Physical activity and odds of coronary heart disease among Lebanese women.

Background: It is known that physical activity (PA) is protective against cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, few studies have examined the association between PA, sedentary lifestyle and coronary heart disease (CHD) in women. This case-control study investigates the relationship between PA and sedentary behavior on CHD odds in Lebanese women over forty.

Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease Among Lebanese Women: A Case-Control Study.

Purpose: Women are increasingly concerned by coronary heart disease (CHD), with peculiarities of their own, particularly concerning risk factors. The aim of the study was to assess the risk factors for CHD in Lebanese women over forty.

Patients And Methods: A case-control study was carried out in 6 hospitals in Beirut and Mount-Lebanon, from December 2018 to December 2019 including 1500 patients (1200 controls and 300 cases).

Health-related articles on Syria before and after the start of armed conflict: a scoping review for The Lancet-American University of Beirut Commission on Syria.

Introduction: Armed conflict may influence the size and scope of research in Arab countries. We aimed to assess the impact of the 2011 Syrian conflict on health articles about Syria published in indexed journals.

Methods: We conducted a scoping review on Syrian health-related articles using seven electronic databases.

Localisation and cross-border assistance to deliver humanitarian health services in North-West Syria: a qualitative inquiry for -AUB Commission on Syria.

Background: In a growing number of humanitarian crises, "remote management" is negotiated across borders and implemented by humanitarian agencies through "local actors" to deliver assistance. However, the narrative describing the involvement of local actors in the delivery of humanitarian aid in armed conflict settings remains reductionist and unreflective of the complex and circular course of the "localisation of aid". This paper explores cross-border humanitarian assistance within the Syrian conflict.

Noncardiac Lebanese hospitalized adult patients' awareness of their coronary artery disease risk factors.

Background: Noncommunicable diseases are the leading cause of death in Lebanon, with cardiovascular diseases accounting for almost half of the annual deaths.

Purpose: We aimed to determine awareness of noncardiac Lebanese hospitalized patients for their coronary artery disease risk factors, their level of adherence to medications or lifestyle modifications, and assess factors associated with awareness.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 14 hospitals with a total of 382 patients.

Teaching clinical pharmacology using team-based learning: a comparison between third- and fourth-year medical students.

The purpose of this study was to formulate evidence-based recommendations on whether to deliver the team-based learning (TBL)-designed clinical pharmacology course at the American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine (AUBFM) during the third year instead of the fourth and final year of the medical curriculum. Between June 2010 and May 2011, AUBFM offered the course to both classes simultaneously to compare their performance. The findings of this endeavor supported the introduction of the course during the third year, first because fourth-year students did not outperform third-year students despite having the advantage of an additional year of clinical experience, and second, third-year teams seemed more likely to develop into better functioning teams.

Clinical implementation of pharmacogenetics: a nonrepresentative explorative survey to participants of WorldPharma 2010.

Despite the fast-growing literature and the emerging support from regulatory drug agencies, the translation of pharmacogenetics (PGx) into the clinic is still rather limited; it seems that many existing challenges are yet to be overcome prior to an extensive adoption of PGx-based diagnostics. This article describes the results of an explorative nonrepresentative survey that attempted to evaluate the perceived status quo of, and the obstacles facing, PGx implementation in clinical practice in countries with emerging and developing economies versus countries with advanced economies. This study is a useful starting point to help gain better insight into the international, rather than merely the regional, barriers facing the lag in PGx implementation in the clinic.