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March Highlights ... 296
REVIEW ARTICLE
Noninvasive treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Where do we stand in 2005
ABDULLA A. AL-ANSARI, AHMED A. SHOKEIR ... 299
ARTICLES
The effect of osteogenic medium on the adhesion of rat bone marrow stromal cell to the hydroxyapatite
ISMET D. GURHAN, IBRAHIM TUGLU, SEDA VATANSEVER, FEYZAN OZDAL-KURT,
HAYATI EKREN, MUZAFFER TAYLAN, HAKAN SEN ... 305 Effects of swimming training and free mobilization on bone mineral densities of rats with the
immobilization-induced osteopenia
HILMI KARATOSUN, ALI ERDOGAN, MUSTAFA YILDIZ, CELAL AKGUN, CEM CETIN ... 312 Comparison of bone scintigraphy with serum tumor markers of CA 15-3 and carcinoembryonic
antigen in patients with breast carcinoma
GONCA K. GEDIK, PINAR O. KIRATLI, BELIZ TASCIOGLU, TULIN ARAS ... 317 Colorectal carcinoma from Saudi Arabia. Analysis of MLH-1, MSH-2 and p53 genes by
immunohistochemistry and tissue microarray analysis
K. S. AL-KURAYA, P. P. BAVI, A. A. EZZAT, F. A. AL-DAYEL, S. UDDIN, V. L. ATIZADO,
N. A. AL-JOMAH, S. S. AMR, S. S. SHEIKH, G. S. SAUTER, R. S. SIMON ... 323 Does thyroid replacement therapy affect pulmonary function tests in patients with subclinical
hypothyroidism?
LOKMAN KORAL, ZELIHA HEKIMSOY, CETIN YILDIRIM, BILGIN OZMEN,
ARZU YORGANCIOGLU, ALPASLAN GIRGIN ... 329 Primary care physiciansʼ perceptions and practices on asthma care in Aseer region, Saudi Arabia
ABDULRHMAN ABUDAHISH, HASSAN BELLA ... 333 Lung function in type 2 Saudi diabetic patients
SULTAN A. MEO, ABDUL MAJEED AL-DREES, MUHAMMAD ARIF, KHALID AL-RUBEAN .... 338
Serum zinc levels in diabetic patients and effect of zinc supplementation on glycemic control of type 2 diabetics
REFAAT A. AL-MAROOF, SHATHA S. AL-SHARBATTI ... 344 Sexual dysfunction among Jordanian men with diabetes
FAISAL A. KHATIB, NADIM S. JARRAH, NADIMA S. SHEGEM, ANWAR M. BATEIHA,
RUBA M. ABU-ALI, KAMEL M. AJLOUNI. ... 351 The role of multifrequency tympanometry in otitis media
KAMAL-ELDIN A. ABOU-ELHAMD, ABD-ELMATEEN M. ABD-ELLATIF,
MOHAMMED A. SULTAN ... 357 Frequency and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of bacterial pathogens isolated from
septicemic patients in Makkah hospitals
ATIF H. ASGHAR ... 361
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Effects of community-acquired infections on fever, leukocyte count and the length of stay in elderly. A cross-sectional study of 240 cases
VILDAN AVKAN-OGUZ, NUR YAPAR, MINE ERDENIZMENLI, ZIYA KURUUZUM,
SEMA ALP-CAVUS, REYHAN UCKU, NEDIM CAKIR, AYSE YUCE ... 368 Association of HLA class I and class II alleles with psoriasis vulgaris in Turkish population.
Influence of type I and II psoriasis
MUSTAFA ATASOY, IBRAHIM PIRIM, OMER F. BAYRAK, SEVKI OZDEMIR, MEVLIT IKBAL,
TEOMAN ERDEM, AKIN AKTAS ... 373 Evaluation of self-medication prevalence, diagnosis and prescription in migraine in Kerman, Iran
BEHNAZ SEDIGHI, SIAVASH GHADERI-SOHI, SARA EMAMI ... 377 Hematologic status in patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis in Jordan
SAMAR Z. BURGAN, FALEH A. SAWAIR, ZOUHAIR O. AMARIN ... 381
CASE REPORTS
The double deep gluteal muscles
ERCAN TANYELI, TURAN PESTEMALCI, MEHMET UZEL, MEHMET YILDIRIM ... 385 Hypoglycemia, the first presenting sign of hepatocellular carcinoma
SAMAN NIKEGHBALIAN, ALIMOHAMMAD BANANZADEH, HOOMAN YARMOHAMMADI . 387
Pseudomyxoma peritonei
ABDUL-WAHED N. MESHIKHES, HUSSAIN A. AL-ABKARI, SAMI A. AL-MOMEN,
FERYAL E. SAAD ... 389 Renal dysplasia with extrarenal calyces
SAUD A. TAHA, MOHAMED H. HASHISH, HAMED M. ELDARAWANY,
ALAA-ELDIN M. BARAKAT, ALI A. AL-ZAHRANI ... 392 Childhood solitary collagenoma
SARAH H. AL-BREIKI, IQBAL A. BUKHARI ... 395 The treatment of masseter hypertrophy with botulinum toxin type A
HAZEM T. AL-AHMAD, MANSOUR A. AL-QUDAH... 397
CLINICAL NOTE
Active pulmonary tuberculosis in a patient with Langerhansʼ cell histiocytosis OGUZHAN OKUTAN, ZAFER KARTALOGLU, AHMET ILVAN, OMER DENIZ,
EMIR SILIT, RAUF GORUR ...
CLINICAL QUIZ
Anterior midline neck swelling
SANDEEP SAHAY, CHANDRAMANI PANJABI, ASHOK SHAH ...
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BRIEF COMMUNICATION
Effects of nonstrangulated small bowel obstruction on intestinal histology, insulin-like growth factor-I level, antioxidants, and lipid peroxidation in rats
ISMET F. OZGUNER, CAGRI SAVAS, MELTEM OZGUNER, NAMIK DELIBAS ... 405 Ultrastructural investigation of the protective role of folic acid and vitamin E against toxic effects
of valproic acid on maternal liver tissue during period of gestation
OZLEM P. BARAN, PIRAYE KERVANCIOGLU, MURAT AKKUS, YUSUF NERGIZ ... 407 Are the laws or applications insufficient to prevent children from the hazards of corrosive
materials?
TARIK GUNDUZ, OMUR ELCIOGLU, HUSEYIN ILHAN ... 409 An unusual case of colouterine fistula
TARA C. SHARMA, SONAL BATHLA, NIRMALA AGARWAL, SUBHASH C. ARYA,
PRAGYA AHUJA ... 412 Peritoneal tuberculosis mimicking ovarian pathology. A series of 11 cases
AHMET KALE, NURTEN AKDENIZ, LEVENT AKYILDIZ, EBRU KALE, TALIP GUL ... 413 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in pregnancy
FARHAD KAMRANI, MEHDI KHALIGHIMONFARED ... 415 Is there any effect of age, gender and body mass index on the electrocardiographic T-wave
amplitude in Northern Saudi Arabia?
NAVEED D. MAHMOOD, ABDUL S. KHAN, SHAZIA N. JAMIL ... 418 Densitometric analysis of Dot blot assays for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and 2
antibodies
MEHRDAD RAVANSHAD, FEREIDOUN MAHBOUDI, FARZANEH SABAHI,
ANOSHIRVAN KAZEMNEJAD ... 421 Procalcitonin marker for sepsis diagnosis. Evaluating a rapid immuno-chromatografic test
ALIREZA E. NAEINI, SHAHIN MONTAZEROLGHAEM ... 422 Comparison of glycemic control of type 2 diabetes between private hospital and governmental
hospital
ABDULRAHMAN A. AL-SHAIKH ... 424
CORRESPONDENCE
Helicobacter pylori and ischemic heart disease. Which potential pathogenic mechanisms?
RINALDO PELLICANO, MARCO ASTEGIANO, MARIO RIZZETTO ...
Reply. ALI K. ADILOGLU ... 427 428 Electrocardiographic evidence of heart metastasis from a primary lung cancer
WALID HASSAN ... 429 Erratum ... 429
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WHO Press Release
Avian influenza in Africa: statement by the Director-General of WHO ... 430
No bird flu risk for consumers from properly cooked poultry and eggs.FAO/WHO say good hygiene essential for safe preparation of poultry ... 431
Medical costs push millions of people into poverty across the globe ... 433
Symposia, Conference & Announcement ... 434
Appointments ... 435
