Volume 13, Issue 3 (2013)
Editorials/Commentaries
Tobacco Smoking : Facts and actions
Moeness M. Alshishtawy
Reviews
Tobacco Smoking and Lung Cancer : Perception-changing facts
Muhammad Furrukh
Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections Management in Women : A reUrinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most frequent clinical bacterial infections in women, accounting for nearly 25% of all infections. Around 50–60% of women will develop UTIs in thview
Ahmed Al-Badr and Ghadeer Al-Shaikh
Medical History
The History of Diabetes Mellitus
Ritu Lakhtakia
Original Studies
Clinical Spectrum of Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia in Children : A study of 74 cases
Roshan Koul, Fathiya M. Al-Murshedi, Faisal M. Al-Azri, Ranjit Mani, Rana A. Abdelrahim, Vivek Koul, and Amna M. Alfutaisi
Characteristics of Hepatitis B Infection in a Sample of Omani Patients
Khalid Al-Naamani, Ali Al-Maqbali, and Siham Al-Sinani
Effects of Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index and Gestational Weight Gain on Low Birth Weight in Omani Infants : A case-control study
Mustafa Al-Hinai, Majid Al-Muqbali, Aisha Al-Moqbali, Vaidyanathan Gowri, and Abdullah Al-Maniri
Self-Reported Knowledge of Diabetes among High School Students in Al-Amerat and Quriyat, Muscat Governate, Oman
Badriya Al-Mahrooqi; Rahma Al-Hadhrami; Amal Al-Amri; Saif Al-Tamimi; Asma Al-Shidhani; Hadia Al-Lawati; Aida Al-Ismaili; Khawla Al-Hooti; Minsitry of Health, Muscat, Oman; Thamra Al-Ghafri; and Minsitry of Health, Muscat, Oman
The Frequency of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among Diabetic Children in El Minia Governorate, Egypt
Basma A. Ali, Samir T. Abdallah, Ahlam M. Abdallah, and Mahmoud M. Hussein
Prevalence of Rabies in Various Species in Yemen and Risk Factors Contributing to the Spread of the Disease
Hassan A. Al-Shamahy, Ameera Sunhope, and Khaled A. Al-Moyed
Mitochondrial Oxygen Consumption by the Foreskin and its Fibroblast-rich Culture
Fatma Al-Jasmi, Thachillath Pramathan, Adnan Swid, Bahjat Sahari, Harvey S. Penefsky, and Abdul-Kader Souid
Disease Patterns and Outcomes of Neonatal Admissions at a Secondary Care Hospital in Pakistan
Syed R. Ali, Shakeel Ahmed, and Heeramani Lohana
A Study of Stress among Students of Professional Colleges from an Urban area in India
Vivek B. Waghachavare, Girish B. Dhumale, Yugantara R. Kadam, and Alka D. Gore
Brief Communication
Causes of Stress and Coping Strategies Adopted by Undergraduate Health Professions Students in a University in the United Arab Emirates
Kadayam G. Gomathi, Soofia Ahmed, and Jayadevan Sreedharan
Technical Note
Improving Vaginal Examinations Performed by Midwives
Rhoda S. Muliira, Vidya Seshan, and Shanthi Ramasubramaniam
Case Series
Managing Gastric Linitis Plastica : Keep the scalpel sheathed
Sadaf Jafferbhoy, Hanif Shiwani, and Quatullah Rustum
Anterior Segmental Distraction Osteogenesis in the Hypoplastic Cleft Maxilla : Report of five cases
Sruthi Rao (Janardhan), S. M. Kotrashetti, J. B. Lingaraj, P. X. Pinto, K. M. Keluskar, Siddharth Jain, Piyush Sone, and Santhosh Rao
Case Reports
Metastatic Invasive Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast Masquerading as a Primary Renal Malignancy
Adil Al-Jarrah, Varna Taranikanti, Sukhpal Sawhney, Muhammad Furrukh, Mohammad Al-Hosni, P. A. M. Saparamadu, and M. V. C. De Silva
Placental Tumour : What could it be?
Nihal Al-Riyami, Rahma Al-Hadabi, Tamima Al-Dughaishi, and Marwa Al-Riyami
Semilobar Holoprosencephaly with Neurogenic Hypernatraemia : Two new cases
Hashim Javad, Saif Al-Yarubi, Alexander P. Chacko, Dilip Sankhla, Amna Al-Futasi, Anas A. Abdelmogheth, and Mohamed El-Naggari
Anaesthesia Management of a Patient with Hereditary Angioedema with Prophylactic Administration of C1 Esterase Inhibitor : Case report and literature review
Aravind Narayanan, Rohit R. Date, Sanathkumar Birur, Pradipta Bhakta, and Sinnakirouchenane Srinivasan
Giant Spontaneous Femoral Artery Pseudoaneurysm Treated with Covered Stents : Report of a rare presentation and review of literature
Osama Samara, Alaa I. Saleh, Ahmad Alomari, Nosaiba Al Ryalat, Azmy Hadidy, and Moaath Alsmady
Chloroquine-induced Acute Dystonic Reactions after a Standard Therapeutic Dose for Uncomplicated Malaria
Olusegun A. Busari, Joseph Fadare, Segun Agboola, Olusegun Gabriel, Olayide Elegbede, and Yusuf Oladosu
Post-Traumatic Blepharocele in an Adult
Venkatesh Govindaraju and Ravindra Bharathi
Medical Image
Large Right Atrial Vegetation in a Patient with Tunnelled Dialysis Catheter-Related Staphylococcal Sepsis : Remove the catheter if not in use
Prashanth Panduranga and Mohammed Al-Mukhaini
Letter to the Editor
Re: Lipoprotein(a) and SYNTAX Score Association with Severity of Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis in North India
Khawla H. Al-Musalh and Devaki R. Nair