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From
the Editor
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Abdul Abyad,
MD, MPH, MBA, AGSF, AFCHSE (Chief Editor)
Address correspondence
to:
Abdul Abyad, MD, MPH, MBA, AGSF, AFCHSE (Editor)
Abyad Medical Center & Middle East Longevity
Institute
Azmi Street, Abdo Center, 2nd Floor
PO BOX 618, Tripoli LEBANON
Tel & Fax: 961 6 443684/5/6
Email: aabyad@cyberia.net.lb
Web: www.amc-lb.com
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This is the last issue this year and we are
highly appreciative of all our authors, readers
and reviewers and editorial board. As you know
the journal has been very successful and the
journal is well known all over the world so
much so that the name has been changed to World
Family Medicine Journal. At the end I would
like to extend my appreciation for the production
staff headed by Lesley Pocock for their continuous
support and help.
In this issue a paper from Libya described
the main points about medical ethics practice
and introduces its Islamic scopes and moral
character in many medical dilemmas. It also
brought into light some ethical problem facing
in Libya, and hopefully has drawn some insights
on how to overcome those obstacles and tackle
them positively in order to improve the delivered
medical care.
A paper from Iran reviewed the Abuse and Violence
against Women and Children. The authors stressed
that research indicates that those that reported
abuse through public information were low in
number only at 4.5 percent, which is indicative
of poor education and people participation.
In the services that were provided to the victims,
counselling and psychotherapy were the highest
number, and it is necessary to raise the number
of legal services provided for the victims (3%),
in order to realise the rights of the individual.
Another paper from Iran presented a practical
guide for medical writing. The author provides
a practical step by step guide for the health
care professionals about how to prepare a manuscript
for publication that survives the editorial
peer review process. This practical guide consists
of 10 interrelated questions that a given author
or authorial team should ask before submitting
the article for publication.
A cross sectional study from Qatar attempted
to elucidate pregnant females knowledge, attitude
and practice of complementary and alternative
medicines during pregnancy. The authors found
that the majority of pregnant women (65%) resorted
to (family/friends) as the primary source of
information for CAM usage during pregnancy This
preliminary study confirms the need of exploring
knowledge attitudes, and practice of CAMs among
pregnant women, in order to develop educational
and counseling strategies focusing on CAM use
during pregnancy.
A retrospective survey from Jordan evaluated
the importance of using Calcium and vitamin
D in order to lower the incidence of Premenstrual
syndrome. The authors found that the high intake
of Vitamin D and Calcium is effective in reducing
the incidence of Premenstrual syndrome.
Mohammadi S and Dadkhah A, looked at coping
mechanisms of the Iranian adolescent population.
A negative relationship between Solving Problem
and Reference to Others coping styles and severity
of behavioural disorder were observed. The results
indicated that solving Problem and Non-productive
Coping styles (and consequently coping strategies
of these two coping styles) can significantly
predict severity of behavioural problems.
A paper from Nigeria looked at the association
between hypertension and sexual dysfunction
amongst persons with diabetes mellitus. Four
hundred and fifty DM subjects were assessed
for sexual dysfunction. The authors concluded
that hypertension is significantly associated
with sexual dysfunction. Persons with DM who
also have hypertension have a higher risk of
developing sexual dysfunction than those without
hypertension.
A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY FROM IRAQ aimed at
measuring the mean time spent by students to
finish their medical examination. It was found
that females spent more time during the examination
than male students in many subjects (P <
0.05). The authors concluded that there was
no solid and consistent association between
gender and time, and the scores obtained by
students.
A paper from Iran looked at a Subsidized Drug
E-Distribution Plan for Iran. The authors discussed
the importance of the system. They present a
plan for an ICT-base subsidized drug E-distribution
for Iran. And provide an E-distribution protocol
and give detail on the required infrastructure
and planning.
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