Restrictive Pulmonary Disease in Diabetes Mellitus Type II Patients.

Background The present study aimed to evaluate the proportion of restrictive pulmonary disease in individuals with diabetes mellitus type II patients. Methodology A cross-sectional study was performed at Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences between May 2020 and June 2021. All individuals aged between 40 and 65 years, irrespective of gender were included in the study.

The behavior of neutrophil extracellular traps and NADPH oxidative activity in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus: relation to disease activity and lupus nephritis.

Objectives: To evaluate the neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) assay and NADPH oxidase (Nox2) activity in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus (pSLE) in relation to each other and SLE characteristics.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 50 children and adolescents with pSLE who were clinically evaluated and underwent routine laboratory work up of SLE (CBC, ESR, 24 hrs urinary proteins, serum creatinine, complement-3 (C3), anti-dsDNA, and antiphospholipid antibodies). NETs assay and dihydrorhodamine (DHR) test were done for patient group and 50 age- and sex-matched control group.

Relative Contribution of Obesity, Sedentary Behaviors and Dietary Habits to Sleep Duration Among Kuwaiti Adolescents.

The aim of this study was to investigate whether body mass index (BMI), eating habits and sedentary behaviours were associated with sleep duration among Kuwaiti adolescents. The study is part of the Arab Teens Lifestyle Study (ATLS), which is a school-based cross-sectional multi-center collaborative study. A sample of 906 adolescents (boys and girls) aged 14-19 years was randomly selected from 6 Kuwaiti Governances using a multistage stratified cluster sampling technique.

The impact of pulmonary hypertension on morbidity and mortality following major lung resection.

Objectives: Pulmonary hypertension is considered a poor prognostic factor for or even a contraindication to major lung resection, but evidence for this claim is lacking. This study evaluates the impact of pulmonary hypertension on morbidity and mortality following pulmonary lobectomy.

Methods: Adult patients who underwent a lobectomy for cancer and had a transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) performed within the year prior to the operation were included.

Botulinum toxin: could it be an effective treatment for chronic tension-type headache?

Several clinical trials suggest that botulinum toxin type-A (BTX-A) may be an effective treatment option for patients with chronic tension-type headache (CTTH); however, controversy remains as to how the botulinum toxin optimally should be used for treating headache and which patient's profile fits this treatment. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of BTX-A for the prophylactic treatment of CCTH in Egyptian patients. This was a randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled study of BTX-A for the treatment of patients aged 25-50 years old with CCTH.