Advanced General Medical Conference The Royal College of Physicians (London), The Ministry of Health, Oman, and Sultan Qaboos University 22-23 February 2012
Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2012, Vol 12, Issue 3
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Cardiovascular Responses to Tonic Pain in REM Sleep-Deprived Rats Role of Melatonin and Beta Endorphin
Objective: Chronic pain is associated with increased incidence of hypertension. Sleep deprivation, common in patients with chronic pain, is associated with increased blood pressure and heart rate. Tis study was designed...
Why the Economic Aspects of Healthcare are not Unique
Frequent claims suggest that healthcare and its production are not only different from other goods, but that they differ to such an extent that healthcare should be viewed as unique. Various features of healthcare, such...
Hope Happens Here Battle with the consequences of severe neonatal gut infection
The Need for New Anti-Hepatitis C Virus Therapeutic Strategies Targeting the cellular micro-ribonucleic acids?
Infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a worldwide problem. Patients with chronic HCV infection who are non-responders to standard therapy represent a growing population within the HCV epidemic. Novel, more efci...
Laparoscopic Splenectomy Alone for Sickle Cell Disease Account of 50 paediatric cases
Objectives: In Oman, the most frequent indication for a splenectomy in children is sickle cell disease (SCD), which is one of the most common haematological disorders in the Gulf region. Tis study aimed to describe pae...