Ramadan fasting in smokers with primary headache disorders: Impact of nicotine dependence on headache frequency and severity.

Background: Nicotine withdrawal has not been studied before as a contributing factor for headache exacerbations during Ramadan. Therefore, we aimed to explore the impact of smoking status and nicotine dependence on the frequency and severity of primary headache disorders during fasting.

Methods: This prospective cohort study with pre-post comparisons was conducted on male smokers and nonsmokers with primary headache disorders.

Patterns and factors associated with consulting traditional healers on the care pathway of psychiatric patients in the United Arab Emirates.

Background: Despite the availability of mental health services in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), reluctance in seeking a mental health professional is widely prevalent. In many countries, psychiatric patients consult Traditional Healers (THs) prior to seeing mental health professionals. Data from the UAE on the pattern of consulting THs is limited.

Comparative effect of transforaminal injection of Magnesium sulphate versus Ozone on oxidative stress biomarkers in lumbar disc related radicular pain.

Background: We aimed to investigate the effect of transforaminal injection of Magnesium sulphate versus Ozone on pain intensity, functional disability and the oxidative stress biomarkers; superoxide dismutase (SOD) and Glutathione (GSH) in patients with lumbar disc prolapse.

Methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted on 135 patients having symptomatic lumbar disc prolapse, received either transforaminal injection of Magnesium sulphate with steroids, Ozone with steroids, or steroids alone. Assessment of pain severity and functional disability were done before intervention, 2 weeks, 1, 3, and 6 months after intervention.

Evaluation of factors affecting patients' refusal of HCV treatment in a cohort of Egyptian patients.

Background: Treatment refusal, defined as active refusal of a patient to receive treatment despite physician recommendations, has not been extensively evaluated before in hepatitis C virus in the era of direct acting antivirals.

Objective: To investigate the reasons for refusal to receive hepatitis C virus treatment in Egypt.

Methods: an observational study conducted between July 2018 and November 2019 in Egypt.