lesser periwinkle (vinca minor l.), a member of apocynaceae, is not only an ornamental plant with lilac-blue flowers, but also a medical plant producing an important alkaloid, vincamine, found in the leaves which shows a pronounced cerebrovasodilatory and neuroprotective activity. this plant is native to northern spain, western france, central and southern europe, and caucasus. it has been rece...

Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is a multipurpose plant that is important as nutrition, medical, horticulture, landscape and environment. The plant has been cultivated since old Iran and Egypt which is mentioned in Bible and Quran. Origin of the plant is Iran and some neighbour countries, although it is cultivated in many countries, now a day. Botanically, it is classified in Punicaceae and ha...

background and purpose: the thesis provides an opportunity for the students to conduct a study and thus to get ready for future research cases. medical students have faced numerous challenges for their thesis including the selection of the subject, the study approval, equipment and supplies shortage and etc. we have conducted the present study to determine the attitude of medical interns toward...

introduction: the information literacy status and the use of information technology among students in the globalization age of course plans are very momentous. this study aimed to evaluate the information literacy status and use of information technology among medical students of shiraz university of medical sciences in 2013. methods: this was a descriptive-analytical study with crosssectional ...

in the last few years, medical education policy makers have expressed concern about changes in the ethical attitude and behavior of medical trainees during the course of their education. they claim that newly graduated physicians (mds) are entering residency years with inappropriate habits and attitudes earned during their education. this allegation has been supported by numerous research on th...

BACKGROUND Regularly updating the German pharmacopoeia on contemporary preparations DAC/NRF, chapter "Nasal Applications" and the recommendations on "Nasal Oils" as well as "Nasal Ointments and Emulsions", the issue of the risk of lipoid pneumonia associated with the use of plant oils and when compared to mineral oils arose. MATERIAL AND METHODS We searched different databases: the "Grosse De...

G. C. AINSWORTH, Introduction to the history ofplant pathology, Cambridge University Press, 1981, 8vo, pp. xii, 315, illus., £27.50. This well-produced and -illustrated book is, of course, primarily intended for those dealing specifically with botany or agriculture. Yet much of it will be of interest to doctors and medical historians, and the author himself notes the importance of interdiscipli...