First Onset in Adulthood of Mental Disorders: Exposure to War < em > vs < /em > . Non-war Childhood Adversities: A National Study
CONCLUSION: Childhood traumata are not equal in predicting the first onset of mood and anxiety disorders into adulthood. Family malfunctioning looks to carry the longest such risk and war more of shorter immediate effects. This might change though with re-exposure to war in adulthood which might unravel dormant vulnerability.PMID:38655552 | PMC:PMC11037514 | DOI:10.2174/0117450179216651231106072824 (Source: Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health)
Source: Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Elie Karam Josleen Al Barathie Dahlia Saab Aimee Nasser Karam John Fayyad Source Type: research
Mapping the landscape of medical research in the Arab world countries: A comprehensive bibliometric analysis
CONCLUSION: The study provides insights into the state of medical research in the Arab countries, indicating room for improvement in the region's medical research.PMID:38657984 | DOI:10.15537/smj.2024.45.4.20230968 (Source: Saudi Medical Journal)
Source: Saudi Medical Journal - April 24, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Shadan Almuhaidib Rawan Alqahtani Haifa F Alotaibi Asma Saeed Sahar Alnasrallah Fayez Alshamsi Saleh A Alqahtani Waleed Alhazzani Source Type: research
Estimates of the incidence, prevalence, and factors associated with common sexually transmitted infections among Lebanese women
CONCLUSIONS: The study documented active infection with substantial prevalence for multiple STIs among women attending outpatient gynecology and obstetrics clinics in Lebanon. These findings underscore the importance of strengthening STI surveillance, linkage to care, and prevention interventions in reducing STI incidence among women.PMID:38635688 | PMC:PMC11025747 | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0301231 (Source: Herpes)
Source: Herpes - April 18, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Hiam Chemaitelly Ramzi R Finan Eddie Racoubian Gulzhanat Aimagambetova Wassim Y Almawi Source Type: research
Psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the everyday memory questionnaire - revised (EMQ-R) among the Lebanese population
Conclusion: The EMQ-R-A exhibits good validity and reliability. The identified factors associated with memory decline underscore the importance of addressing lifestyle factors, such as promoting physical activity, better educational attainment, and addressing comorbid health conditions, to potentially mitigate memory challenges.PMID:38634472 | DOI:10.1080/13854046.2024.2343146 (Source: The Clinical Neuropsychologist)
Source: The Clinical Neuropsychologist - April 18, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Aya Taleb Ali Ismail Linda Abou-Abbas Source Type: research
Profiles of intuitive eating in adults: the role of self-esteem, interoceptive awareness, and motivation for healthy eating
Intuitive eating is an eating behavior that has recently come to use mainly in the young population. Knowing that the Lebanese cultural diet differs from other countries, the purpose of this study was to inves... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - April 17, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Nancy Chammas, Anna Brytek-Matera, Debora Tornquist, Felipe Barreto Schuch, Zeinab Bitar, Diana Malaeb, Mirna Fawaz, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Souheil Hallit, Sahar Obeid and Michel Soufia Tags: Research Source Type: research
Recommended approaches for screening and early detection of lung cancer in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region: a consensus statement
CONCLUSIONS: There is a great need for large-scale screening programs, preferably integrated with tobacco-control programs and awareness programs for physicians and patients, which may facilitate higher adherence to lung cancer screening and improve survival outcomes.PMID:38617789 | PMC:PMC11009596 | DOI:10.21037/jtd-23-1568 (Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease)
Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - April 15, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Ahmed Allehebi Ameen Al-Omair Bassam Mahboub Coenraad F Koegelenberg Mohsen Mokhtar Ashraf Mokhtar Madkour Khaled Al-Asad Ugur Selek Humaid O Al-Shamsi Source Type: research
Text mining of hypertension researches in the west Asia region: a 12-year trend analysis
Ren Fail. 2024 Dec;46(1):2337285. doi: 10.1080/0886022X.2024.2337285. Epub 2024 Apr 14.ABSTRACTMore than half of the world population lives in Asia and hypertension (HTN) is the most prevalent risk factor found in Asia. There are numerous articles published about HTN in Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) and artificial intelligence (AI) methods can analyze articles and extract top trends in each country. Present analysis uses Latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) as an algorithm of topic modeling (TM) in text mining, to obtain subjective topic-word distribution from the 2790 studies over the EMRO. The period of checked studie...
Source: Renal Failure - April 14, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Mohammad Rezapour Mohsen Yazdinejad Faezeh Rajabi Kouchi Masoomeh Habibi Baghi Zahra Khorrami Morteza Khavanin Zadeh Elmira Pourbaghi Hassan Rezapour Source Type: research
Text mining of hypertension researches in the west Asia region: a 12-year trend analysis
Ren Fail. 2024 Dec;46(1):2337285. doi: 10.1080/0886022X.2024.2337285. Epub 2024 Apr 14.ABSTRACTMore than half of the world population lives in Asia and hypertension (HTN) is the most prevalent risk factor found in Asia. There are numerous articles published about HTN in Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) and artificial intelligence (AI) methods can analyze articles and extract top trends in each country. Present analysis uses Latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) as an algorithm of topic modeling (TM) in text mining, to obtain subjective topic-word distribution from the 2790 studies over the EMRO. The period of checked studie...
Source: Renal Failure - April 14, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Mohammad Rezapour Mohsen Yazdinejad Faezeh Rajabi Kouchi Masoomeh Habibi Baghi Zahra Khorrami Morteza Khavanin Zadeh Elmira Pourbaghi Hassan Rezapour Source Type: research
Surviving crisis after crisis: strengths and gaps in support for Syrian refugee families living in Lebanon
This study provides an overview of strengths and gaps in supports identified by refugees themselves. The research will inform the development and improvement of better support systems in Lebanon and in other refugee–hosting contexts. (Source: International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care)
Source: International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Dena Badawi Bree Akesson Source Type: research
Paternal peri ‐conceptional physical activity and the risk of congenital heart disease in offspring: A case–control study
This study aims to investigate the potential association between paternal pre-conceptional physical activity levels (PA), along with paternal peri-conceptional smoking and alcohol consumption, and the risk of CHD in offspring.Materials and methodsAn observational case –control study was conducted in Lebanon, with 279 participants, aiming to investigate potential risk factors for CHD. We included children with confirmed CHD, born between 2012 and 2022. Controls born in the same timeframe were selected randomly from the general population using online questionnai re forms. Mean age of children included was 6 years old (0...
Source: Andrology - April 12, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Ornina Atieh,
Nohad Maria J. Azzi,
Georges J. Lteif,
Ninar A. Atieh,
Nadim Y. Germanos,
Val érie Grandjean,
Zalihe Yarkiner,
Zakhia Saliba,
Marie‐Claude Fadous Khalife,
Georges Raad Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Quantifying Female Upper Lip Lengthening with Age by Direct Surface Measurement: A Guide for the Lip Lifting Procedure
Upper lip lifting is a very popular procedure but there is no objective guidelines on how much skin has to be removed to obtain an optimal result. We have measured and compared the philtral height in two groups of young and old female Lebanese subjects. We have found a mean philtral height of 14.3 ±1.9mm in the young group and 19.8±2.4mm In the old group, with a mean philtral lengthening of 5.5±2.9mm. We suggest using these results to plan the amount of skin that has to be removed during a lip lift procedure. (Source: Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery)
Source: Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery - April 11, 2024 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: F H Sleilati, R S Chalhoub Tags: Correspondence and Communications Source Type: research
Fall risk factors among poly-medicated older Lebanese patients in primary care settings: a secondary cross-sectional analysis of the “MGPIDP-L project”
Falling is a major concern for the health of older adults and significantly affects their quality of life. Identifying the various risk factors and the differences between older patients can be challenging. Th... (Source: BMC Geriatrics)
Source: BMC Geriatrics - April 10, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Sarah El Khatib, Carmela Bou Malham, Sandrine Andrieu, Mathilde Strumia, Philippe Cestac and Pascale Salameh Tags: Research Source Type: research
