Assessing oral cancer knowledge among Saudi medical undergraduates.

Oral cancer is the sixth most common malignancy worldwide with more than 263,000 patients diagnosed in 2008. Nonspecialists' negative attitudes and poor working knowledge of oral cancer significantly contribute to suboptimal detection of early-stage disease which leads to delays in diagnosis. We aimed to assess the working knowledge and views associated with oral cancer prevention among medical students in Saudi Arabia.

Animal allergy among husbandry personnel in Riyadh.

Background: The importance of specific animal allergy in immunopathology of asthma and atopic diseases remained to be defined.

Methods: We measured total and specific IgE. Western blotting of some allergens was also characterised.

Prevalence of wheat allergy in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.

Background: Wheat allergy has been suggested to represent an important allergic disease. This study collates clinical and laboratory aspects in patients with wheat allergy in Al-Kharj city, Saudi Arabia.

Methods: Total and specific IgE were measured in 15 suspected cases of wheat allergy.