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Association between waterpipe smoking and obesity: Population-based study in Qatar

Alkeilani, Abdulla A.; Khalil, Abdelrahman A.; Azzan, Afaf M.; Al-Khal, Noof A.; Al-Nabit, Noora H.; ... more authors ... less authors ( European Publishing , 2022 , Article)

Introduction: Over the past decade obesity prevalence has been increasing rapidly in the Gulf region (GR) including Qatar, becoming one of the major health issues in the region. Concomitantly, waterpipe (WP) smoking is ...

Haematococcus pluvialis Microalgae Extract Inhibits Proliferation, Invasion, and Induces Apoptosis in Breast Cancer Cells

Alateyah, Nouralhuda; Ahmad, Salma M. S.; Gupta, Ishita; Fouzat, Arij; Thaher, Mahmoud Ibrahim; ... more authors ... less authors ( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2022 , Article)

Breast cancer (BC) is the most common malignant cancer in females worldwide. Drug resistance, toxicity, and the failure of current therapies to completely cure BC has challenged conventional medicine. Consequently, ...

SARS-CoV-2 Infection Is at Herd Immunity in the Majority Segment of the Population of Qatar.

Al-Thani, Mohamed H; Farag, Elmoubasher; Bertollini, Roberto; Al Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Abdeen, Sami; ... more authors ... less authors ( Oxford University Press , 2021 , Article)

Qatar experienced a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic that disproportionately affected the craft and manual worker (CMW) population, who comprise 60% of the total population. This study ...

One Year of SARS-CoV-2: Genomic Characterization of COVID-19 Outbreak in Qatar

Benslimane, Fatiha M; Al Khatib, Hebah A; Al-Jamal, Ola; Albatesh, Dana; Boughattas, Sonia; ... more authors ... less authors ( Frontiers , 2021 , Article)

Qatar, a country with a strong health system and a diverse population consisting mainly of expatriate residents, has experienced two large waves of COVID-19 outbreak. In this study, we report on 2634 SARS-CoV-2 whole-genome ...

The prevalence of HEV among non-A-C hepatitis in Qatar and efciency of serological markers for the diagnosis of hepatitis E

Al Absi, Enas S.; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W.; Khalili, Makiyeh; Younes, Nadin; Al‑Dewik, Nader; ... more authors ... less authors ( BMC , 2021 , Article)

Background: The rapid growth of Qatar in the last two decades has attracted a large influx of immigrant workers who mostly come from HEV-hyperendemic countries. Thus, we aim to investigate the prevalence of HEV among acute ...

Whole-Genome Sequencing for Molecular Characterization of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Causing Lower Urinary Tract Infection among Pediatric Patients

Al Mana, Hassan; Sundararaju, Sathyavathi; Tsui, Clement K. M.; Perez-Lopez, Andres; Yassine, Hadi; ... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2021 , Article)

Antibiotic resistance is a growing public health problem globally, incurring health and cost burdens. The occurrence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections has increased significantly over the years. Gram-negative ...

Seroprevalence of camel brucellosis in Qatar

Alhussain, Hashim; Zughaier, Susu M.; Gawish, Ahmed; Mahmoud, Mahmoud H.; Yassine, Hadi M.; ... more authors ... less authors ( Springer , 2022 , Article)

Brucellosis is a significant zoonotic disease and one of the most common neglected diseases worldwide. It can infect a wide range of domestic and wild animal species. Infected animals are usually culled, causing substantial ...

Protection from previous natural infection compared with mRNA vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe COVID-19 in Qatar: a retrospective cohort study

Hiam, Chemaitelly; Ayoub, Houssein H; AlMukdad, Sawsan; Coyle, Peter; Tang, Patrick; ... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)

BackgroundUnderstanding protection conferred by natural SARS-CoV-2 infection versus COVID-19 vaccination is important for informing vaccine mandate decisions. We compared protection conferred by natural infection versus ...

A new One Health Framework in Qatar for future emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases preparedness and response

Devendra, Bansal; Jaffrey, Shariq; Al-Emadi, Noora Abdulla; Hassan, Mahmoud; Islam, Md. Mazharul; ... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)

One Health is increasingly recognized as an optimal approach to address the global risk of health threats originating at the human, animal, and ecosystem interface, and their impact. Qatar has successfully practiced One ...

Understanding the genetics of early onset obesity in a cohort of children from Qatar.

Mohammed, Idris; Haris, Basma; Al-Barazenji, Tara; Vasudeva, Dhanya; Tomei, Sara; ... more authors ... less authors ( Oxford University Press , 2023 , Article)

Monogenic obesity is a rare form of obesity due to pathogenic variants in genes implicated in the leptin-melanocortin signaling pathway and accounts for around 5% of severe early onset obesity. Mutations in the genes ...