Volume 11, Issue 1 (2011)
Editorial/Commentary
Patient's Viewpoint
Hope Happens Here Battle with the consequences of severe neonatal gut infection
Theo Poulton and Prakash Mandhan
Reviews
Clinical Development of Experimental Therapies for Malignant Glioma
Nikolai G. Rainov and Volkmar Heidecke
Improving Road Safety through Deterrence-Based Initiatives : A review of research
Jeremy D. Davey and James E. Freeman
Book Reviews
Cardiovascular Interventions in Clinical Practice
Mansour Sallam
De Swiet’s Medical Disorders in Obstetric Practice
Nihal Al-Riyami
Special Contribution
Original Studies
Asthma Control in Oman : National Results within the Asthma Insights and Reality in the Gulf & the Near East (AIRGNE) Study
Nasser Al-Busaidi and Joan B. Soriano
Vitamin D Status in Pregnant Omanis A disturbingly high proportion of patients with low vitamin D stores
Moza Al Kalbani, N/A, Omayma Elshafie, Mohammed Rawahi, Ali Al-Mamari, Abdullah Al-Zakwani, and Nicholas Woodhouse
Vitamin D Status in Healthy Omani Women of Childbearing Age : Study of female staff at the Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman
Manal K. Al-Kindi
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use among Adults with Diabetes in Muscat Region, Oman
Rahma M. Al-Kindi, Muna Al-Mushrafi, Muna Al-Rabaani, and Ibrahim Al-Zakwani
Indicators of Renal Glomerular and Tubular Functions in Patients with Beta-Thalassaemia Major : A cross sectional study at the Royal Hospital, Oman
Waad-Allah S. Mula-Abed, Huda S. Al-Hashmi, and Muhanna N. Al-Muslahi
Hepatitis B Vaccine Coverage and the Immune Response in Children under ten years old in Sana’a, Yemen
Hassan A. Al-Shamahy, Samira H. Hanash, Iqbal A. Rabbad, Nameem M. Al-Madhaji, and Samarih M. Naser
In Silico Design of Novel Anticoagulant Peptides targeting Blood Coagulation Factor VIIa
Manal S Q. Al-Amri, Khalid Alrasadi, Riad Bayoumi, and Yajnavalka Banerjee
Case Reports
Unmasking Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS) : A report of five cases and review of the literature
Abdullah Balkhair, Sudheer Ahamed, and Dilip Sankhla
VIPoma Crisis : Immediate and life saving reduction of massive stool volumes on starting treatment with octreotide
Omayma ElShafie, Christopher Grant, Aisha Al-Hamdani, Rajeev Jain, and Nicholas Woodhouse
Mastoiditis causing Sinus Thrombosis and Posterior Fossa Epidural Haematoma : Case report
Mohamed Kaif
Stump Appendicitis following Laparoscopic Appendectomy
Suresh Parameshwarappa, Gabriel Rodrigues, Raghunath Prabhu, and Charudutt Sambhaji
Odontogenic Cutaneous Fistula : Report of two cases
Nafisa Samir, Abdulaziz Al-Mahrezi, and Salim Al-Sudairy
Medical Images
Solitary Cerebral Cysticercus Granuloma
Ramachandiran Nandhagopal and Former affiliation: Department of Neurology, Sri
Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS), Tirupati, India.
Acquired Crossed Aphasia in a Dextral
Ramachandiran Nandhagopal and Former affiliation: Department of Neurology, Sri
Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS), Tirupati, India.
Letters to the Editor
Avascular Necrosis of the Hip in Sickle Cell Disease in Oman Is it serious enough to warrant bone marrow transplantation?
Yasser Wali and Sultan Almaskari
Conference Abstracts
Hirschsprung’s Disease Scientific Update : Sultan Qaboos University Hospital
Sultan Qaboos University