Letter from the Editor 

Editorial  

Tranexamic acid – a recipe for saving lives in traumatic bleeding 

Research articles 

Cardiovascular disease and risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran  

Road traffic injuries in Rawalpindi city, Pakistan  Health disparities between Muslim and non-Muslim countries  

Health disparities between Muslim and non-Muslim countries

Incidence and causes of sudden death in a university hospital in eastern Saudi Arabia  

Evaluation of old-age disability and related factors among an Iranian elderly population  

Health information systems in the Islamic Republic of Iran: a case study in Kerman province  

Lipoprotein changes in women taking low-dose combined oral contraceptive pills: a cross-sectional study in Basra, Iraq  

Educational needs assessment for men’s participation in perinatal care  

Effect of quinine therapy on plasma glucose and plasma insulin levels in pregnant women infected with Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Gezira state  

Incidence of congenital malformation in 2 major hospitals in Rivers state of Nigeria from 1990 to 2003  

Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis by different methods in women from Dohok province, Iraq  

Impact of intestinal parasites on haematological parameters of sickle-cell anaemia patients in Nigeria  

Evaluation of an interferon-gamma release assay in young contacts of active tuberculosis cases