There is little information on bone turnover in asthmatic children taking long-term treatment with inhaled steroids (ICS). The aim of this longitudinal study was to determine the effects of inhaled beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP) on bone mineral density (BMD), in asthmatic children treated over a period of six months. BMD and growth were studied in two age- and sex-matched groups of asthmatic...

PURPOSE This prospective study aimed to evaluate unilateral versus bilateral mandibular nerve block anesthesia with regard to post-operative soft tissue trauma and other complications in a pediatric population. METHODS A total of 320 patients age 2 to 18 years were appointed for routine operative treatment. There were no age, gender, behavior, or general health exclusions. Oral and written po...

Results The sample comprises 100 patients, 89 women and 11 men, with means of age 44.05 (±11.92) yrs. old, of weight 116.404 (±23.42) kg, of BMI 45.93 (±7.93) kg/m2 and of Abdominal Circumference of 129.08 (±15.531) cm. From the 100 patients, 34(%) reported performing pretreatment for DM2, 73(%) for hypertension and 48(%) for dyslipidemia. According to the NCEP-ATPIII, 73 patients had MS, from ...

In FSGS with Nephrotic Syndrome (NS) 23 patients (61%) of 38 functional outcome are in remission very long follow up (from 60 to 331 months) after treatment Steroids alone or combination Cyclophosphamide. It would be interesting assess whether 11 from 5 27.6 years some parameters associated less severe disease favouring term remission. Three were considered [age<vs≥35 yrs, normal high blood ...

The prognosis and course of multiple sclerosis (MS) and the factors that affect them were assessed in a group of 1055 patients, representing an unselected (epidemiological) sample observed in the north-east (Grampian region) of Scotland for a period ranging between 1 and 60 yrs. In 7% the disease began before the age of 20 yrs, in 12% after the age of 50 yrs, and in the remainder onset was betw...

It is well known that the activation of cell mediated immunity has an important role in the pathogenesis of pulmonary tuberculosis and the production of the protective immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. During the activation of T-cell by Interleukin-1 released from the macrophage, not only Interleukin-2 but also the soluble Interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) molecule is released into the...

PURPOSE The role of myocardial triglyceride (mTG) content in the aging human heart is not entirely understood. The aim of this study was to measure concentrations of mTG content from healthy volunteers and to determine the association between age, mTG content and systolic heart function. Furthermore, the technical stability of the (1)H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1)H-MRS) and the reliabil...

BACKGROUND Studies have reported current hormonal contraceptive use is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes, including high blood pressure. The aim of this study was to determine the association between past hormonal contraception use and high blood pressure in Australian postmenopausal women. METHODS Women were recruited from the 45 and Up Study, an observational cross-sectional s...

original article   change in the form of doing the task in some occupations such as farming has led to overweight and obesity as a threatening factor for farmer's health. this study aimed to compare the anthropometric indices of obesity and fatness as the predictors of cardiometabolic disorders among rural farmers in the northern part of iran. this cross-sectional study was carried out in 2012 ...