repeated bone marrow examination was found to be of value in assessing response to treatment in megaloblastic anemia. the objective of this study was monitoring the response of megaloblastics to treatment, concerning the location of neutrophilic myeloperoxidase and myeloperoxidase index (mpxi) and their variation in megaloblastic erythroid progeny. it is possible to follow up megaloblastic case...

Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome is an uncommon disorder which is presented by a triad of lip swelling, facial nerve palsy, and a fissured tongue. A number of treatments have been reported for this syndrome with variable outcomes. We have reported a 38-year-old female patient with lower lip swelling and a fissured tongue on clinical examination. She was also suffering from facial nerve paralysis s...

Background Recently the prevalence of obesity and its comorbidities has increased in children, in the worldwide. Some evidences show that there is a reverse relation between the serum level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D[25(OH)D] and Body mass index (BMI). The purpose of this study was scrutiny response to treatment vitamin D deficiency in obese/overweight children. Materials and Methods  In this cross...

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...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of treatment on reducing the additional psychiatric symptoms in a sample of recovered depressed patients. Methods: A sample of 354 remitted depressed subjects recruited through community advertisement and clinical practices of psychiatrists and psychotherapists were randomly assigned to mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT)...