Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait Haya Altawalah, BSc, MBBS, FRCPath; Mona Al-Houli, MB, BS, BSc; Mamoun AlQaseer, MB, BS, BSc, FRCPath; Nada Madi, PhD; Naser Husaain; Virology Unit, Ministry of Health, Mubarak Hospital, Kuwait; Virology Unit, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait; Clinical Virology Unit, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait, Kuwait; Virology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait; Nephrology Cons...

Prepared remarks In his prepared remarks , Mubarak said al though the world is at a different place than it was just a few years ago and s tands at a crossroad, there is still reason for hope. "September 11, the war in Iraq and the near collapse of the Middle East peace process are witness to this great turmoil," Mubarak said. "Nevertheless, I am h e r e to talk to you about a hopeful vision th...

Cortisol: Implications for the Low-Dose Short Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Stimulation Test, Suhail A.R. Doi, Ibrahim Lasheen, Khaldoon Al-Humood, and Kamal A.S. Al-Shoumer (Divisions of 1 Endocrinology and 2 Medicine, Mubarak Al Kabeer Teaching Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait; * address correspondence to this author at: Division of Endocrinology, Mubarak Al Kabeer Teaching Hospital, PO Box 64849 Shuw...

Dear Editor, We thank to Dr Mubarak for his interest in and comment on our article “IgM nephropathy in children: clinicopathologic analysis”. We agree with Dr, Mubarak that IgM nephropathy (IgMN) is a very controversial entity, with variable deinitions in the different case series published. As in all series of glomerulopathy cases, the percentage frequency variability depends largely on the su...

Dear Editor, We thank to Dr Mubarak for his interest in and comment on our article “IgM nephropathy in children: clinicopathologic analysis”. We agree with Dr, Mubarak that IgM nephropathy (IgMN) is a very controversial entity, with variable definitions in the different case series published. As in all series of glomerulopathy cases, the percentage frequency variability depends largely on the s...

This clinical note describes the case of a nine-year-old girl with classical Volkmann's contracture of the left forearm. The report demonstrates the results and follow-up of conservative orthotic management used as a mode of treatment by a multidisciplinary team. When using an orthosis it is essential to check regularly to attain the desired result. Introduction In an anatomic compartment, musc...

On January 28, 2011, Egypt’s President, Hosni Mubarak, took the drastic and unprecedented step of shutting off the Internet for five days across an entire nation. His reason for doing so was simple: to halt the flow of communication and coordinated assembly taking place over social media platforms, like Facebook and Twitter. That Mubarak took this desperate step — which cost Egypt an estimated ...