Publications by authors named "Mona Haddad"
Background: Effects of air pollutants are related to oxidative stress which is also linked to the pathogenesis of dementia including Alzheimer's and related diseases.
Objective: We assessed associations between exposure to air pollutants and the onset of dementia; the association with the distance between residence and major roads was also assessed for the island of Montreal.
Methods: We created an open cohort of adults aged 65 years and older starting in 2000 and ending in 2012 in the province of Québec, Canada using linked medico-administrative databases.
Article Synopsis
- In March 2009, the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus emerged in Mexico and quickly spread globally, with a significant experience reported from St. George Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon.
- From August 2009 to January 2010, 1,771 respiratory specimens were analyzed, revealing that 53.5% tested positive for H1N1, primarily affecting children, adolescents, and young adults.
- Despite the high positivity rate, most patients had mild symptoms and were treated as outpatients, with only a small number requiring hospitalization or ICU care, and a limited number of fatalities reported.
Objective: To identify the source of an epidemic of Burkholderia cepacia bloodstream infections during 7 years (411 episodes in 361 patients).
Design: Outbreak investigation.
Setting: A 250-bed university hospital in Beirut, Lebanon.