OBJECTIVE: Chewing fresh leaves of the Khat plant (Catha edulis), represents a widespread
habit with a deep-rooted sociocultural tradition in Yemen. Khat is chewed for its central …

The leaves of the Qat plant (Catha edulis Forsk., Celastraceae) which contain amphetamine
like compounds are widely chewed in Yemen and East Africa for their pleasurable stimulant …

Rational: Studies conducted showed that there were gaps regarding the rational use of
medicines (RUM). Aims and objectives: Evaluate RUM in main government hospitals in four …

Objectives: The objective of the current study was to investigate the pharmacist's knowledge,
attitude, practice and experience towards pharmacovigilance. Methods: A cross-sectional …

BACKGROUND: Chewing the leaves of the Qat plant (Catha edulis) for their pleasurable
central stimulant effect is a habit that is widespread in Yemen and certain areas of East Africa. …

Background Recently, youth intake of added sugar has been growing. The incidence of obesity
and type 2 diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) has risen dramatically in parallel with these changes…

Objective The aim of this work was to study prospectively the effect of alpha-1 and selective
beta-1 adrenoceptor blockade on cardiovascular effects of khat chewing in healthy …

Results: The prevalence of H. pylori infection in our patients was 82.2%(95% confidence
interval (CI) 78 to 87%). Independent variables associated with infection were age> 40 years (…

Purpose: To determine medication adherence and predictors of suboptimal adherence in
patients with diabetes type 2, and to address the factors that are associated with treatment non-…

The ever-increasing incidence of diabetes mellitus is a cause for growing public health concern
in both developed and developing countries. In this study, we aim to explore the special …