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Clinical analysis of commonly used calcium, calcium/vitamin D tablets in Lebanon. (c1999)

Barada, Sana Ali; Itani, Siham Moh'd Kheir (2011-05-05)

Osteoporosis is one of the commonest public health problems of modern medicine. It is the major underlying cause of bone fractures in postmenopausal women and elderly. Factors that influence the occurrence of osteoporosis ...

The chemical analysis of Lebanese olive oil and the influence of oil enriched diet on Plasma Lipid profile in rats. (c2002)

Zarikian, Karen Awadis (2011-05-10)

In the second half of this century, emphasis on diet related diseases increased as the major cause of mortality shifted from infections to chronic diseases. Cardiovascular disease (CYD) has been the number one killer in ...

Ultra-short therapy for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori. (c2001)

Chahine, Corinne (2011-05-13)

Background: Treatment regimens for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) usually combine an acid reducing agent (proton-pump inhibitor, H2-antagonist) with two or three antibiotics (macrolide, metronidazole, tetracycline, ...

A comparative single-dose bioequivalence study of two enteric coated Aspirin brands among healthy volunteers. (c2001)

Zeitoun, Abeer Abbas (2011-05-13)

(Aspicot®) is an enteric coated aspirin that is being extensively used among patients in the Middle East, including Lebanon where this drug is manufactured, without any clinical in-vivo implication showing or confirming ...

Sequential therapy in patients receiving Fluoroquinolones at the American University of Beirut Medical Center. (c2001)

Homsi, Maria (2011-09-14)

Availability of oral antibiotics with superior pharmacokinetic profiles and safety has enabled early conversion from parenteral to oral antibiotic therapy in attempt to reduce overall cost. In Lebanon, no hospital has set ...

National cholesterol education panel III. (c2005)

Alameddine, Yasmine; Geitany, Rouba; Afiouni, Fadi (2011-09-29)

Purpose: The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) III guidelines have been hailed as an improvement in their potential to identify individuals at risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) complications. Compared ...

The impact of drugs on congenital anomalies. (c1999)

Farah, Chantal Emile (2011-10-10)

Some abnormalities that occur in the fetus and the newborn are of genetic origin, some result of an infection , some are due directly or indirectly to incidental complications of pregnancy and in some cases the cause is ...

Treatment of acute Mania. (c1999)

Taissoun, Hala Issam (2011-10-13)

Background: Bipolar disorder is a relatively common disorder and is characterized by "unpredictable swings in mood from mania to depression". Mania is a disease state which induces difficulties in work performance and ...

Safety and efficacy of a ten day helicobacter pylori eradication regimen with rabeprazole, amoxicillin and clarithromycin. (c2003)

Farchoukh, Lina; Haidar, Cyrine-Eliana (2011-10-13)

OBJECTIVE: We assessed the safety and efficacy of a 1 a-day twice daily rabeprazole-based triple therapy for Helicobacler pylori (H .pylon). METHODS: H. pylori infected patients as confirmed by a rapid urease test were ...

An overview of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. (c1999)

Sadek, Maha (2011-10-13)

The role of Homocysteine, Folic Acid, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12 in development of coronary heart disease in Lebanon. (c1999)

Domiati, Souraya; Hdeab, Fadi (2011-10-14)

A comparative single-dose bioequivalence study of two Glibenclamide brands among healthy volunteers. (c2000)

Tannous, Elias Fouad (2011-10-14)

Glibenclamide is a second generation sulfonylurea oral hypoglycemic agent that plays an important role in the therapy of type II diabetes mellitus (DM-II); moreover. glibenclamide (Glibamid®) is being extensively used ...

Empiric antibiotic therapy of community-acquired Pneumonia at the American University of Beirut Medical Center. (c2001)

Cherfan, Antoine (2011-10-14)

The emergence of resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae strains have led to the development of several guidelines for the treatment of community-acquired Pneumonia (CAP). Our purpose is to compare CAP empiric treatment ...

Evaluation of antibiotic prophylaxis and factors affecting the incidence of surgical site infections in cardiac surgery at a tertiary medical center in Lebanon. (c2004)

Khatib, Zein Ahmad El- (2011-10-17)

Background: Appropriate antibiotic prophylaxis can reduce the incidence of surgical site infections (SSI) in many procedures. Although its role is still controversial in a clean surgery such as cardiac, antibiotic ...

Utilization and cost evaluation of tropisetron use for CINV. (c2004)

Abdel-Rahman, Maya O.; Reda, Maya T. (2011-10-20)

This thesis is a retrospective study on 300 medical records between January 2003 and June 2003 in Makassed General Hospital (MGH). The objective of this study is to determine if tropisetron use at MGH was appropriate, ...

The effect of Dopamine Agonists on patients with advanced Parkinson's disease subjected to subthalamic deep brain stimulation. (c2000)

Jabre, Mazen Gerges (2011-11-17)

Parkinson's disease (PO) is a neurodegerative disorder predominantly characterized by the progressive loss of dopaminergic cells in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNPC). Striatal dopamine concentration gets significantly ...

Physical & psychological changes associated with controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation in women undergoing assisted reproductive techniques. (c1999)

Haddad, Rana (2011-11-17)

The clinical use of assisted reproductive techniques nowadays is intimately dependent on the use of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation. Ovarian hyperstimulation with Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone analogues (GnRHa) suppression ...

Cytochrome P450 2D6 polymorphism in Lebanon. (c2003)

Saade, Sarita Georges (2012-12-05)

Evaluation of antibiotic prophylaxis and other factors affecting the incidence of surgical site infection in appendectomy at a tertiary medical center in Lebanon. (c2003)

Hamra, Rasha Saadi (2012-12-06)

Background: Appropriate antibiotic prophylaxis can reduce the incidence of surgical site infections (55I) in many procedures. Its role in acutely inflamed appendicitis remains controversial. Complicated appendicitis is ...

A national cross-sectional study on nurses' intent to leave and job satisfaction in Lebanon

El-Jardali, F.; Dimassi, Hani; Dumit, N.; Jamal, D.; Mouro, G. (2015-09-29)

Background: Lebanon is perceived to be suffering from excessive nurse migration, low job satisfaction, poor retention and high turnover. Little is known about the magnitude of nurse migration and predictors of intent to ...

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