Barriers to Achieving the Recommended Duration of Breastfeeding in Women Visiting the Well-Baby Clinic of King Abdulaziz University Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background ‏Natural breast milk is the ideal food for infants. Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months and continuation of breastfeeding for the first year is recommended. However, less than half of infants worldwide are breastfed for six months.

Halal cultivated meat: an untapped opportunity.

The global Halal food market is forecast to reach US$1.67 trillion by 2025, growing to meet the dietary demands of a rapidly increasing Muslim population, set to comprise 30% of the global population by mid-century. Meat consumption levels are increasing in many Muslim countries, with important implications for health and environmental sustainability.

How does Linkage to the National Death Index Affect Population-Based Net Survival Estimates for Women with Cervical Cancer in Saudi Arabia?

Background: Population-based cancer survival is a key metric for the assessment of cancer control strategies. Accurate estimation of cancer survival requires complete follow-up data for all patients.

Aim: To explore the impact of linking national cancer registry data to the national death index on net survival estimates for women diagnosed with cervical cancer in Saudi Arabia during 2005-2016.

National cancer control plans across the Eastern Mediterranean region: challenges and opportunities to scale-up.

National cancer control planning is crucial for countries in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean region. This region is challenged with an increase in cancer incidence leading to substantial disease burden, premature deaths, and increasing health-care costs in most countries. Huge inequity in cancer control planning and implementation exists between and within the countries.

Disparities in cervical cancer survival in the United States by race and stage at diagnosis: An analysis of 138,883 women diagnosed between 2001 and 2014 (CONCORD-3).

Objective: During 2000-2014, age-standardized five-year net survival for cervical cancer was 63-64% in the United States. Using data from CONCORD-3, we analyzed cervical cancer survival trends by race, stage and period of diagnosis.

Methods: Data from 41 state-wide population-based cancer registries on 138,883 women diagnosed with cervical cancer during 2001-2014 were available.

Residential traffic noise exposure and headaches: Results from the population-based heinz nixdorf recall study.

Context And Aim: The link between headaches and exposure to loud noise in occupational settings has been established. However, the effect of less intense but chronic residential traffic noise exposure on headache occurrence is less clear.

Settings And Design: We included 3,025 participants from the Heinz Nixdorf Recall study in Germany for this cross-sectional analysis.

Cervical Cancer Incidence and Trends among Nationals of the Gulf Cooperation Council States, 1998-2012.

Background: Cervical cancer is the ninth most common female malignancy in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States. We describe trends in cervical cancer incidence among GCC nationals. GCC states include Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates; which share similar demographic, socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.

Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) and anthropometric measures in the first year of life: Results from the Duisburg Birth Cohort.

In the context of the Duisburg Birth Cohort, this retrospective cohort study provides results of internal exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), and perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) in 156 mother-child pairs, and investigates whether and to what extent in utero exposure of these chemicals at German background levels exerts an effect on newborn and infant weight and length, and weight in relation to length expressed by ponderal index, in order to examine whether any reduction in weight is disproportionate to length. The levels of PFOA, PFOS, and PFHxS were determined in 81 maternal and 83 umbilical cord stored frozen plasma samples and 105 umbilical cord blood samples. Calculated factors were used to convert umbilical cord values to maternal levels.