*Corresponding author: Azar Baradaran, Department of Clinical Pathology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. E-mail: [email protected] Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: Decision about the use of a drug on prevention or amelioration of diseases requires knowledge about the side effects on different organs, specially kidney or liver. A R T...

S. Javad Hashemifar,1,2 Peter Kratzer,2 and Matthias Scheffler3 1Department of Physics and Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Institute, Isfahan University of Technology, 84156-83111 Isfahan, Iran 2Fakultät für Physik, Universität Duisburg-Essen, D-47048 Duisburg, Germany 3Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, D-14195 Berlin, Germany Received 3 September 2010; revised manuscript ...

BACKGROUND Continuous evaluation of research performance is an effective tool for financial and human resource allocation to promote knowledge production by academic institutions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the scientific performance of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (IUMS) from April 2010 to April 2011 in the national medical research ranking. METHODS This cross sectional ...

*Corresponding author: Dr. Alaleh Gheissari, Isfahan Child Growth and Development Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. E-mail: [email protected] Ed ito ria l Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: Recently, the term renal angina (RA) has been described to straighten using biomarkers in at-risk patients who have a combination of...

Nazanin Abbaspour, Richard Hurrell1, Roya Kelishadi2 Department of Environmental Systems Science, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystem, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 1Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Laboratory of Human Nutrition, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, 2Child Growth and Development Researc...

DEAR EDITOR, We visited a 75‐year‐old G7L7 rural woman with a painful vulvar lesion highly suspicious for malignancy near the introitus measuring 5 cm × 3 cm × 2 cm. The lesion was oval shaped, erythematous, and purple colored with a soft consistency and started bleeding during examination. Inguinal lymphadenopathy was absent. The patient’s past medical history was unremarkable. Biopsy was plan...

BACKGROUND Improving the dietary intake among different groups and population is important for improving the health status. This study determines the nutrients and food group intake as well as dietary habits among female students in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. METHODS Two hundreds and eighty nine healthy female youths who were randomly selected among students of Isfahan University...

Objectives. Readmission has a major role in the reduction of the quality of life and the increase in the years of lost life. The main objectives of this study were to answer to the following research questions. (a) What was the readmission rate? (b) What were the social, demographic, and clinical characteristics of patients admitted to the Psychiatric Emergency Service at Nour University Hospit...

since density is considered as one of the most important numerical indices to explain quantitative values of a plant community by affecting on many aspects and activity of ecosystem, on the other hand, awareness about plants distribution pattern in environment is an essential preparation for measurement and study of vegetative cover, therefore, in this research determination of density and dist...

Diabetic nephropathy refers to any deleterious effect on kidney structure and/or function due to diabetes mellitus. One of the most severe and common complications of diabetes is renal disease. The majority of patients with 18 years’ duration show the signs of diabetic renal involvement (1-3). About one third of patients with type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus develop end stage renal disease which p...