background: addiction, especially addiction quitting, has been the main problem of health systems of many countries in recent years. high percentage of addiction recurrence (more than 80%) indicates that the nature and therapeutic method of addiction have not been recognized and it demands more efforts in this field. thus, the present study was conducted with an aim to examine the effect of ban...

conclusions the high prevalence of quinolone resistance genes, which indicates antibiotic resistance, in the imam reza hospital of mashhad is a major concern. hence, the antibiotics prescription policy should be revised, and infection control measures should be improved. results eighty-six (43%) isolates were ciprofloxacin-resistant. the pct identified 85 (42.5%) of 200 e. coli isolates as esbl...

This paper describes the synthesis and characterization of epoxy resins based on (hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphenol (EFN) and p,p’-isopropylidenebisphenol (EBN), respectively and 4, 4’(hexafluoroisopropylidene)dipthalic-imideamine (IMAM), a curing agent. The synthesized epoxy resins and IMAM curing agent were characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) and 1H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (...

Background: The Pain is the most common complaint in various diseases. Postoperative pain is common complication and spatially in elderly patient because of exacerbation of heard and vessel was impotents. The aim of this study was evaluation of the effect of low-dose IV dexamethasone on postoperative pain in patients with lumbar discectomy. Methods: In a clinical trial that studied in neurosurg...

INTRODUCTION Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) can present as acute pneumonia. Differentiation of tuberculous from non-tuberculous community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is an important challenge in endemic areas. The purpose of this study was the comparison between characteristics of tuberculous and non-tuberculous CAP patients. METHODS In this prospective and observational study, all adult patients (...

Vasculitides are a heterogeneous group of more than 20 diseases defined by inflammation and destruction of blood vessels. We aimed to study the demographic characteristics of the primary vasculitides in the North East of Iran. We retrospectively studied the medical records of patients diagnosed with any kind of vasculitis at the Clinic and Department of Rheumatology of the Imam Reza Hospital, M...

BACKGROUND Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common complication after general anesthesia, and the prevalence ranges between 25% and 30%. The aim of this study was to determine the preventive effects of dry cupping on PONV by stimulating point P6 in the wrist. METHODS This was a randomized controlled trial conducted at the Imam Reza Hospital in Kermanshah, Iran. The final study sa...

OBJECTIVES Misdiagnosing ovarian torsion is now suggested as an important issue in clinical setting. The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of sonography for ovarian torsion. Methods : In this study 323 women with acute pelvic pain with highly suspected ovarian torsion signs and symptoms attending Imam Reza Medical Center in Kermanshah between 2011 through 2012 were incl...

1. Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Mashad University of Medical Sciences 2. Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Mashad University of Medical Sciences 3.General practitioner 4. Associate Professor, Pediatric Neurologist, Department of Pediatric Neurology & Neonatal Research Center, Mashad University of Medical Sciences Corresponding Author: J.Akhondian MD Fax:+98 511 8417451 e-mail:J-Akhondian...