Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are a group of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by ritualistic-repetitive behaviors and impaired verbal and non-verbal communication. Objectives were to determine the contribution of genetic variation to ASDs in the Lebanese. Affymetrix Cytogenetics Whole-Genome 2.7 M and CytoScan(™) HD Arrays were used to detect CNVs in 41 Lebanese autistic children a...

Adolescent obesity is associated with both immediate and longer-term health implications. This study aims to identify dietary patterns among a nationally representative sample of Lebanese adolescents aged between 13 and 19 years (n 446) and to assess the association of these patterns with overweight and obesity. Through face-to-face interviews, socio-demographic, lifestyle and anthropometric va...

The Syrian Arab and Lebanese Republics are two neighboring states located in the Middle Eastern subregions, traditionally called Levant. close neighborhood of both countries led to preservation old emergence new common denominators socio-economic, socio-political religious spheres. In modern historiography, there disagreements regarding degree definition nature today’s relations between states....

1Faculty of Public Health, Balamand University, Beirut, Lebanon. 2Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. 3Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon. 4Division of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Lebanese Council for Scientific Research, Beirut, Lebanon. 5Chronic Care Centre, Hazmieh, Lebanon. Received: 14/05/03; accepted: 14/09/03 SUMMARY A ...

The contribution of HLA DRB-DQB to type 1 diabetes (T1D) in Bahrainis, Lebanese, and Tunisians was investigated. DRB1*030101-DQB1*0201 was a locus that conferred susceptibility in three populations, while DRB1*040101-DQB1*0302 was a locus that conferred susceptibility only in Tunisians and Bahrainis. The DRB1*100101-DQB1*050101 (Bahrainis) and DRB1*150101-DQB1*060101 (Lebanese) loci were largel...

OBJECTIVE To measure the prevalence of obesity in the Lebanese elderly population and to compare it to another sample studied 10 years ago; to investigate the best anthropometrical measurement related to obesity relative risks in this age group. DESIGN Cross-sectional study about aging and obesity in the Lebanese society. SUBJECTS 237 Lebanese elderly (60-85 y.o.) selected randomly from an ...

In Lebanon, childhood asthma is an important disease and pesticides are commonly used. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether exposure to pesticides has chronic effects on the respiratory health of Lebanese children. A cross-sectional study was performed on children from a randomly selected sample of Lebanese public schools. Exposure to pesticides was evaluated by a standardised qu...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the anatomy of the nasopalatine canal in a Lebanese population using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) technology. MATERIALS AND METHODS CBCT images of 63 Lebanese adult patients were included in this study. The length, shape, diameter of the oral opening corresponding to the incisive foramen and inclination in relation to the hard palate of ...

OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to assess the effects of involuntary and persistent noise exposure on health and hearing among Lebanese adults in Beirut, Lebanon, where people are exposed to noise from construction sites, power generators, honking cars, and motorcycles. METHODS Using a descriptive and exploratory design with mixed methods, participants were surveyed, interviewed, and teste...