Volume 34 Issue 1
Published: 2008-06-01
Contents
Article
Prevalence of over and under weight among school children in Mosul
Mazin M. Fawzi, Zaid M. Yassen
Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of over and under weight in children aged 6-14 years in Mosul city and to observe the important risk factors. Methods: A cross-sectional study of four governmental...
Ultrasound imaging of undisplaced partial forearm fractures in children
Faiza A. Al-Dubouni, Hazim K. AL-Allaf
Objective: To check the value of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of undisplaced partial forearm fractures in children. Methods: A case series study was conducted in AL-Khansa'a and Al-Zahrawy...
Total Laryngectomy outcome of 36 cases after 5 years at Mosul Centre
Daoud S. Allos, Youis Sultan, Nafi M. Shehab
Objective: To evaluate results of treating laryngeal cancer by total laryngectomy. Methods: A prospective study of 36 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx treated with total...
Isolated renal hydatid disease (heterogeneous presentations )
Abdul-ghafoor S. Abdul-Kareem
Objective: To demonstrate that isolated renal hydatid cysts have heterogeneous presentations.Methods: a retrospective case series study during the period from Jan 2002 to Jan 2007 in the...
Histochemical and immunohistochemical techniques in ulcerative colitis
Noel AI-Sakkal, Hatim Alnuaimy
Objective: To demonstrate the mucin changes in Ulcerative Colitis, to evaluate the benefit of the staining method and to demonstrate the CEA staining pattern in dysplasia complicating ulcerative...
Differences between low level laser therapy and triamcinolone acetonide kenalog on healing of recurrent aphthous ulceration
Tahani A. Al-Sandooq, Mukaram M Al-Waiz, Muhannad A. Kashmoola, Hadeel Salman
Aim of the Study: The Expected benefit is comparison between new high technical arena low level laser (LLLT) and conventional treatment (triamcinolone acetonide kenalog) and select the most...
Assessment of quality of life of amputee in war victims
Saad H. Murad, Bashar J. Al-Jawary
Aims: To assess the quality of life (Q.o.L) of amputee patients and the relation with some variables. Methodology: A descriptive study was carried out at Al-Mosul rehabilitation center during the...
Assessment of anticardiolipin and antiphosphatidylserine antibodies in women with recurrent abortion
Ahmed J. AL-Husaynee
Objective: To assess the prevalence of anticardiolipin (ACL) and antiphosphatidylserine (APS) antibodies in women with repeated abortion in Mosul region.Methods: Women with history of three or more...
Effects of direct exposure to lead on some haematological parameters among battery repair workers in Mosul
Ali M. Al-Ameen, Faris Y. Bashir
Objectives: Determination of the degree of lead exposure and to study the possible effects of lead on different haematological parameters.Methods: A haematological study of thirty battery repair...
Effectiveness of albendazole against viability of entamoeba histolytica in mice and rabbits
Waleed J. Omar Barwari, Abdul-Salam M. Al-Mukhtar
Objective: Intestinal amebiasis is still an important health problem in developing countries of the world. One of the issues for future biomedical research is the development of antimicrobial...
Serum uric acid in type 2 diabetics
Jamal M. Hammed, Bassam E . Hanna
Aims: To compare the level of serum uric acid (UA) in type 2 diabetics with a control group and to demonstrate its relation with other risk factors as age , BMI, duration of diabetes, blood glucose...
Cataract surgery rate in Mosul city
Amer Y. Rajab
Objective: To compare the number of cataract surgery rate in Mosul to other part of the world and determine the factors that influence this rate.Methods: case series study from public and private...