Effect of multi-strain probiotics as an anti-obesity among overweight and obese Saudi adults.

Background: Obesity is classified as a low-grade chronic and systemic inflammatory disease and results from complicated interactions between genes and environmental factors, which leads to many diseases and affects the quality of life. There are growing interests in the effectiveness of probiotics as a supplementation to reduce obesity through regulating microbiota host metabolism. Probiotics may influence the interplays among gut, brain, adipose, and liver in a way leading to weight.

The utilization of Arabic online drug information among adults in Saudi Arabia.

In Saudi Arabia, the utilization of the world wide web has become increasingly popular. However, the exact figure of such use is unknown. This study aimed to determine the percentage of, and experience with, online Arabic drug information by Arabic-speaking adults in Saudi Arabia.

Treatment of chronic hepatitis C genotype IV with interferon-ribavirin combination in Saudi Arabia: a multicentre study.

Between 1996 and 1997, we conducted a multicentre study to assess the effect of combination therapy of interferon (IFN) + ribavirin on chronic hepatitis C genotype 4. Ninety-seven patients were enrolled. Sixty-eight patients (47 male and 21 female) were non-responders to previous therapy with IFN (Group I).