حمص-سانا

حاز المخترع السوري الدكتور عماد الدين الدروبي المركز الأول والميدالية الذهبية عن اختراعه الموسعات غير الراضة في زراعة الأسنان خلال مشاركته في معرض الاختراع والابتكار الذي أقامه اتحاد المخترعين المصريين منتصف الشهر الماضي بمشاركة 90 مخترعاً عربياً.

وأوضح الدروبي في تصريح لوكالة سانا أن اختراعه يهدف إلى زراعة الأسنان من دون ألم أو جراحة وبتكاليف مادية محدودة جداً ويستطيع أي طبيب مبتدئ اتقان العملية من خلال اتباعه تدريبات بسيطة وبامكان المريض مزاولة عمله بعد العملية مباشرة علماً أن مدة العملية تستغرق نحو 5 دقائق.

وأضاف أن زرع الأسنان بواسطة الموسعات حقق نسب نجاح تجاوزت 98 بالمئة وهو الحل الحديث البديل للطرق التقليدية القديمة التي كانت تعتمد على تركيب جسور ثابتة أو متحركة "أطقم" والتي كانت تؤدي مع مرور الزمن إلى تدمير الأسنان أو حدوث امتصاص للعظم الفكي نتيجة قلع الأسنان مشيراً إلى أنه صمم أدوات خاصة بزراعة الأسنان "موسعات غير راضة" يتم تصنيعها في كوريا الجنوبية وتباع بأسعار مشجعة لأطباء الأسنان.

بدوره لفت الدكتور كفاح سعد أمين سر نقابة أطباء الأسنان بحمص إلى اهتمام النقابة بالابتكارات والاختراعات الجديدة في مجال طب الأسنان وإقامة المحاضرات والأيام العلمية لأطباء الأسنان للتعريف بالمنتجات الحديثة والتقنية في هذا المجال.

بدوره أشار الدكتور غانم رسلان رئيس جمعية المخترعين بحمص إلى أن الجمعية تسعى من خلال إقامة معارض الإبداع والاختراع إلى دعوة جميع المخترعين للمشاركة فيها بهدف إظهار ابتكاراتهم العلمية وإبرازها والعمل على إيجاد مستثمرين لها إضافة إلى التواصل مع المخترعين بشكل مستمر للاطلاع على آخر أبحاثهم واختراعاتهم العلمية.

يذكر أن الدوربي من مواليد حمص يحمل شهادة بكالوريوس علوم من جامعة دمشق وبكالوريوس طب اسنان من جامعة يريفان الحكومية في ارمينيا وسبق أن نال الميدالية الذهبية في معرض جنيف الدولي للاختراع الذي أقيم في نيسان العام الحالي عن الاختراع المذكور سابقا والميدالية الذهبية عن اختراعه استعمال الشبكات التيتانية في التعويض عن العظم المفقود في الفكين عند زراعة الأسنان في معرض سيئول السنوي في كوريا الجنوبية الذي أقيم العام الماضي والميدالية الذهبية في معرض سيئول الدولي لموضوع الموسعات في زراعة الاسنان عام 2008 وغيرها من الجوائز وكان ممثلا لمخترعي الوطن العربي في مؤتمر سان فرانسيسكو في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية.

قصيدة للشاعر والاكاديمي
الفلسطيني الكبير
د. أحمد حسن المقدسي

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لا تـُـسقِطوا الشام َ يا أعـراب ُ ، واعتبِروا هـذي جـَهنم ُ فـي بغـداد َ تـَـسـْـتعِر ُ
اللعبة ُ ابـتدأت ْ.. واللا عـبون َ أتـَـوا وكاتـب ُ النــَّـص ِّ خـلف َ الـباب ِ مـُـستـَتِر ُ
والحرب ُ توشـك ُ أن ْ تـُـلقي مَعاطِـفـَها وَقــودُها الــنـفط ُ والـدّولار ُ والبـَـشـَر ُ

ماذا أقـول ُ ؟ وهل تـُـجْدي مـُـعاتـَبَتي
وعـُـصْبة ُ الـشَّر مــن ْ صـُهيون َ تأتـَـمِـر ُ

ماذا أقـول ُ لأعــراب ٍ تـُـحَرِّكـُهم
كـف ُّ العـمالة ِ والأحـقاد ُ والـبـَطـَر ُ

فـأي ُّ جامعة ٍ تـلك َ الـتي خــَـنـَعَت ْ
فــيها التـــَّـآمـُـر ُ بالأخلاق ِ يَـعْــتـَمِر ُ

قــرن ٌ وجامـعة ُ الأشـرار ِ في صَــمـَم ٍ
فالأرض ُ تـُنـْهــب ُ، والأعـراب ُ مـا نـَـفـَروا

والقـدس ُ تـُـذبح ُ مِــثل َ الطيْر ِ راعِـفة ً
فأطـْـرق ٌ القـوم ُ ، لا حِــس ٌّ ولا خـَـبَر ُ

كـم ْ قبـَّـلوا كــَـف َّ جـَـزّار ٍ يُـقـَـتـِّـلنا
وفـوق َ أشـلائنا يا ويْـحَهم سـَـكِروا

هــل تـِلك َ جـامعة ٌ أم تِـلك َ مَـزبلة ٌ يَسوسُها في زمان ِ العـُهْـر ِ مـَن ْ صَـغـُروا
هــذي الــزَّريْـبـَة ُ ما عـادت ْ تــُـمـَثــِّـلـُنا مـادام َ تـَسـكنها الثــيْران ُ والحـُــمُر ُ

اليوم َ أنعـي لأهـل ِ الخـير ِ جامعة ً
عـَـرّابـُـها الـدُّب ُّ والأفـّـاق ُ والــقـّذِر ُ

لـو ذرّة ٌ مـِــن ْ حـياء ٍ في وُجُوهـِهـِم ُ
لأشـعلوا النار َ فـي الإسـْـطبل َ وانتـحروا

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لا تقتــلوا الــشام َ فالــتاريخ ُ عـَــلـَّمنا أن َّ العـُــروبة َ دون َ الــشام ِ تـَــندَحِـر ُ
فــأمـَّة ُ العـُــرْب ِ لا تـَــفـْنى بـلا قـَــطـَر ٍ لـكــنها دون َ رُمـْـح ِ الـــشام ِ تنكــسِر ُ
ولــن ْ نعيــش َ كأيتــام ٍ بــلا حـَــمَـد ٍ ولـن نمــوت َ إذا مــا أ ُلغِــــيَت ْ قــَــطـَر ُ

لكـننا دون َ سـَــيْف ِ الـــشام ِ جارية ٌ
يـَـلوطـُها التـُّـرْك ُ .. والرومان ُ .. والتـَّــتـَر ُ

قـبائـل ُ النـفط ِ باسـم ِ الــحُب ِّ تقتـُــلـُنا
فالـحُب ُ فـاض َ بـهم ْ، والعـِـشق ُ ينفجـِــر ُ

عـواصِـم َ المِلح ِ عـودوا عـن مَحَــبَّتِكـُم
فلـدغة ُ الحـُـب ِّ مــنْ أنيابكم سـَـقـَر ُ

يا مرحـبا ً بـِـدِمُــقــراطية ٍ هـَـبَطـَـت ْ
مِـن َ الـسماء ِ وقــد كانوا بـها كـفروا

هـذا الـــزواج ُ مــن الموساد ِ نعرِفـُــه ُ ولــيس َ يـُخـْــطِئه ُ سـَــمْـع ٌ ولا بـَــصـَر ُ
هـذي دموع ُ تماسـيح ٍ ، فـما ذ ُرفـت ْ لـشعْب ِ غـــزة َ والآلاف ُ تـُــحْتـَضـَر ُ
هـذا العـويل ُ علــى الأرواح ِ لـم نـَرَه ُ والناس ُ تـُـطـْبَخ ُ في قـانا وتنـْــصَهـِر ُ
وفـي العـراق ِ صـَـمَتـُّم ْ صـَــمْت َ مـَــقـْبَرَة ٍ وآلة ُ المـوت ِ لا تـُــبقي ولا تـَـذَر ُ

أمـَّا القـَـطيف ُ ، فـَـهُم ْ أبــناء ُ جــاريـَة ٍ
وقـَــتـْلـُهم طــاعة ٌ للـه ِ يُعـْـــتـَبَر ُ

فما رأيـْـنـَا عــيونا ً أدْمَعَـت ْ دُرَرَا ً
ولا قـُلـوبا ً علـى الأرواح ِ تـَنـْـفـَطِر ُ

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لا تـقتـلوا الــشام َ إن َّ الـشام َ روضتـُنا دون َ الــشآم ِ يـموت ُ الضَـــوء ُ والــقـَمَر ُ
لا تـَـذْبحوها فــهذي الــشام ُ لوحـَــتـُنا لولا الـــشآم ُ لـمات َ الــشِّـعْر ُ والــــحَوَر ُ
يا شـام ُ صبرا ً ، فإن َّ الغـدْرَ دَيـْــدَنـُهم كـم مـرة ٍ لــتراب الـقـُدس ِ قــد غــدَروا !!

ظـَـنـُّوا الـزَعامَة َ دشـْـداشـا ً ومـِسْـبَحَة ً
ولـحْيـَة ً بـِــسـُموم ِ الـنفط ِ تـَخـْـتـَمِـر ُ

حَسِـبْـتـُهم ْ مـِـن ْ خطايا الأمس ِ قد فـَهِـموا
ظــَــننتـُهم فـَـهـِموا ، لـكنـَّهم بـَــقـَر ُ

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يا رب ُ عـفوك َ، أنـْـقِذنا بمعجزة ٍ
تـُـزلزلُ الأرض َ فـيهم ، إنـَّهم فـجَروا

Watch Out for These Warning Signs

Even a small problem may be a symptom of a more serious disease or illness. The following symptoms can indicate men's health risks you should have checked out.

According to a survey by the American Academy of Family Physicians, 38 percent of men go to the doctor only when they’re extremely sick or when symptoms don’t go away on their own. But feeling healthy isn’t the same as being healthy, and waiting around for problems to get better with time could lead to complications or late diagnoses.

Men interested in protecting their well-being need to be vigilant about symptoms that could indicate potential health conditions. A warning sign can be subtle and present for some time before you take note of it. Or it can be immediate, painful, and worrisome. In either case, if you experience any of the following symptoms, see your doctor so you can get an evaluation of your health risk.

Chest Pain

Most people associate chest pain with a heart attack, but it could be caused by a different health condition. You could have another type of heart problem, like angina, or a lung condition such as pneumonia, a pulmonary embolism, or asthma. Or it might be a gastrointestinal health condition such as acid reflux or a stomach ulcer. All of these need a doctor's attention.

Bloody Urine

Blood in your urine is a cause for concern, particularly if it is plentiful enough that you can see it with your naked eye. Bloody urine is a prime symptom of prostate cancer or an enlarged prostate. It could also be due to either cancer or stones in your bladder or kidney. Kidney disease or injury can cause bloody urine as can inflammation or infection of the bladder, kidney, or urethra.

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Shortness of Breath

Shortness of breath is another symptom that can mean any number of things when it comes to men's health. It can signal a heart attack or congestive heart failure. Or you might have a lung disease such as lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic bronchitis, emphysema, asthma, or pulmonary hypertension. Shortness of breath also is a symptom associated with anemia.

Hair Loss

Hair loss is a common concern of middle-aged men. Men recovering from a major surgery or illness may temporarily lose their hair, as can men under severe emotional stress. While it is a natural part of aging, hair loss also can also serve as a warning for a more serious men's health condition, such as an autoimmune disease like lupus, infectious diseases like syphilis, thyroid disease, or ringworm

Fatigue

Fatigue involves an ongoing lack of energy and motivation and is a normal response to circumstances such as stress, physical exertion, or lack of sleep. However, fatigue also can be a symptom of a more serious physical or psychological health condition. Illnesses linked to fatigue include cancer, congestive heart failure, diabetes, arthritis, infections, and kidney or liver disease. Fatigue also can be part of health problems like anemia, depression, sleep disorders, or a malfunctioning thyroid gland.

Dizziness

Dizziness can cause you to feel light-headed, become unsteady on your feet, or experience the sensation that the room is spinning around you. Dizziness occurs when there is not enough blood reaching the brain. It can result from a sudden drop in blood pressure or dehydration. Dizziness often accompanies health problems like the flu, allergies, or hypoglycemia. It also can indicate a serious health risk like heart disease, stroke, or shock.

Excessive Thirst

Every man should drink lots of water to maintain his health. However, excessive thirst can be a clue that you have a health condition. It is a prominent symptom of hyperglycemia and therefore is a big clue that you might have diabetes. Excessive thirst also is an indication of possible internal bleeding, severe infection, or a failure of the heart, liver, or kidneys

Memory Loss

Memory loss involves more than just forgetting where you put your keys. It's a health condition characterized by a level of continued and unusual forgetfulness. Aging creates a certain low-level amount of memory loss, but dramatic memory loss often indicates a disease at work. Health risks associated with memory loss include Alzheimer's disease, brain tumors, brain infections, brain damage, depression, encephalitis, stroke, and alcoholism. Certain vitamin deficiencies also can bring on memory loss.

Vision Problems

Vision naturally deteriorates as we grow older, starting most often in middle age. However, problems like blurry vision, blind spots, halos around lights, and tunnel vision can indicate a serious eye condition. You could be experiencing vision problems caused by an eye disease like cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, or macular degeneration. Or it could indicate a health problem such as a migraine, a stroke, or a brain tumor. Regular eye check-ups are an important step in heading off these health conditions.

The Cholesterol-Friendly Guide to Cooking Oils

Olive oil is just one of many cooking oils you can include in a heart-healthy diet when you're fighting high cholesterol. Learn your other options.

You don’t have to give up cooking oils when you’re struggling with high cholesterol. In fact, cooking with liquid vegetable oils lets you sidestep the saturated fats found in solids like butter and lard. Cooking oils work as part of heart-healthy diets because they contain mostly unsaturated fats which don’t contribute to high cholesterol, stroke, or heart disease.

"All vegetable oils, with the possible exception of coconut oil, are good for fighting high cholesterol as part of a heart-healthy diet,” says Joy Bauer, MS, RD, nutrition and health expert for the Today show and best-selling author. Other exceptions include palm oil and palm kernel oil, which are high in unhealthy fats.

While people often turn to olive oil first, there are actually many cooking oils on supermarket shelves, some of which can naturally enhance heart health. “Identifying these oils and using them in place of oils that don’t promote heart health can go a long way in heart disease prevention," says Kari Kooi, MS, RD, clinical dietitian specialist at the Methodist Hospital in Houston.

Start With Olive Oil

A recent study in the journal Neurology found that older people who included lots of olive oil in their diets had a 41 percent lower risk of stroke than people who didn’t use olive oil. In fact, olive oil has been shown to lower bad cholesterol and increase good cholesterol, and it’s loaded with antioxidants that are good for heart health. But don’t overdo it, Bauer warns. "Olive oil is good for high cholesterol but does have lots of calories (this is true for all oils), so you will be defeating the purpose if you use too much."

There are two types of olive oil:

Extra-virgin. Extra-virgin olive oils, made from the first pressing of the olives, have been graded highest for aroma and flavor. They are more expensive, so you may want to use them sparingly. "Extra-virgin olive oils are best used for sautéing and drizzling over fresh or roasted vegetables," says Kooi.
Regular. "Regular olive oil is just as good for cooking as extra-virgin, but all olive oils smoke at high heat,” says Bauer. Heating any cooking oil beyond its smoke point ruins its benefits. Also, because of its marked flavor, olive oil isn’t a good choice for baking, Bauer adds.

Basic Cooking Oils: Grapeseed, Canola, Peanut, and Corn

These cooking oils are all interchangeable and great, all-purpose oils. “They are good for baking because they have a neutral flavor," says Bauer.

Here are the specifics:

Grapeseed oil is high in omega-6 fatty acids and has only 10 percent saturated fat. This cooking oil smokes at medium-high heat and can be used for stir-frying. Omega-6 fatty acids and omega-3 fatty acids work together in a heart-healthy diet to lower high cholesterol.
Canola oil contains low levels of omega-3 fatty acids and has only 7 percent saturated fat.
Peanut oil is great for high-temperature cooking like stir-frying, “because of its high smoke point,” says Kooi. “Many of the peanut oils on the market have been chemically processed to have a mild flavor. Look for kind labeled 'roasted' or 'toasted,' and toss with roasted vegetables or drizzle over grilled seafood.”
Corn oil has a lower smoke point than the others but is high in omega-6 fatty acids. Corn oil is best for light sautéing and low-heat baking.

Most people get too many omega-6 fatty acids compared to omega-3 fatty acids — the ideal ratio is about two to four times less omega-6 than omega-3. A typical diet includes 14 to 25 times more omega-6 fatty acids than omega-3 fatty acids. If you elect to use oils containing omega-6 fatty acids, try to balance it out by eating plenty of seafood, which contains omega-3 fatty acids.

Specialty Cooking Oils: Flaxseed, Sunflower, and Avocado

Here are a few of the many other oils you might want to try when preparing your next meal:

Flaxseed oil is a nutty-tasting oil rich with omega-3 fatty acids. Kooi doesn’t recommend it for cooking with heat but suggests drizzling it over salad instead.
Sunflower oil is a great specialty cooking oils for someone on a heart-healthy diet because it has a high smoke point. It is one of the few oils you can use for searing, browning, and deep-frying.
Avocado oil is a light-tasting oil that comes from the flesh, not the seed, of pressed avocados and is rich in heart-healthy monounsaturated fat. Like sunflower oil, it is ideal for sautéing, stir-frying, and grilling, according to Kooi, because of its high smoke point. “It’s also delicious over roasted vegetables and can jazz up a salad," she says.

Bauer also suggests pumpkin seed oil, a great choice for the holiday season, and sesame oil, which adds an Asian flavor to cooking. “Oils from nuts like walnut oil add a bold nutty flavor to cooking," says Bauer.

Final Thoughts on a Heart-Healthy Diet and Cooking Oils

Using vegetable cooking oil works to avoid high cholesterol only when cooking heart-healthy food. Sautéing hamburgers in sunflower oil won’t do much to lower your levels. A heart-healthy diet means less red meat and more fish, poultry, vegetables, fruits, and whole grains.

Bauer’s takeaway? “Less is more when it comes to cooking oils.” They are dense in calories — about 120 calories per tablespoon. She suggests using an oil mister when cooking, so you can drizzle on the flavor without using too much.