objective: this study investigated the effectiveness of mindfulness-based group therapy (mbgt) compared to the usual opioid dependence treatment (tau).thirty outpatients meeting the dsm-iv-tr criteria for opioid dependence from iranian national center for addiction studies (incas) were randomly assigned into experimental (mindfulness-based group therapy) and control groups (the usual treatment)...

background: thrombolytic therapy is the only approved treatment for acute cerebral ischemia. the hemorrhagic transformation is the greatest complication of this treatment, which may occur after recanalization of occluded artery. the aim of this study was to determine factors associated with clinical improvement and worsening in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with intravenous thromb...

aim : the aim of study was to determine the preliminary result of treatment with pegasys in iranian chronic hepatitis b patients (with genotype d) referred to tehran hepatitis center (thc). background : the genotype of hbv and ethnicity of the patients can affect the response rate to pegasys. patients and methods : during 2006-2008, 12 patients with naïve chronic hepatitis b (genotype d) that r...

in order to achieve a long-lasting effect, one of the main goals in root canal treatment is to eliminate the endodontic bacteria. conventional chemomechanical debridement is considered as the basic treatment in root canal therapy, but adjunctive techniques such as antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (apdt) can also be helpful. the aim of this study was to evaluate reports in the scientific liter...

conclusions our findings introduced a novel therapeutic effect of diet therapy on circulating mirnas in obese patients with t2dm. mir-33b is an important therapeutic target in the treatment and prevention of t2dm and its complications. results the circulating levels of mir-29a and mir-33b in the diabetic women were higher (0.40-fold) and lower (1.43-fold), respectively, than normal levels. diet...

background: the use of thrombolytic agents in the treatment of hemodynamically stable patients with acute submassive pulmonary embolism (pte) remains controversial. we, therefore, conducted this study to compare the effect of thrombolytic plus anticoagulation versus anticoagulation alone on early death and adverse outcome following submassive pte. methods: w e conducted a study of patients with...

neuroinflammation has a significant role in induce of multiple sclerosis (ms) many approaches have been used to treat ms, but none of these methods have not been able to fully improve. one of the methods can suppress inflammation and regenerate the nervous system is the use of cell therapy. using cell therapy in pre-clinic phase can be realized, it's mechanism and potency to suppress neuro...

objective: despite the discovery of new antipsychotic drugs in recent years, a number of schizophrenic patients show no response to such drugs and are considered treatment-resistant. in such cases, clozapine and occasionally ect or a combination of drugs are used, though they are not very effective. in recent years, the combination of clozapine and ect for treatment-resistant schizophrenic pati...

new cancer therapies with novel mechanisms and functions are needed to treat patients with different cancers. virotherapy is a good scenario for such treatment. the advantages of virotherapy include the potential lack of cross resistance with standard therapies and the ability to cause tumor destruction by numerous mechanisms. oncolytic virus not only possesses unique mechanisms of action that ...

objectives: the purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of life review therapy on depression reduction of elder women of yazd. methods & materials: method of the research was semi-experimental design by pre-post test with a control group. research population consisted of the elder women who were nursing home residents in yazd. the fateme_alzahra nursing home of taft was rando...