Angiomyolipomas (AMLs) are the most common mesenchymal renal neoplasms and are classified as neoplasms of perivascular epithelioid cells (PEComa). AML is usually a benign neoplasm arising most often in the kidney although it has been described in a wide variety of sites. Most patients are adults, and one-third suffer from tuberous sclerosis. We describe a case of renal AML in a 54-year-old Bahr...

We describe the patterns of cancer incidence for common cancers in Gulf Cooperation Council countries during 1998-2001. A total of 32,291 cases of cancer were diagnosed (16,342 in males; 15,949 in females). Male preponderance was observed only in Saudi Arabia and Oman. The age-standardized incidence of all malignancies per 100,000 in both sexes was highest in Qatar followed by Bahrain, Kuwait, ...

Bahrain is a very small oil-exporting country in the Middle East with a fixed exchange rate against the US dollar and has no restricton capital flows. Because its economy evolves around the oil sector, its economy is thought to be vulnerable to oil price movements. It is feared that the recent oil price hike would feed from foreign assets to monetary base and money supply to inflation. Empirica...

Performance measurements play an important role in understanding the determinants of successful performance of firms. The balanced scorecard is one of the integrated performance measurement systems that has wide acceptance in several countries. The prior studies investigated different aspects of balanced scorecard in the developed countries, but this study contributes to the performance measure...

European and North American studies show that the prevalence of autistic disorder is inccreasing. This study was performed to identify the prevalence of autistic disorder in Bahrain, and determine some of the demographic and family characteristics. Using a case-control design, 100 children who received a diagnosis of autistic disorder according to DSM-IV-TR during the period 2000-2010 were sele...