Re: Our Efforts are Reflected in Our Health
Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2008, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
Authors and Affiliations
Mushtaq A Khan| Department of Family Medicine and Public Health College of Medicine & Health Sciences Sultan Qaboos University Sultanate of Oman
Impaired Fasting Glucose in Omani Adults with no Family History of Type 2 Diabetes
Objectives: Te aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of impaired fasting glucose (IFG) among Omani adults with no family history (FH) of diabetes and to investigate the factors behind the risk of developing...
Late Diagnosis of 5-α-Reductase Type 2 Defciency in an Adolescent Girl with Primary Amenorrhoea Case report
Defciency of the 5-α-reductase enzyme has been found to affect male sexual development. We report an 18-year-old patient who was referred to an endocrinology clinic in Jizan, Saudi Arabia, in April 2014 with primary...
Presentation of Epilepsy in a Patient with Wilson's Disease and Developmental Venous Anomaly (Venous Angioma) in the Brain
Intracranial developmental venous anomalies (DVAs), also called venous angiomas, and Wilson's disease are both considered rare disorders with varying degrees of neurologic and systemic manifestations; yet the coexisten...
Practical proof of the validity of the Target Theory by simulating cellular targets
Objective – To practically prove the validity of the target theory as a mathematical model to describe and understand the mechanisms involved in cell killing by ionising radiation. Method – Experimental validation o...
Mid-Gut Carcinoid Tumour Presenting as Suspected Orbital Metastasis
Although metastasis of carcinoid tumours of the intestine is rare, it has been reported in several organs, mainly in the lungs, the liver and less commonly in the orbits. We report a 50-year-old male patient who presente...