BACKGROUND To date, approximately 43 cases of hyperkeratosis of the nipple and areola have been reported, most of which have been sporadic. OBSERVATION We describe 3 patients with this dermatosis who were encountered in the outpatient clinic of the Department of Dermatology at the American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon, within a 1-year period. CONCLUSION Hyperkeratosi...

Tommaso Caneva,1,2 Tommaso Calarco,2 Rosario Fazio,3 Giuseppe E. Santoro,1,4,5 and Simone Montangero2 1International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Via Beirut 2-4, I-34014 Trieste, Italy 2Institut für Quanteninformationsverarbeitung, Universität Ulm, D-89069 Ulm, Germany 3NEST, Scuola Normale Superiore & Istituto di Nanoscienze-CNR, Piazza dei Cavalieri 7, I-56126 Pisa, Italy 4CNR-INFM De...

BACKGROUND To meet the future challenges of infectious diseases and limit the spread of multidrug resistant microorganisms, a better understanding of published studies in the field of infectious diseases is needed. The objective of this study was to analyze the quantity and quality of research activity in the field of infectious diseases in Arab countries and compare it with that in non-Arab co...

We examine the sources of variability in Arab American voter registration in the months following September 11, 2001. Several comparisons suggest that the policy aftermath of 9/11 has acted as an accelerant to Arab American political incorporation. Specifically, we evaluate raised incidences of Arab American voter registration across locations relative to two populations: the Arab American popu...

BACKGROUND Despite the high burden of cardiovascular diseases in Arab countries, little is known about cardiac rehabilitation (CR) delivery. This study assessed availability, and CR program characteristics in the Arab World, compared to Canada. METHODS A questionnaire incorporating items from 4 national / regional published CR program surveys was created for this cross-sectional study. The su...

BACKGROUND Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancers affecting women worldwide. The main objective of this study was to assess and compare research activity in breast cancer in Arab countries with non-Arab Middle Eastern countries. METHODS Publications about "breast cancer" as a research topic were retrieved using the ISI Web of Science database. Analysis was confined to origin...

BACKGROUND Obesity is a serious worldwide medical condition, considered by some researchers as one of the most serious public health problems of the 21st century. The main objective of this study was to assess the quantity and quality of obesity-related research from Arab countries and compare it with that from non-Arab Middle Eastern countries. METHODS Original scientific articles or reviews...