Vol 11, No 1 (2011)

February

Table of Contents

Editorials

Radiation Exposure from Medical Imaging : A Wake-up Call for Oman!
Lamk Al-Lamki
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1-4

Reviews

Clinical Development of Experimental Therapies for Malignant Glioma
Nikolai G Rainov, Volkmar Heidecke
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5-28
Improving Road Safety through Deterrence-Based Initiatives : A review of research
Jeremy D Davey, James E Freeman
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29-37

Special Contributions

Trends and Challenges in Pathology Practice : Choices and necessities
Hassan MH Kamel
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38-44

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, Joan B Soriano
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45-51
Vitamin D Status in Pregnant Omanis A disturbingly high proportion of patients with low vitamin D stores
Moza Al Kalbani, Omayma Elshafie, Mohammed Rawahi, Ali Al-Mamari, Abdullah Al-Zakwani, Nicholas Woodhouse
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52-55
Vitamin D Status in Healthy Omani Women of Childbearing Age : Study of female staff at the Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman
Manal K Al-Kindi
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56-61
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use among Adults with Diabetes in Muscat Region, Oman
Rahma M Al-Kindi, Muna Al-Mushrafi, Muna Al-Rabaani, Ibrahim Al-Zakwani
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62-68
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, Muhanna N Al-Muslahi
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69-76
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, Samarih M Naser
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77-82
In Silico Design of Novel Anticoagulant Peptides targeting Blood Coagulation Factor VIIa
Manal S Q Al-Amri, Khalid Alrasadi, Riad Bayoumi, Yajnavalka Banerjee
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83-94

Case Reports

Unmasking Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS) : A report of five cases and review of the literature
Abdullah Balkhair, Sudheer Ahamed, Dilip Sankhla
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95-103
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, Nicholas Woodhouse
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104-107
Mastoiditis causing Sinus Thrombosis and Posterior Fossa Epidural Haematoma : Case report
Mohamed Kaif
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108-111
Stump Appendicitis following Laparoscopic Appendectomy
Suresh Parameshwarappa, Gabriel Rodrigues, Raghunath Prabhu, Charudutt Sambhaji
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112-114
Odontogenic Cutaneous Fistula : Report of two cases
Nafisa Samir, Abdulaziz Al-Mahrezi, Salim Al-Sudairy
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115-118

Medical Images

Solitary Cerebral Cysticercus Granuloma
Ramachandiran Nandhagopal
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119-121
Acquired Crossed Aphasia in a Dextral
Ramachandiran Nandhagopal
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122-123

Book Reviews

Getting Research Published : An A-Z of publication strategy
Samir Al-Adawi
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132-133
Cardiovascular Interventions in Clinical Practice
Mansour Sallam
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134-135
De Swiet’s Medical Disorders in Obstetric Practice
Nihal Al-Riyami
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136-137

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, Sultan Almaskari
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127-128
Re: I found it on the Internet” Preparing for the e-patient in Oman
Nasar Alwahaibi
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129-131

Patient's Viewpoint

Hope Happens Here Battle with the consequences of severe neonatal gut infection
Theo Poulton, Prakash Mandhan
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124-126

Conference Abstracts

Hirschsprung’s Disease Scientific Update : Sultan Qaboos University Hospital
 
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138-145
Oman International Conference on Laboratory Medicine Sultan Qaboos University 9 - 11th November 2010
 
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146-157