International Medical Journal     Volume 28, Number 1
CONTENTS
INTERNAL MEDICINE 2 Clinical Significance of the Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein in Gout Inflammation

Joa Kim, et al.

  7 Changes in Plasma Ghrelin, Leptin, Insulin and Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Levels Are Correlated to Body Mass Index among Patients with Early Asymptomatic Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver

Abdelbaset M. Elasbali, et al.

CHILDREN’S DEPRESSION 12 Factorial Validation of Children’s Depression Inventory in Primary Schools in Nigeria

Christian S. Ugwuanyi, et al.

PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY 16 Nerve Tissue Engineering in Peripheral Nerve Injury

Ahmad Yanuar Safri, et al.

PUBLIC HEALTH 20 The Role of Interleukin-10 and Interferon-Gamma Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis

Wedad M. Abdelraheem, et al.

BREAST CANCER 24 Use of Immunohistochemistry and Silver in Situ Hybridization (SISH) in Evaluation of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor2 (HER2/Neu) Status in Iraqi Patients with Breast Cancer

Alaa Qasim Yahya, et al.

  28 Opportunistic Screening for Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Iraq

Ahmed S. A. Al-Gburi, et al.

DIABETES MELLITUS 33 Clinical Utility of Cognitive-Behavioural Coaching for Adult Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Chiedu Eseadi, et al.

GESTATIONAL DIABETES 36 Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of Oral Antidiabetic Medication in Gestational Diabetes: A Systematic Review

Reem Alshamsi, et al.

OBESITY 40 Obesity and Co-Morbidities Review: Inseparable Associations

Amrah Javaid, et al.

OPHTHALMOLOGY 44 Anti-Acanthamoeba Activity of Oxysept® Hydrogen Peroxide System against Cysts of Acanthamoeba from Environmental Isolates

Jihad Ibrahim Omran, et al.

  48 The Visual Acuity Outcome, Rate of Rejection and Mean Intraocular Pressure Contrasted between PKP and DALK Techniques in a Sample of Iraqi Patients with Corneal Grafting

Zaid Yousif Hameed Shukur

  53 Acanthamoeba keratitis: A 3-Year Retrospective Study at HUKM (2013-2015)

Mohamed Kamel AG, et al.

OTORHINO-LARYNGOLOGY 56 The Bony Cause of Hearing Loss

Sitti Farhana Johari, et al.

  59 A 10-Year Kuala Lumpur Review on Maxillary Sinus Tumour

Mawaddah Azman, et al.

MICROBIOLOGY 64 Comparative Analysis of Methicillin-Resistant and Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Using Cefoxitin as a Surrogate Marker

Hasan Ejaz, et al.

HYPERLIPIDAEMIA 69 Effect of Sweet Basil Extract (Ocimum Basilicum l) on Lipid Profile of Hyperlipidaemia Mice (Mus Musculus)

Arifin Hidayat, et al.

OSTEOPOROSIS 73 Effectiveness of Educational Program on Osteoporosis Knowledge and Beliefs among Older Adult People

Heba Fahmy, et al.

PHYSICAL THERAPY 78 Antipruritic Effect of Narrow Band Ultraviolet B Versus Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Lichen Planus

Nesma M Allam

BPPV 82 Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: Updated Review of Its Diagnosis and Treatment

Saud F. Alsubaie

MEDICAL EDUCATION 86 What Is Sexual Harassment?: Perceptions of Japanese University Students

Sachi Sri Kantha, et al.

ENGLISH EDUCATION 90 Are There Gender Differences in Anxiety and Any Other Factors among English as a Foreign Language (EFL) College Students in Japan?

Takako Inada

KAMPO MEDICINE 94 Comparison of Rating Scale Methods for ‘Cold Sensation’ in Kampo Medicine

Takaaki Kinoue, et al.

GENDER DIFFERENCES 98 Gender Differences in Mortality from External Causes in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)

Ivanova Albina Ammosovna, et al.

FACIAL SEX DIFFERENCES 101 Preliminary Study of Sex Differences of Facial Soft Tissue Thickness related with Facial Reconstruction in a Thai Population

Pagorn Navic, et al.

ANATOMY 105 Geometric Analysis of the Greater Sciatic Notch for Sex Determination in a Thai Population

Pittayarat Intasuwan, et al.

  109 A Cadaveric Study: The Relationship between Sternum and Internal Thoracic Artery

Didem Donmez Aydın, et al.

INTRAORAL ENVIRONMENT 111 Application of Lemon Peel as an Unused Resource in the Oral Care Field

Shawn Winning, et al.

DENTISTRY 115 Effect of Recasting on the Quality of Dental Alloys: A Review

Vinod Bandela, et al.

ORTHODONTICS 118 Nanoparticles! Armour against White Spot Lesions

Kaladhar Reddy Aileni, et al.

SHORT COMMUNICATION 121 Therapeutic Considerations in the Management of Diabetes among Patients with Chronic Kidney Failure

Syed Wasif Gillani, et al.

CASE REPORT 124 Variable Presentations of Oropharyngeal Tuberculosis

Wan Nabila Wan Mansor, et al.

DENTAL  SCIENCE 127 Positivity of Anti-Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen (PCNA) Antibodies in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Case Series and Mini Review

Nur Diyana Mohd Shukri, et al.

  129 Information for Authors