objectives: low back pain is one of the main health problems which affect many people worldwide. the daily course of life is highly disrupted due to the chronic back pain problem. this study aims to explore the occupational performance of individuals with chronic low back pain. methods: fifteen people with chronic low back pain were included in this study using purposeful sampling. the particip...

BACKGROUND Increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has been observed in Ghana as in other developing countries. Past research focused on NCDs among adults. Recent researches, however, provide evidence on NCDs among children in many countries, including Ghana. Beliefs about the cause of NCDs among children may be determined by the socioeconomic status of parents and care givers...

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been identified in human dental tissues. Dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) were classified within MSC family, are multipotent, can be isolated from adult teeth, and have been shown to differentiate, under particular conditions, into various cell types including osteoblasts. In this work, we investigated how the differentiation process of DPSCs toward osteoblasts ...

Many cultures have developed folk herbal remedies for various symptoms of mental illness. An evidence base now is being developed for some of these “alternative” herbal remedies. There has been an increase in the number and proportion of clinical trials of complementary medicine, which suggests a trend toward an evidence-based approach. This review presents the scientific information reg...

Recent studies reported that normal people have delusional ideation. The purpose of the present study is to compare the types of delusional ideation in normal people by using the multi-dimensional scale. We examined the differences between paranoid ideation and guarded ideation, because these ideations represented delusional ideation. The multi-dimensional scale has seven dimensions: resistance...

Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a distressing and disabling body image disorder that involves excessive preoccupation with physical appearance in a normal appearing person. Persons with BDD exhibit fears of being noticed, feelings of shame and embarrassment, thought processes that can range from repetitive thinking to delusions, avoidance of social situations and exposure of physical appearan...

In the past few years several instruments have been designed for the assessment of symptoms and behaviours presented by patients with eating disorders. Self-report questionnaires and semistructured interviews (see chapter 2, “Diagnosis”) are the two main assessment instruments. There are also other measures related to preoccupation with body image, dietary consumption, amongst others, as well m...

BACKGROUND Propolis and honey are natural bee products with wide range of biological and medicinal properties. The study investigated antimicrobial activity of ethyl alcohol extraction of propolis collected from Saudi Arabia (EEPS) and from Egypt (EEPE), and their synergistic effect when used with honey. Single and polymicrobial cultures of antibiotic resistant human pathogens were tested. MA...