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Nurses’ work environment and intent to leave in Lebanese hospitals

Dimassi, Hani; El-Jardali, Fadi; Alameddine, Mohamad; Dumit, Nuhad; Jamal, Diana; Maalouf, Salwa (2015-10-01)

Background The dual burden of nursing shortages and poor work environments threatens quality of patient care and places additional pressures on resource-stretched health care systems, particularly in the Eastern ...
Long-term phonatory instability in ataxic dysarthria

Dimassi, Hani; Boutsen, Frank; Duffy, Joseph R.; Christman, Sarah S. (2015-10-01)

Aims: Long-term phonatory instability can be quantified using cyclical and noncyclical measures. The objective of this study is to evaluate phonation in ataxic dysarthria and a control group of normal speakers to answer ...
Clinical correlates of white-matter abnormalities on head magnetic resonance imaging

Dimassi, Hani; Lasbury, Nora; Garg, Bhuwan; Cowan, Linda D.; Edwards-Brown, Mary; Bodensteiner, John B. (2015-10-01)

We undertook this study to investigate the relationship between white-matter abnormalities (seen on brain magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]) and muscle tone and muscle stretch reflexes on clinical examination. We identified ...
Dietary Calcium Intake of 1200 mg/d May Have Negative Correlation on Percent Body Fat

Dimassi, Hani I.; Ghaddar, Sana H.; Bank, Laura S. (2015-10-01)

This cross-sectional study examined whether a correlation existed between calcium intake and body composition in 102 premenopausal Caucasian women. Data collected included 3 days of 24-hour food records, the Framingham ...
Prevalence and predictors for post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and general health in a population from six villages in South Lebanon

Dimassi, Hani; Farhood, Laila F. (2015-10-01)

Objective To determine the prevalence and predictors of psychiatric disorders in a general population from South Lebanon, an area that was under military occupation for more than 20 years. Method This study assessed ...
NATIONAL VIEWPOINT-Practices in paediatric palliative care in Lebanon

Huijer, Huda Abu-Saad; Abboud, S.; Dimassi, Hani (2015-10-02)
Formulation Optimization Study for an Immediate-Release Tablet

Dimassi, Hani; Kyriacos, Soula (2015-10-02)

A simple method based on statistical analysis was used to optimize an immediate-release tablet formulation that includes a water-soluble drug. The objective of this study was to optimize different factors to develop a ...
Occupational Violence at Lebanese Emergency Departments

Dimassi, Hani; Alameddine, Mohamad; Kazzi, Amin; El-Jardali, Fadi; Maalouf, Salwa (2015-10-02)

Emergency departments (EDs) workers are at increased risk of exposure to occupational violence. The prevalence of occupational violence is potentially higher and consequences are more serious in areas with poor security ...
The retention of health human resources in primary healthcare centers in Lebanon

Dimassi, Hani; Alameddine, Mohamad; Saleh, Shadi; El-Jardali, Fadi; Mourad, Yara. (2015-10-02)

Background Critical shortages of health human resources (HHR), associated with high turnover rates, have been a concern in many countries around the globe. Of particular interest is the effect of such a trend on the primary ...
Perspectives on palliative care in Lebanon

Dimassi, Hani; Huijer, Huda Abu-Saad; Abboud, Sarah (2015-10-02)
Lymph Node Ratio Is an Independent Prognostic Factor After Resection of Periampullary Malignancies

Dimassi, Hani; Shamseddine, Ali; Mukherji, Deborah; Melki, Christian; Elias, Elias; Eloubeidi, Mohammad (2015-10-02)

Objective: The prognostic impact of nodal involvement in resected pancreatic carcinoma and biliary malignancy has been relatively well established. It has been suggested that lymph node ratio (LNR) may be a more informative ...
Acute pain management and assessment

Zeitoun, Abeer A.; Dimassi, Hani I.; Chami, Bahija A.; Chamoun, Nibal R. (2015-10-02)

Rationale Pain assessment and treatment is influenced by subjective perception of pain. Despite the international efforts to implement guidelines and protocols for pain management, pain continues to be regarded as a ...
Otitis media with effusion in Lebanese children

Nasser, Soumana; Moukarzel, N.; Nehme, A.; Haidar, H.; Kabbara, B.; Haddad, A. (2015-10-05)

Objective: To determine the prevalence and resistance profile of bacterial pathogens present in the middle ear of children with otitis media with effusion, and to report beta-lactamase-negative, ampicillin-resistant ...
Palliative Tumor Control by Trabectedin in Pediatric Advanced Sarcoma

Nasser, Soumana C.; Farah, Roula A.; Sabbagh, Racha A.; Dina, Pele B.; Eid, Toufic A. (2015-10-06)

Refractory soft tissue sarcomas carry a poor prognosis and limited treatment options require the use of new chemotherapeutic agents. We report the case of an eight year old boy with non metastatic alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma ...
A guide on Intravenous drug compatibilities based on their pH

Nasser, Soumana C.; Loubnan, Vilma (2015-10-06)

Hospital pharmacies in many countries include a mix of both European and FDA approved medications in their Formulary. Mixing incompatible medications is a major intravenous (IV) medication error especially when data on ...
Growth hormone treatment modulates active ghrelin levels in rats

Haddad, Haytham; Mroueh, Mohamad; Faour, Wissam H.; Daher, Costantine (2015-10-23)

Introduction: Impairments in neuroendocrine regulation of food intake and postprandial satiety are leading causes to obesity. Ghrelin peptide is a GI hormone known to increase food intake partly through induction of growth ...
Prevention of carcinogen-induced mouse skin papilloma by Daucus carota (wild carrot) aqueous extract

Mroueh, M.; El Ghaziri, F.; Daher, C. (2015-10-28)

Daucus carota L. ssp. carota is a part of the folk medicine in Lebanon where it is used to enhance immunity and protect against many ailments among which are inflammation, gastric ulcer, and diabetes. Earlier we reported ...
The antioxidant and anticancer effects of Wild Carrot oil extract

Shebaby, Wassim Nasri; El-Sibai, Mirvat; Bodman-Smith, Kikki; Karam, Marc Christoph; Mroueh, Mohamad; Daher, Costantine F. (2015-11-04)

Daucus carota L. ssp. carota (Apiacea) is used in traditional medicine in Lebanon and in different regions throughout the world. The present study investigates the in vitro anticancer activities of Daucus carota oil extract ...
Evaluation of heavy metals content in dietary supplements in Lebanon

Korfali, Samira Ibrahim; Hawi, Tamer; Mroueh, Mohamad (2015-11-07)

Background: The consumption of dietary supplements is widely spread and on the rise. These dietary supplements are generally used without prescriptions, proper counseling or any awareness of their health risk. The current ...
Metal Concentration in Commonly Used Medicinal Herbs and Infusion by Lebanese Population: Health Impact

Korfali, Samira I.; Mroueh, Mohamad; Al Zein, Mohammad; Salim, Rosin (2015-11-07)

The levels of K, Ca, Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn, Pb, As, Cd, Cr, and Pb in commonly used medicinal herbs and their infusions by Lebanese were analyzed by EDXRF and ASS techniques, respectively. The order of metal contents in the herbs ...

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