statement of problem: chondrosarcoma is a tumor which includes 10 percent of the bone primary tumors. its prevalence is half of the osteosarcoma and two times of ewing’s. the mean age of the patients ranges between 30-50 years of old. there is no significant sex or race predilection. the most common complaint is the presence of a painless and enlarging mass. its clinical course is described as ...

background and objectives: type 2 diabetes is the most prevalent form of diabetes mellitus and is associated with a variety of complications. homocysteine is an important independent risk factor for atherosclerotic diseases in both diabetic and non diabetic subjects. the association between these two is still unclear. the aim of this study was to assess the serum homocysteine levels in uncompli...

metabolic syndrome and its pathological sequel, type 2 diabetes are considered as important global health problems. metformin is the most common drug prescribed for patients with this disorder. consequently, understanding the genetic pathways involved in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of this drug can have a considerable effect on the personalized treatment of type 2 diabetes. in this st...

background : joint proprioception plays an important role in limb movement and awareness of position sense. diabetes has a lot of complications such as lossof sensoryfunction, which canleadtoimpaired balance, thus the aim of this study to evaluated joint proprioception and balance in diabetic patients. methods: twenty type ii diabetic patients and20healthy controls participated in this case-con...

during one year period from 2010 to 2011 the samples from pneumonic animals were taken and transported to the laboratory. pasteurella multocida were identified in 16.6% of animal by biochemical test. the high incidence of p. multocida was obtained in the south of fars province, where the area was warm region. the mean death time between the isolates was 12-18 and 19-24 hours. only the capsular ...

objective neonates, for many reasons, are at particular risk for the development of seizures, which are a strong predictor of later morbidity and mortality in infants. we undertook this study to determine the incidence, etiologic distribution and neonatal seizure type in neonates with hospital admission over a period of 4 years. materials and methods this, a retrospective study of newborns admi...

background : diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder and is considered as the sixth most common cause of mortality. hospital readmission in patients with diabetes is important and can impose great costs on the health system. therefore, this study investigated factors affecting the readmission of patients with type ii diabetes to selected hospitals in kermanshah, iran, in 2012. methods: this w...