Volume 5 Number 1 June 2006

Content

EDITORIALS

• From The Editor's Desk.

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

• Serum vitamin E, copper and zinc levels in postmenopausal women taking hormone replacement therapy.

• A Prospective Cohort Study of Obstetric Immigrants in the Maternity Hospital Kuala Lumpur. A Pilot study.

• The knowledge of pregnancy induced hypertension in Iranian pregnant women and the effect of a simple Educational interventional measure.

• Infection Following Internal Fixation of Closed Fractures.

• Do Patients’ Understanding Of Diabetes And Perception Of Control Predict Higher Hba And Complications?

• Plasma Total Homocysteine Concentration is Related To Insulin Level In Hypertensive Subjects.

• Passive Smoking Mothers And Fetal Outcomes: An Experience In Maternity Hospital Kuala Lumpur 2004.

• Prevalence of Diseases Among  the Elderly Admitted To a Tertiary Hospital in Malaysia 2002.

• The Effect Of 5 Units Oxytocin Preparation In The Augmentation Of Labour – Is  It Cost Effective?

• Anti-Topoisomerase I (AntiــSclـ70) Antibodies in patients with Diffuse Scleroderma.
• Diagnosis of Trichomonas Vaginalis Infection Using PCR Method Compared To Culture and Wet Mount Microscopy.

CASE REPORTS

• Steven Johnson Syndrome In A Patient With Ocular Toxoplasmosis.

• Extra-pelvic Endometriosis: A report of two cases.

• Atypical Ocular Presentation of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.

• Choriocarcinoma after Caesarean Section – Repeated Misgivings.

• Streptokinase after Spinal Anaesthesia.

• Carcinoma of Sigmoid Colon Complicating Pregnancy.

• Bilateral Olecranon Fracture in Adult.

• Bilateral Carotid Body Tumours.

• Amyand’s Hernia: A Diagnostic Dilemma.

• Growth of Hepatocellular Carcinoma into the Right Atrium with Associated Pulmonary Tumour Emboli.

• Presacral Extramedullary Haemopoiesis Mimicking an Ovarian Mass.

• An unusual cause of renal colic and non functioning kidney: Hydatiduria.

• An Accidental Finding of Pulmonary Sequestration in an Adult.

• An Englishman with Progressive Deterioration in Cognitive Function.

SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

• Outcome of Various Pterygium Excision Techniques in Tertiary Ophthalmic Centre in East Coast Malaysia.

REVIEWS

• Transmission of Greek Medical Science into Arabic: A Brief Historical Background.

CONFERENCES

• Gynae Out-Patient Symposium.

READERS’ CORNER

• Problem Based Learning.

Last update December 1 2006