University of the twentyfirst century: Opportunities and challenges for medical education

March 2001 saw an important conference being held in Muscat, heralding signifi cant changes in higher education in Oman and in the Arabian Gulf region in general. With the theme The University of the 21st Century, the Co...

Thoughts for the future

The three most significant health-related issues raised in the past year were, presumably, the introduction of drugs for ‘lifestyle improvement’, certain new medical interventions and a renewed interest in utilizing...

Ozone-Oxidative Preconditioning Prevents Doxorubicin-induced Cardiotoxicity in Sprague-Dawley Rats

Objectives: Induced dilated cardiomyopathy is the main limitation of the anti-cancer drug doxorubicin, which causes oxidative stress and cardiomyocyte death. As ozone therapy can activate the antioxidant systems, this...

Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus in Oman Results from two decades of research

Objectives: Tis study aimed to describe the epidemiology of diabetes mellitus over the past two decades in Oman, particularly in terms of its prevalence and incidence. In addition, the study sought to estimate the futu...

Genes and Cardiovascular Disease Where do we go from here?