INCREASED INCIDENCE OF THYROIDITIS IN RECENT YEARS

Increased incidence of sexually transmitted diseases in the recent years: data from the ICONA cohort

INTRODUCTION Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) data collected in HIV+ patients could be used as indicator of risky sexual behaviour possibly linked to HIV transmission. We described the STDs incidence over time and identified higher incidence factors. METHODOLOGY All patients in the ICONA Foundation Study enrolled after 1998 were included. STDs considered: any-stage syphilis, human papillo...

Congenital Hypothyroidism: Increased Incidence in Yazd Province, Iran

Introduction: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is one of the most common preventable causes of mental retardation. Its worldwide incidence is estimated to be one in 2500-5500 births. Assessment of thyroid gland in neonates is critical. The aims of this study were to demonstrate the incidence of CH in neonates born in Yazd province, Iran in 1389 (2010) and compare the results with other reported s...

a synchronic and diachronic approach to the change route of address terms in the two recent centuries of persian language

terms of address as an important linguistics items provide valuable information about the interlocutors, their relationship and their circumstances. this study was done to investigate the change route of persian address terms in the two recent centuries including three historical periods of qajar, pahlavi and after the islamic revolution. data were extracted from a corpus consisting 24 novels w...

Increased differentiation of Th22 cells in Hashimoto's thyroiditis.

As Th22 subsets are identified, their involvement in the pathogenesis of numerous autoimmune diseases has become apparent. In this study, we investigated differentiation of Th22 cells in the autoimmune thyroid diseases including Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) and Graves' disease (GD). Besides, we also explored the involvement of Th22 cells in an iodine-induced autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) model (...

Causes underlying the Recent Increased Incidence of and Mortality from Tuberculosis in Glasgow.