati, Ajaz A. Rather
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF ) receptor expression correlates with histologic grade and stage of colorectal cancer PDF HTML XML
Ali F. Hashim, As'ad A. Al-Janabi, Liwaa H. Mahdi, Kaswer M. Al-Toriahi, Akeel A. Yasseen
Determination of sex from tooth pulp tissue PDF HTML XML
Gajendra Veeraraghavan, Ashok Lingappa, Shiva Prasad Shankara, Gowda Panchaksharappa Mamatha, Bastian Thattil Sebastian, Ahmed Mujib
A preliminary study of inflammatory markers in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis patients PDF HTML XML
Manopriya T. Priya, Dhastagir Sultan Sheriff
Perceived oral health status and treatment needs of dental auxiliaries PDF HTML XML
Clement C. Azodo, Adebola O. Ehizele, Agnes Umoh, Patrick I. Ojehanon, Osagie Akhionbare, Robinson Okechukwu, Lawrence Igbinosa
Use of CHROMagar Candida for the presumptive identification of Candida species directly from clinical specimens in resource-limited settings PDF HTML XML
Sayyada Ghufrana Nadeem, Shazia Tabassum Hakim, Shahana Urooj Kazmi
Association of ABO blood groups with diabetes mellitus PDF HTML XML
Muhammad Kamil, Hamid Ali Nagi Al-Jamal, Narazah M. Yosuff
Evaluation of renal volume by ultrasonography in patients with essential hypertension in Ile-Ife, south western Nigeria PDF HTML XML
Adedeji A. Egberongbe, Victor A. Adetiloye, Abiodun O. Adeyinka, Olusegun T. Afolabi, Anthony O. Akintomide, Olugbenga O. Ayoola
Elevated serum immunoglobulin G levels in patients with chronic liver disease in comparison to patients with autoimmune hepatitis PDF HTML XML
Hind I. Fallatah, Hisham O. Akbar
Job satisfaction amongst Nigerian ophthalmologists: an exploratory study PDF HTML XML
Charles O. Omolase, Mukaila A. Seidu, Bukola O. Omolase, Dantonjo E. Agborubere
Genotoxic effect induced by hydrogen peroxide in human hepatoma cells using comet assay PDF HTML XML
Ghazalla M. Benhusein, Elaine Mutch, Suher Aburawi, Faith M. Williams
Amelioration of lead-induced hepatotoxicity by Allium sativum extracts in Swiss albino mice PDF HTML XML
Arti Sharma, Veena Sharma, Leena Kansal
Quantitative analysis of gallstones in Libyan patients PDF HTML XML
Abdalla M. Jaraari, J.Peela Jagannadharao, Trushakant N. Patil, Abdul Hai, Hayam A. Awamy, Saeid O. El Saeity, Ezedin B. Abdel Kafi, Maisoon N. El Hemri, Mahmood F. Tayesh
Prevalence of sleepwalking in an adult population PDF HTML XML
Celestine Okorome Mume
Excessive daytime sleepiness among depressed patients PDF HTML XML
Celestine Okorome Mume

Case Reports

Encrusted and incarcerated urinary bladder catheter: what are the options? PDF HTML XML
Christopher C.K. Ho, Yugasaravanan Khandasamy, Praveen Singam, Eng Hong Goh, Zulkifli M. Zainuddin
Primary sclerosing lipogranuloma: an unusual scrotal mass PDF HTML XML
Praveen Singam, Leny Suriyani, Christopher Ho, Goh Eng Hong, Zulkifli Zainuddin
Chylous ascites and chylothorax: a case study PDF HTML XML
Asmita A. Mehta, Richa Gupta, T. Balamugesh, D. J. Christopher
Acute myelopathy with sudden paraplegia as the sole manifestation of meningococcal meningitis PDF HTML XML
Wanis H. Ibrahim, Osama R. Elalamy, Sanjay H. Doiphode, Hassan Mobyaed, Adham Darweesh
A problem encapsulated – role of CT PDF HTML XML
Anuj Mishra, ElHousieni Mabrouk, Ali Ferjani, Mahjoub Rishi, Fathi Ebshina, Ehtuish Farag Ehtuish
Transient abnormal myelopoesis in an infant with Down syndrome PDF HTML XML
Emily Payne, Ahmed Salamt, Philip Connor
A 37-year-old patient presenting with pneumaturia: a case study PDF HTML XML
Anuj Mishra, Mohamed Azzabi, Mohamed Hamadto, Seeraj Bugren, Wael Hresha, Saleh Addalla, Ehtuish F. Ehtuish
Right abdominal mass: keep an open mind PDF HTML XML
Anuj Mishra, Mohamed Azzabi, Mohamed Hamadto, Jahnavi Mishra, Seeraj Bugren, Wael Hresha, Saleh Addalla, Ehtuish F. Ehtuish

Short communications

A comparative analysis of the Libyan national essential medicines list and the WHO model list of essential medicines PDF HTML XML
Asma Abubakr Mustafa, Stefan Robert Kowalski
Misidentification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hospitals in Tripoli, Libya PDF HTML XML
Mohamed O. Ahmed, Abdulbaset R. Abuzweda, Mohamed H. Alghazali, Asma K. Elramalli, Samira G. Amri, Ezzeddin Sh. Aghila, Yousef M. Abouzeed
Tooth brushing, tongue cleaning and snacking behaviour of dental technology and therapist students PDF HTML XML
Clement C. Azodo, Adebola O. Ehizele, Agnes Umoh, Patrick I. Ojehanon, Osagie Akhionbare, Robinson Okechukwu, Lawrence Igbinosa

Special Articles

A need for the standardization of the pharmaceutical sector in Libya PDF HTML XML
Asma Abubakr Mustafa, Stefan Robert Kowalski
Avicenna’s concept of pain PDF HTML XML
Osama A. Tashani, Mark I. Johnson
Fasting of Ramadan in peoples with diabetes in Benghazi, Libya: an exploratory study PDF HTML XML
Rafik Ramadan Elmehdawi, Nama Ali Mukhtad, Najla Ibrahim Allaghi, Suhair Jaber Elmajberi

ABC-articles

Images in clinical medicine: common iliac artery aneurysm with arteriovenous fistula PDF HTML XML
Sandeep Jakhere
Clinical ECG rounds - a blackout ECG: predicting the diagnosis? PDF HTML XML
Hassan Abdulla Mohamed
Congenital isolated right radial club hand PDF HTML XML
Sajad Ahmad Salati, Sari M. Rabah
Images in clinical medicine: vertebral artery dissection PDF HTML XML
Laith Alrubaiy



Libyan Journal of Medicine eISSN 1819-6357, ISSN 1993-2820

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