BACKGROUND Approximately 170 million people are infected with Hepatitis C virus (HCV) worldwide, making it one of the world's major infectious diseases. There are no published population based studies about the prevalence of HCV genotypes in Bahrain. OBJECTIVES Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence and distribution of HCV genotypes and subtypes among a larg...

Background. High prevalence of CVD risk factors has been reported in Bahrain. Objective. This study aims to estimate the CVD risk factors prevalence among government employees in Bahrain. Design. A cross-sectional study design. Setting. Different government workplaces in Bahrain. Method. Data was collected from 1139 employees between October 2010 and March 2011 through interviews, including phy...

On the 20 of June 2008 a renowned consultant psychiatrist and television personality in the United Kingdom, Dr. Raj Persaud, was found guilty by the General Medical Council (GMC) of bringing the medical profession into disrepute, which Persaud emphatically denied. The council came to the conclusion that Dr. Persaud's 'fitness to practice was impaired', and he was suspended from practicing for t...

Result: The average body mass index (BMI) for males was 28.2 kg/m and for females was 28.6 kg/m. This increased with age, showing a biphasic increase for females. Linear transformation of BMI data showed greater significance in correlating BMI versus percent body fat. However, prediction equations for calculation of percent body fat were more accurate without linear transformation of data. Perc...

Kerosene ingestion is the most common form of acute childhood poisoning in most developing countries. In Saudi Arabia, it accounts for 25% of accidental home poisoning'. It is largely confined to the age group 1-5 years-. In one study from Riyadh', 80% of the cases from outskirts of Riyadh where people live in tents or mud houses, kerosene is used for cooking and lighting purposes. The majority...

The US department of health and human services launched 50 million dollars initiative in 2001 to increase and improve research in patient safety. Over the past decade, a great deal has been learned about medical errors and patient harm; in addition, we achieved better understanding of the environmental and human factors that can lead to adverse events. Emergency patient’s care is an important a...

Background Employees working in emergency departments (EDs) in hospital settings are disproportionately affected by workplace violence as compared to those working in other departments. Such violence results in minor or major injury to these workers. In other cases, it leads to physical disability, reduced job performance, and eventually a nonconducive working environment for these workers. M...