Comprehensive investigation of carcinogenic radon levels in water within the Ikorodu axis of Lagos State, Nigeria.

This study investigates radon concentration in drinking water from twenty samples collected at two tertiary Institutions in Ikorodu, Lagos State, using the RAD-7 detector. The objective is to evaluate the health risks associated with radon exposure, a known carcinogen linked to lung and stomach cancer. Radon in drinking water contributes to approximately 168 cancer deaths annually, predominantly from lung cancer due to inhalation of radon released indoors and stomach cancer from ingesting contaminated water.

Assessment of radiological parameters and metal contents in soil and stone samples from Harrat Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia.

The current work deals with measurement and distribution of natural radionuclides for twelve (12) soil and fifteen (15) stone samples collected from Harrats Al Madinah in western region of Saudi Arabia. Two methods were used in this investigation gamma-ray spectrometer (GRS) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF).The activity concentrations of radionuclides (Ra, Th and K) were measured using γ-ray spectrometer NaI(Tl) model (A320) made in the U.

Bone mineral density changes in patients with recent-onset rheumatoid arthritis.

Background: Osteoporosis and related fragility fractures are one of the most common complications seen in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and dramatically affect quality of life.

Objective: To evaluate changes in bone mineral density in patients with recent onset rheumatoid arthritis (<1 year) and its correlation if any with a modified DAS-28 score and simple erosion narrowing score (SENS).

Methods: This study included 30 patients with recent-onset rheumatoid arthritis fulfilling the new American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism diagnostic criteria for rheumatoid arthritis and 20 healthy volunteers as controls.

Prevalence of connective tissue diseases in egyptian patients presenting with Fever of unknown origin.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of connective tissue diseases in patients presenting with fever of unknown origin (FUO).

Patients And Methods: In this study thirty patients diagnosed as FUO (Group 1), in 2008, were included in an observational study and diagnostic workup. Additionally, retrospective analysis of seventy patients' files (Group 2), for patients who presented with prolonged unexplained pyrexia to the same hospital in the previous two years, was performed.

Antibodies to mutated citrullinated vimentin in rheumatoid arthritis: diagnostic value, association with radiological damage and axial skeleton affection.

Background: Early definitive diagnosis and effective treatment are mandatory in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as it can halt the disease progression and subsequent joints destruction.

Objective: To investigate the diagnostic and prognostic value of anti-mutated citrullinated vimentin (anti-MCV) and its correlation with disease activity, peripheral and axial skeleton affection in RA patients.

Patients And Methods: A total of 123 patients with different rheumatic diseases were enrolled in a prospective-two year study at Ain Shams University hospital: 64 patients with RA and 59 patients with other rheumatic diseases as controls.

Anti-annexin v antibodies: association with vascular involvement and disease outcome in patients with systemic sclerosis.

Background: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by skin thickening, fibrosis and vascular obliteration. The onset and course are heterogeneous. Prominent features include autoimmunity, inflammation and vascular damage.