Cancer and Syria in conflict: a systematic review.

Background: Armed conflict can disrupt oncology care profoundly, resulting in worsened health outcomes for cancer patients. Syria has endured armed conflict for over a decade, resulting in a severe breakdown of its healthcare services. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the available evidence on the burden of cancer and oncology services in Syria and how they have been affected during the conflict.

Respiratory health and the Syrian conflict: a scoping literature review.

Conflict adversely affects respiratory health in both direct and indirect ways among populations whose health is already compromised through the compounding effects of conflict. Our aim is to review academic and grey literature relevant to respiratory health in the Syrian conflict (now more than a decade in duration) to explore its impacts on populations across Syria. We performed a scoping literature review of academic and grey literature on respiratory health in Syria between March 2011 (taken as the start of the conflict for practicality) and December 2023.

Impact of the Syrian conflict and forced displacement on respiratory health: an analysis of primary data from a humanitarian organisation.

Background: Despite a decade of conflict, there has been little exploration of respiratory health in Syria, notwithstanding the known impacts of conflict on lung health. Our aim is to explore the burden and trends of respiratory consultations in Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) facilities in northwest Syria through an ecological analysis.

Methods: We performed a retrospective review of routinely collected data relating to respiratory presentations in SAMS' facilities between March 2017 and June 2020; we compared data by facility type, infectious versus non-infectious aetiologies and age.

Antioxidant activity of aerial parts of Tribulus alatus in rats.

The antioxidant activity of alcoholic extract of Tribulus alatus was investigated by determination of blood glutathione, serum ascorbic acid and serum superoxide dismutase in rats. All groups treated with aerial parts without fruit, fruits and total herb showed a significant increase in all measured parameters (P<0.05).

Pharmacokinetics of theophylline after administration of suppositories formulation.

Asthma is a public health problem for developed countries. It attacks all age groups but often starts in childhood. Theophylline ethanoate of piperazine in a suppository form is one of the treatments of asthmatic children.