SUMMARY The love story of Majnoon Lila is well known across all levels of society in the Arab world. The story is famous in Arabic literature as well as in Arab folk stories. In this paper, the poems of Quasis are analyzed and a diagnosis of organic heart failure is made from his complaints.

BACKGROUND In the Arab world, intervention and policy response to non-communicable diseases (NCD) has been weak despite extensive epidemiological evidence highlighting the alarmingly increased prevalence of chronic diseases. Generating genetic information is one key component to promote efficient disease management strategies. This study undertook a scoping review to generate the profile of the...

BACKGROUND While international physician migration has been studied extensively, more focused and regional explorations are not commonplace. In many Arab countries, medical education is conducted in English and students/graduates seek postgraduate opportunities in other countries such as the United States (US). Eligibility for residency training in the US requires certification by the Education...

Background The role of sports in decreasing the prevalence of many diseases has led to a growing interest in the field of sport and exercise medicine. But sport and exercise medicine still remains new to the Arab world, waiting to be explored. The aim of this study is to describe and characterise sport and exercise medicine research activity in the Arab world between 2002 and 2016. Methods Th...

On Media A workshop report from US Institute for Peace examined Arab media, August, 05 (http://usip.org/virtual diplomacy/publications/reports/18.html), with special focus on attitudes to US and to the West. The relevant Arab governments play a double role since mostly, they control the media, where they appease the ideological positions of their own threatening insurgencies while focusing publ...

Although lung cancer incidence rates and mortalities are still low in the Arab world as compared to Europe or USA, they is gradually increasing in the region. Furthermore, there is great variation between different parts of the Arab world. For instance, the age-standardized rates (ASRs) for lung cancer incidence are about 15 fold higher in Tunisia than in Sudan for men, and about 10 fold higher...

OBJECTIVE The prevalence of antibodies to the hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) in the United States is estimated to be 1.6%. There are no published studies on the prevalence of anti-HCV among the Arab/Chaldean American population in the United States. DESIGN Retrospective review of data collected during an HCV public awareness program conducted by the Arab American and Chaldean Council. Inclusion...

T he Bulletin was in the minds of members of The Arab Group for Study of Diabetes for years, but its conception took place at the Alexandria Diabetic Days meeting held in Egypt in November 1991, and the first issue appeared in July 1992. The Bulletin is a scientific, medical journal concerned with various aspects of diabetes mellitus and its complications. Intended to contribute toward the enri...

The studbook of the Spanish Arab Horse was analysed in order to assess the available genetic variability in the population via genealogical analyses and to ascertain the influence of different countries in the formation of the population. The Spanish Arab horse studbook could be traced back to the late 19th century with a total of 18,880 animals. A 15.7% (2965) of the registered individuals wer...