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As of May 30th more than 23,000 cases of COVID -19 cases were confirmed in Egypt with total deaths of 913. There are over six million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and almost 370,000 deaths globally. COVID-19 originated from Wuhan city, China in early 2020, from their extending to the rest of the
Periodontitis is highly prevalent oral disease in humans affecting nearly 50% of the population worldwide. Periodontitis is multifactorial disease individually accelerated or decelerated by different factors. One of them, a bacterial biofilm, leads to dysbiosis and raise of Gram-negative
Introduction and Background According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, stroke is the 5th leading cause of mortality in the US, and a leading cause of significant long-term disability where almost 50% of stroke survivors, age 65 and above, suffer from disabling decrease in mobility.
The growing presence on the North American as well as European market of food products enriched with fish oil as a source of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) omega-3 in the diet requires evaluation and comment. Research exploring health influence of the consumption of fish oil started in 1990
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common cause of motor and cognitive disabilities in childhood affecting around 1 out of 500 newborn infants. Contractures and joint deformities are frequent complications, which limit the functional abilities of the children from an early age and are a main life-long
Lack of adequate nutrition remains the world's most prevalent health problem and the single biggest contributor to child mortality. It is a direct or indirect cause of 43% deaths worldwide among children under 5 years of age. The two separate forms of malnutrition - wasting (a deficit in weight
Several hypotheses have been described in the etiopathogenesis and evolution of ASD, among which is that there is greater oxidative stress associated with a proinflammatory state, or even metabolic alterations after exposure to heavy metals, as well as differences in intestinal microbiota. This
Objective: The overall objective of this extended follow-up study is to provide data regarding the incidence of late age-related macular degeneration (AMD), cataract surgery and lung cancer in the approximately 1,200 AREDS2 study participants enrolled in the Follow-on study. The specific objectives
Medical treatments and disease pathophysiology can result in prolonged immobilization that places hospitalized infants and children at risk for serious musculoskeletal complications including bone loss, fragility fractures, and muscle atrophy. Patients at the highest risk for inpatient fracture
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a currently incurable, multifactorial motor neuron disease characterized by upper and lower motor neuron degeneration, skeletal muscle atrophy, paralysis, and death. Multiple mechanisms caused by genetic and environmental factors proposed as responsible for ALS
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a high morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD). Both conditions are common in older patients. Reduced exercise capacity predicts poorer outcomes in patients with CVD2 and CKD. Although exercise tolerance is impaired in CKD4 limited
Introduction Lung is a particularly important organ because of its interface with the environment. The environmental pollutants and endogenous reactive oxygen metabolites from inflammatory cells exert substantial pathological effects on the lung cells [1]. Oxidative stress (OS) is a major factor
Nutritional therapy in patients with heart failure (HF) has been focused on fluid and sodium restriction to decrease volume overload. This has proved to decrease extracellular water levels, which manifests as a reduction in edema. Also, in patients with HF and preserved ejection fraction, reduction
Epidemiological studies suggest that nutrients such as n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid, antioxidants and B-vitamins may protect against age related cognitive decline. Small human studies have shown beneficial effects of polyphenol rich foods on cognition and age related macular degeneration. Walnuts