background: poor sleep quality (sq) is common among patients after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (cabg). this study attempted to determine the status of sq following an intervention based on the precede-proceed model in patients with poor sq after cabg. methods: this study was a randomized clinical trial. the study sample, including 100 patients referred to the cardiac rehabilitation cli...

background: stem cell therapy is a new treatment option for different diseases. the aim of this systematic review is assessing the articles that focus on sct in iran and evaluate the amount of their success, failure and complication. methods: systematic search was conducted for finding english and persian papers (controlled trials and cohort studies with follow up) published before march 2015. ...

adverse effects of antituberculosis agents such as hepatotoxicity may reduce treatment effectiveness, because they significantly contribute to nonadherence and eventually result in treatment failure, relapse or the emergence of drug resistance. garlic is an ancient herbal substance, which its effectiveness on isoniazid and rifampicin-induced hepatic injury in animal models has been demonstrated...

background & aim : dietary behavior modification has an important effect on chronic disease occurrence. this study aimed to examine the effects of an education program on nutritional knowledge, attitude, and behavior among female students studying in bojnord, iran. methods & materials : this was a clinical trial that was conducted in 2009. of all secondary schools, 2 classes were randomly selec...

neuroinflammation is a disorder that causes neurological disease. neuroinflammation has a significant role in induce of multiple sclerosis (ms) and one of the situations that must be treated stops the ongoing process of inflammation against the cns by self-reactive lymphocytes. according to the successful results that were obtained from the pre-clinical phase of cell therapy, many studies were ...

background: hydroxymethylglutaryl‑coenzyme a reductase inhibitors (statins) are antihyperlipidemic drugs with an established efficacy in stabilizing atherosclerotic plaques and preventing atherogenesis and reducing cardiovascular events. the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of simvastatin on serum vitamin d status in dyslipidemic patients as vitamin d status has an impact on mo...

background:childhood zinc deficiency is a common problem in many developing countries where people rely mainly on plant based diets with low zinc contents. zinc supplementation is one of strategies to combat zinc deficiency and its consequences in children. the aim of this community trial was to examine the effect of zinc supplementation on the linear growth of children 6-24 months of age and t...

the activity and efficacy of iranian synthesized imidocarb dipropionate (imidorazi) has been tested against babesia ovis infection in experimentally and naturally affected sheep. the results indicated that the drug is effective and could be used for treatment of sheep and goats babesiosis. the effectiveness of imidorazi is also similar to the imizol (imidocarb dipropionate) imported from abroad.

conclusions barberry supplementation reduces oxidative burden in patients with metabolic syndrome. results there was no significant difference between the groups regarding their baseline pab values (p = 0.32). a significant decrease in pab was observed in the barberry group (p = 0.022), whilst there was no significant change in the control group (p = 0.18). the magnitude of change in pab during...

dna vaccination has been developed as a noteworthy immunotherapeutic approach for the battle against many serious challenges to human and animal safety, including infectious illnesses, autoimmunity, allergy and cancer. clinical trials prepare chances to examine whether dna vaccines can fulfill their final aim of demonstrating efficiency in treating humans. today, anticancer dna vaccines are qui...