rapid industrialization, installation of mega-desalination plants and suspected trace metals discharges in the kuwait marine environment instigated us to determine the trace metals toxicity on the body structures (first dorsal fin, otolith and scales) of the commercially relished mullet fish, liza klunzingeri. 96 h toxicity test with fe, cd, ni, as, showed the body structure of l. klunzingeri t...

Cortisol: Implications for the Low-Dose Short Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Stimulation Test, Suhail A.R. Doi, Ibrahim Lasheen, Khaldoon Al-Humood, and Kamal A.S. Al-Shoumer (Divisions of 1 Endocrinology and 2 Medicine, Mubarak Al Kabeer Teaching Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait; * address correspondence to this author at: Division of Endocrinology, Mubarak Al Kabeer Teaching Hospital, PO Box 64849 Shuw...

INTRODUCTION During the Arabian Gulf Wars of 1991 and 2003, the resident population of Kuwait sustained heavy exposure to environmental toxicants introduced by military activities. No comprehensive studies have been conducted to assess how exposure to the wartime and postwar environment may have altered the fundamental patterns of immune reactivity among Kuwaitis in ways that affect pathogenesi...

BACKGROUND High rejection rates of subject recruitments for research studies have been reported in immigrants in many countries. However, the barriers in recruiting members of the expatriate population in Kuwait have not yet been investigated. This study was therefore designed to identify barriers in recruiting expatriates for research studies in the state of Kuwait. METHODS A population-base...

BACKGROUND Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is a common problem worldwide. We evaluated the direct medical costs of treating patients with refractory CSU and the budget effect of omalizumab use in these patients in Kuwait. METHODS The prevalence of CSU was estimated using the Delphi method. Medical records of patients with refractory CSU in Kuwait were reviewed. Costs were calculated from ...

Since the liberation of Kuwait in 1991 research and environment institutions have investigated the impact of war on the environment of Kuwait. The information acquired on the environment and soil has been large in magnitude and comprises of many components relating to soil characteristics; terrestrial, marine and coastal environments; public health; and ground water. Most of the research studie...

This paper presents an overview of a national case study exploring the IS/IT outsourcing phenomenon in the private sector of a developing country. Kuwait has been used as an example of a developing country and the data collection for this study was done there. The primary data on IS/IT outsourcing practices, obtained for the first time in Kuwait, were collected by means of survey questionnaire ...

OBJECTIVES To explore the extent of child abuse in Kuwait and examine the difficulties associated with its management. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A retrospective analysis of the 60,640 medical records of children admitted to Al-Amiri and Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospitals, Kuwait, between 1991 and 1998 was done. RESULTS Of the 60,640 records, 16 children showed evidence of abuse. Of these, the perpetrat...