Mass gathering in Aqaba, Jordan, during Eid Al Adha, 2010

During the 5-day Eid Al Adha holiday, Aqaba is the site of one of the largest mass gatherings in Jordan. Public health concerns during this holiday included: food- and waterborne diseases, drowning, injuries by marine creatures, road traffic crashes, and pressure on emergency departments at hospitals. This cross-sectional study was carried out in Aqaba during the period 16-20 November 2010 and aimed to identify and prioritize the major public health risks and to overview the preparedness plans of the Health Directorate during previous Eid events in Aqaba. All related stakeholders participated in the study. An exploratory visit to Aqaba was made and an introductory workshop was conducted for participants. Relevant data were collected and compared with the figures for the week prior to the event. No food poisoning outbreaks were reported during the event. There was a 23% increase in emergency department attendance, a 33% increase in hospital admissions, and road traffic crashes increased by more than 300%. More males were affected than females

Diterpene quinones from the roots of salvia lanigera poir

Fractionation of the antimicrobial petr. extract of Salvia lanigera Poir. roots, afforded two more diterpene quinones deoxyneocryptotanshinone I and 7-oxoroyleanone II. Their structures were elucidated using 400 MHz 1H-NMR and other spectroscopic evidences

New benzofuran glycoside from the roots of phagnalon barbeyanum Aschers and Schweinf

The polar fraction of the roots of Phagnalon barbeyanum Aschers and Schweinf. Afforded the new benzofuran glucoside 1, 5-acetyl, 3-hydroxy-2 [1'-hydroxyallyl][2']]-2, 3-dihydrobenzofuran-1'-O-beta-D- glucopyranoside. The structure was elucidated by high field spectroscopy and other chemical evidence

Diterpenoidsin the genus salvia 1-diterpene quinones

The increasing number of structurally interesting and biologically active diterpene quinones that have been discovered and still to be isolated from many members of the genus salvia calls for an update review. This article desribes the recent advances in their structural variation and distribution pattern in the different studied species