*Corresponding author: Prof. Hamid Nasri, Department of Nephrology, Division of Nephropathology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. E-mail: [email protected] Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: Renal pathologists and nephrologists should be aware of the morphologic characteristics of APSnephropathy when they reviewbiopsies of lupus nephr...

background: work clothing can limit heat exchange between humans and the environment and cause thermal strain and heat-related disorders in workers. it can thus reduce both efficiency and productivity. the purpose of this study was to examine the effects of work clothing material on physiological strain index (psi) in climatic chamber. methods: an interventional study was conducted on 18 male s...

DEAR EDITOR, We read with respect the paper “Protective role of Silymarin and deferoxamine against iron dextran induced renal iron deposition in male rats by Nematbakhsh et al. It is an interesting paper; however, I would like to add some complementary comments to it. In this paper the Silymarin reduced the kidney iron deposition in an iron overload model. The findings have demonstrated that Si...

*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...

* MSc, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran ** PhD, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran *** MSc, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran Correspondence to: Farkhondeh Sharif, PhD, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shi...

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...

1) MSc of Biochemistry,Tehran Payame Noor University, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center,Isfahan University of Medical Sciences 2) BSc of Biology, Isfahan Payame Noor University 3) PhD of Biochemistry, Associate Prof., Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences 4) PhD of Genetic engineering, Tabriz University 5) MSc of Biochemistry,Tehran Payame Noor univ...

There are many hypothesis to explain the relationships between some factors in an earlier time and diseases in later time like salt hypothesis. The effects of early life conditions and diseases in later life have been studied in several studies. Little experience exists on the possible impact of early life circumstances on trends in mortality from atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases within ...

abstract:   introduction: due to the importance of influenza type a (h1n1) as an epidemic disease as well as the type of educational method applied, this study investigated the effects of educational workshop method on students' influenza type a (h1n1)-related knowledge.   methods: in this quasi-experimental study 67 undergraduate students in school of health, isfahan university of medical scie...

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...