Objective: The relative stroke risk is increased in patients with diabetes. Awareness and knowledge of the risk factors and symptoms of stroke are essential for prevention and immediate effective treatment of stroke. The aim of the study was to determine baseline knowledge about the warning symptoms and risk factors of stroke in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Materials and Methods: This...

Breast cancer is the most frequent malignancy of women worldwide. It is the leading cause of female cancer related disability and mortality. In Saudi Arabia breast cancer ranks first among cancerous diseases in females. In the Gulf region, and especially in Saudi Arabia, few studies have been conducted to address breast cancer awareness. The purpose of the current study was therefore to investi...

While most attorneys practice ethically and treat their retained experts fairly, there are a few that do otherwise. The authors describe "early warning signs" of the likelihood that the attorneys attempting to retain the psychiatric expert witness may compromise the expert's honesty and striving for objectivity. Experts themselves may have certain vulnerabilities that interfere with their abili...

Primary immunodeficiencies (PID) are low-prevalence diseases. There are warning signs that may raise clinical suspicion. The objectives of this study were to describe the clinical characteristics and warning signs of patients with PID and to compare the clinical differences between selective immunoglobulin A (IgA) deficiency and other PIDs. Eighty-nine patients were studied; their median age at...

Computerisation and digitisation are an engine of social economic change. Implementation coordination both work leisure activities already unthinkable without computers smart devices. The benefits computerisation available immediately in the forms faster problem solving, cost-saving, or environmental impacts using less paper administration. However, fact that we spend more time front also raise...