F.M. Abu-Taleb1, H.M. El-Zawahry2, Z.K. Zekri2, R.M.M. Gaafar2, N.M.A. Al Lahloubi2, N. Zakhari3, O. Elfarargy1, A. Abdel Raheem Alnagar1 Medical Oncology, Zagazig University Hospitals, Faculty of Medicine, Sharkia, EGYPT Medical Oncology, National Cancer Institute Kasr El AiniCairo University, Cairo, EGYPT Biochemistry and Tumour Biology, National Cancer Institute Kasr El AiniCairo University,...

Abu Raihan Al-Biruni (973 1048) is considered one of the intellectual giants of humankind. He was an astronomer, physicist and geographer, that distinguished himself as linguist and historian too. Here we discuss his major contributions to the mathematical geography of Middle Ages.

The aim of this study was to investigate and characterize the efficacy and mechanism of action of asiaticoside in combination with rapamycin in the inhibition of in-stent restenosis (ISR). The effects of asiaticoside combined with rapamycin on cell proliferation in vitro were evaluated by MTT assay. The mRNA expression was analyzed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Enzyme-linked...

We read with interest the article by Abu El Makarem MA et al. (1) entitled, “Platelet count/bipolar spleen diameter ratio for the prediction of esophageal varices: The special Egyptian situation.” This study evaluated noninvasive predictors of esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients by multivariate logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. However, in our ...

Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; HUH Heart and Lung Center, University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; University Clinic of Heart Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria; Swedish Heart and Vascular Institute, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA Correspondence to: Johannes Bonatti, MD, FETCS. Cardiac Surgeon, Chief Hea...

Many of the plant species found that it can be used medically (Ali-Shtayeh and Abu, 1999). Essential oils are aromatic substances which are obtained from various plant parts by steam distillation; many of which exhibit antibacterial (Ozcan et al., 2006), antifungal (Chee and Lee, 2007) and antiviral (Khan et al., 2005) activity. Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) is widely used in traditional med...