BACKGROUND Changes in dietary habits and lifestyle are considered the main factors associated with several diet-related diseases in the Arab Gulf countries. The aim of this study was, therefore, to describe the dietary and lifestyle habits amongst adolescents in Bahrain. DESIGN A cross-sectional study was carried out amongst male and female secondary school students selected using the multi-s...

The haematological findings in 50 Bahrainis with sickle cell disease are reported. This establishes the existence of the Hb S gene in Bahrain. The mean Hb F level in the Bahraini patients was 13.8%, a value lower than that encountered in sickle cell homozygotes from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

This study examines selected design characteristics of government Web interfaces from ten Arab countries using Hofstede’s cultural dimensions. Organizational and graphical elements from 100 ministry Web interfaces from Jordan, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Bahrain, Qatar, and Oman were examined using content analysis method. The results suggest that Hofstede’s model of culture...

Perioperative assessment in the elderly is important since they present challenging medical situations. The assessment involves identifying coexisting disease, defining the urgency of the intervention, and anticipating postoperative complications based on the type of the surgery. The role of the physicians is searching for correctable conditions, and avoiding complication during or after the op...

BACKGROUND Lifestyle habits of physicians are of paramount importance both because they influence the physician's own health and because these habits have been shown to affect patients' care. There is limited information on physician health and lifestyle habits in Bahrain. METHODS In a cross-sectional study design, an anonymous self-administered questionnaire that assesses wellbeing and lifes...

PURPOSE The number of newly diagnosed inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) cases such as ulcerative colitis (UC), Crohn's disease (CD), and indeterminate colitis (IC) is rapidly increasing in Gulf countries and Saudi Arabia. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and prevalence of IBD in patients who have attended the Salmaniya Medical Complex, Bahrain, between the years 1984 and 20...