Techno-economic and environmental approaches of Cd adsorption by olive leaves ( L.) waste.

In this study, the techno-economic approach of olive leaves ( L.) wastes for the removal of Cd from aqueous solutions was demonstrated. The adsorption process was illustrated regarding batch experiments and scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray, and Fourier-transform infrared characterization.

An intervention significantly improve medical waste handling and management: A consequence of raising knowledge and practical skills of health care workers.

Objective: Health-care waste has not attended much attention in developing countries. Staff is involved in cleaning and collect waste may often be at greater risk due to their less education and training. The current intervention study was conducted to improve knowledge and practice skills for medical waste handlers in some selected hospitals of Alexandria, Egypt.

TP53 mutations in circulating free DNA from Egyptian patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Background: P53 protein plays important role in the maintenance of genome stability in mammalian cells; it acts in many processes including cell-cycle checkpoint, DNA repair, apoptosis, and angiogenesis. Mutations of P53 have been reported as common mutations in solid tumours, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma, NHL, and have been implicated in drug resistance, aggression and poor prognosis. Chronic infection with hepatitis C, HCV, has been associated in some studies with increased risk of NHL.

Ser-249 TP53 and CTNNB1 mutations in circulating free DNA of Egyptian patients with hepatocellular carcinoma versus chronic liver diseases.

Circulating free DNA (CFDNA) has been shown to be a good source of liver tissue-derived DNA in African and Asian patients with chronic liver disease or HCC. In Egypt, HCC is a frequent carcinoma and mostly occur in the context of chronic infection by HCV, a widespread infection in the Egyptian population. Here we have examined the presence of mutations in TP53 at codon 249 (Ser-249, considered as a hallmark of mutagenesis by aflatoxin) and in CTNNB1 (gene encoding beta-catenin) in CFDNA of patients with HCC or chronic liver disease, from Alexandria, Egypt.

Assessment of asbestos in drinking water in alexandria, egypt.

Over the past several years, the presence of fibrous asbestos particulates has been observed in a number of municipal water supplies throughout the USA, Canada, and several other regions all over the world. The possible health hazards which these fibers present have spurred a great deal of interest in the problems of detection and removal of the submicroscopic particulates in water. Asbestos is a group of fibrous metamorphic silicate minerals that is ubiquitous in the environment as a result of its extensive industrial use and the dissemination of fibers from natural sources.

Patterns in the incidence of pediatric cancer in Alexandria, Egypt, from 1972 to 2001.

Cancer among children is a substantial public concern. The epidemiology of childhood cancer is not fully understood. The descriptive epidemiology for cancer incidence has been a subject of considerable debate in order to identify and clarify the role of etiological factors and environmental exposure in cancer.

A prediction model for the incidence patterns of female breast cancers in Alexandria, Egypt.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the world. Female breast cancer incidence has historically increased all over the world during the past decades. The purpose of this study was to estimate the patterns of female breast cancer incidence in Alexandria, Egypt, from 1972 to 2001.

A comparative study on the medical waste disposal in some hospitals in Alexandria.

Though healthcare services aim to reduce the health problems and prevent the potential risks to the health of the community. These services create wastes which are considered as hazardous materials due to the higher potential of infection and injury possessed by these wastes than any other type of waste. Healthcare waste management is an integral part of healthcare services, and can create harm through inadequate waste management; thus reducing the overall benefits provided by healthcare centers.