Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder that affects around 50 million people globally (Boer, et al., 2008; Meyer, et al., 2010). It is probably the most universal of all medical disorders, occurring in both men and women, and affecting all ages, races, social classes, and nations (Reynolds, 2000). In its report on epilepsy, the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (2010) of the World Heal...

This review was done to fulfil the following objectives: • to present a brief overview on the current global concepts concerning antimalarial drug resistance; • to review historical data about the emergence of drug resistance in the countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region; • to present the available information on the current prevalence of drug-resistant falciparum malaria in the Region; ...

The marbled goby Pomatoschistus marmoratus, a species inhabiting coastal Mediterranean lagoons, has been studied by measuring its mitochondrial DNA variation. This analysis revealed a Mediterranean west vs east split and, subsequently, an eastern differentiation among the Libyan-Tunisian Gulf, the Adriatic Sea and the Aegean Sea. The high cohesion between the samples collected in the vast area ...

results we included 66 eligible studies. the pooled prevalence of hbsag in blood donors of both emro and middle eastern (e and m) countries was 2.03% (95% confidence interval [ci]: 1.79 – 2.26). in addition, the prevalence rates in the emro countries was 1.99% (95% ci: 1.84 – 2.14) and 1.62% in the middle eastern countries (95% ci: 1.36 – 1.88). the prevalence among blood donors with more than ...

In this paper we investigate the characteristics of business cycles fluctuations in the countries of the Mediterranean region by applying the Christiano-Fitzgerald bandpass filter to the output series of 12 Mediterranean countries over the period 1950-1998. The main properties of business cycle fluctuations (persistence, volatility, asymmetry and synchronization) are computed with reference to ...

Venous thromboembolic disorders (VTE) are serious disorders with high morbidity and mortality rates. Many genetic and acquired risk factors were identified to cause VTE. The most common genetic risk factor is Factor V Leiden mutation (FVL). FVL was found in high percentage of populations of Caucasian origin but was almost absent in non-Caucasians. It was also reported in populations living in N...