abstract objective the great majority of patients with childhood leukemia become long-term survivors. they treated with chemotherapy and prophylactic central nervous system (cns) irradiation. the aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate effect of the long-term toxicity in all survivors, and possible effects of this treatment on their intellectual in compare with their sibling. material...

background: rotavirus is one of the most common etiologic agent of severe acute diarrhea in infants and children which results in high mortality and morbidity globally. prophylactic strategies are required to prevent acute rotavirus diarrhea. recently, the beneficial effect of probiotic therapy in control of rotavirus diarrhea was noted in many investigations. this systematic review investigate...

Background and Objective: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections are associated with severe morbidity and mortality in patients, especially pediatric renal transplantation patients. The use of immunosuppressive agents places these patients at the risk of viral infections. As cytomegalovirus infection influences the graft outcome, adopting useful strategies for limiting this virus after transplantatio...

Between January 2014 and the beginning of February 2015, the Federal Institute of Public Health in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has reported 3,804 measles cases. Notable transmission has been observed in three Central Bosnia Canton municipalities: Bugojno, Fojnica and Travnik. Most cases were unvaccinated 2,680 (70%) or of unknown vaccination status 755 (20%). Health authorities hav...

The failure to address child neglect prevention efforts from a system viewpoint is presented as a major impediment to the generation of truly preventive interventions. Child neglect prevention is discussed at three levels: at the level of the individual, at the level of social systems and at the level of fundamental beliefs and cultural agreements. A process of component selection and placement...

OBJECTIVE Ankle injuries are common in soccer and may result in ongoing functional deficiency. Ankle-joint prophylactic support is hypothesized to reduce the risk of injury. Analysis of the effects of prophylactic support has so far lacked application to soccer. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to illustrate the effects of tape and brace on selected proprioceptive components and range o...

G.Rajalakshmi, D.Aruna, B. Bhuvaneswari, R.S. Venkatesan, A.Natarajan, K. Jegatheesan Research Department of Biochemistry Adhiparasakthi College of Arts and Science, KalavaiPIN632506, Vellore District, Tamilnadu, India. 2 PG & Research Department of Zoology, C. Abdul Hakeem College, Melvisharam-632 509. Tamil Nadu, India. Director, VI Institute of Technology, Chengalpet Taluk, Kanchipuram Distr...

BACKGROUND This study was performed to compare the effectiveness of prophylactic dexamethasone and postintubation dexamethasone in reducing the incidence and severity of postoperative sore throat (POST). METHODS This was a prospective, randomized, double-blind clinical trial. The study population consisted of 70 patients between 20 and 60 years old who were classified as American Society of A...

An important complication of chemotherapy is thromboembolic events that can occur during treatment course. In this way, Warfarin can be used as an efficient prophylactic agent to prevent these complications. Although bleeding is a common adverse effect of Warfarin, eosinophilia is a rare side effect of this drug. We have reported a 5-year-old boy with Burkitt lymphoma who underwent chemotherapy...