Pharmacists' Knowledge, Perception, and Prescribing Practice of Probiotics in the UAE: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: The human body is a complex and interconnected system where trillions of microorganisms, collectively known as the gut microbiota, coexist with these cells. Besides maintaining digestive health, this relationship also impacts well-being, including immune function, metabolism, and mental health. As frontline healthcare providers, pharmacists are pivotal in promoting the benefits of probiotics for immune support.

Evaluation of knowledge and attitude concerning augmented renal clearance among physicians and clinical pharmacists in Al-Ain, UAE: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Kidney function assessment is crucial in critical illness patients and is required before administering renally excreted medication, especially antibiotics and antiepileptics. Conventional clinical practice often focuses on renal impairment with low creatinine clearance (CrCl) and overlooks the augmented renal clearance (ARC), which is defined by (CrCl) more than 130 ml/min. This typical demonstration neglects individuals who experience hyperfunctioning kidneys.

Knowledge and Practice Concerning Breast Cancer Risk Factors and Screening among Females in UAE.

Breast cancer is considered the most dangerous cancer for women, driving the highest number of mortalities in women worldwide. According to the WHO 2020 report, breast cancer showed the highest five-year prevalence in the UAE, among other cancers. This research assessed breast cancer awareness, potential risk factors, screening approaches and practices, barriers to screening, and attitudes toward seeking medical help among UAE women.

Emergency department presentations of alcohol and other substance misuse: first cross-sectional national study in Qatar.

Objectives: This study attempts the first in a series of investigations into the misuse of alcohol and substances in Qatar. This study explores the emergency presentations of alcohol and substance abuse to all the state funded emergency departments (EDs) in the country which serve around 90% of the population over a 22-month period. Due to legal penalties for alcohol and substance use, and lack of subsidised community-based facilities, ED presentations are a good starting point to explore this burden.

[A marathon runner with rhabdomyolysis].

Background: Serious complications after running a marathon are relatively rare. We saw a patient at the emergency department (A&E) who developed acute renal failure as a result of rhabdomyolysis after excessive exertion.

Case Description: A 31-year-old, healthy male was referred to the A&E by the GP service two days after running a marathon because of a CK level of 131,900 U/l.

The most commonly used disease severity scores are inappropriate for risk stratification of older emergency department sepsis patients: an observational multi-centre study.

Background: Sepsis recognition in older emergency department (ED) patients is difficult due to atypical symptom presentation. We therefore investigated whether the prognostic and discriminative performance of the five most commonly used disease severity scores were appropriate for risk stratification of older ED sepsis patients (≥70 years) compared to a younger control group (<70 years).

Methods: This was an observational multi-centre study using an existing database in which ED patients who were hospitalized with a suspected infection were prospectively included.

A pilot study of the role of green tea use on oral health.

Introduction: An increasing number of people all around the world are turning to the nature by using the natural herbal products in both prophylaxes and treatment of different diseases. Green tea with active chemical ingredients posses diverse pharmacological properties that include anti-inflammatory, anticariogenic, antioxidant and antibacterial effects.

Aims: To assess the possible protective properties of green tea on oral health.

Study of the high prevalence of HCV in Egypt.

The correlation of schistosomiasis and other variables as a risk factor behind the remarkable high rates of HCV seropositivity in Egypt was studied by examining the sera of 188 subjects (94 apparently healthy villagers and 94 non professional blood donors) for schistosoma antibodies by Falcon assay screening test enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (FAST-ELISA) and for HCV antibodies by the application of screening (ELISA) and confirmatory (RIBA) techniques. The results showed that the overall prevalence of HCV antibodies was 29.8% by ELISA reduced to 21.

Role of Chlamydia trachomatis and herpes simplex virus in cervicitis and female infertility.

A population of infertile women attending the infertility clinic of Ain Shams university hospital were studied with the purpose of assessing the possible role of C. trachomatis and Herpes simplex virus as factors related to their infertility and coexisting Cervicitis. A control group of fertile women was also examined.

Collagen type III in normal and prematurely ruptured amniotic membranes.

This study was performed on two groups of parturient women. The first group included 20 parturient women with premature rupture of membranes (PROM) and the second group included 20 parturient women with intact membranes. From each case a specimen was taken by a sterile swab from the posterior fornix for bacteriological examination to isolate and identify both aerobic and anaerobic vaginal organisms.

Hepatitis C virus infection in blood donors in Egypt.

A study was carried out on 90 serum samples from non-professional blood donors to find out the relative prevalence of HBV and HCV among those blood donors. Results demonstrated overall positivity rate of 14.4% for anti-HCV by RIBA test.

Degeneration of adrenergic nerves in the urinary bladder during pregnancy.

The adrenergic innervation of the urinary bladder of normal female and pregnant rats has been studied using a fluorescence histochemical method. The bladder is richly innervated by adrenergic nerve fibres as is evidenced by the presence of numerous adrenergic nerves in the adventitia, musculosa and submucosa. However, adrenergic nerve cells could not be observed.