Substitutes for Opium in Chronic Diseases

The burden of caring for family caregivers of the elderly with chronic diseases in Tehran, 1398

Background & Aim: Family caregivers are one of the first and most important members involved in the pursuit of treatment and care for the elderly. Attention and care assessment of family caregivers is one of the effective factors in increasing the quality of care for the elderly. The aim of this study was to determine the caregiver burden of elderly caregivers with chronic illnesses in Tehran. ...

Opium

of opium. Indeed, there can be few (if any) officials in authority, either in India or China, having, or who could be reasonably expected to possess, more than a very general impression regarding the subject. Yet, in many districts in India, the use of opium is as common as in China itself. On the other hand, there are numerous medical officers, who, from personal experience and observation, of...

Nigella sativa: Valuable perspective in the management of chronic diseases

Objective(s): Over the past 20 years, increasing interest in the use of medicinal plants as alternative or adjuvant treatments of several chronic diseases was observed. Accordingly, Nigella sativa or black cumin, a medicinal plant rich in bioactive compounds, has been used worldwide for food purposes or in traditional medicines. This paper aims to reveal N. sativa pote...

Neurologic manifestations in children and adolescents with chronic kidney diseases

Background and Objective: Chronic renal failure (CRF) may have many effects on nervous system and manifest as headache, seizure, dialysis disequilibrium syndrome, cerebral hemorrhage, hypertensive encephalopathy, uremic neuropathy, and some neurologic complications of transplantation. In this present study we investigate neurologic disorders in children with CRF. Methods: In this descriptive...

Food Insecurity and Chronic Diseases: The Editorial