Plants have been used for centuries to improve dental health and to promote oral hygiene, and this practice persists in several communities throughout the world. "Miswak" is an Arabic word meaning "tooth-cleaning stick," and Salvadora persica miswak has a wide geographic distribution. It was used by ancient Arabs to whiten and polish the teeth. This review discusses the history and chemical com...

Introduction Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disease, mainly affecting Jews, Armenians, Turks, Arabs and other groups living around Mediterranean basin. Major symptoms of disease are recurrent periodic fever accompained by serositis. The disease is usually diagnosed at ages less than 20 years. Onset of the disease atolder age can rarely occur. Symptoms related to FM...

Aden Civil Hospital, has the privilege of getting" from the interior many Arabs suffering from hernia. Among 56 successful cases operated on by Doctor John C. Young, m.bv c.m., d.t.m., the Acting Civil Surgeon, the case under reference is of rare occurrence and of some interest to the profession. I therefore publish this case with the kind permission of the operator Doctor John C. Young, for wh...

Introduction Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by recurring self-limited fever, abdominal pain and chest pain caused by serositis. FMF mainly affects Middle-East populations with a high prevalence in Sephardic Jews, Turkish, Arabs and Armenians. Carnitine is an important molecule in cellular energy metabolism. Secondary carnitine deficiency can b...