Current guidelines continue to recommend all persons with diabetes be considered at high risk and treated accordingly. For example, National Cholesterol Education Panel Guidelines state ‘Persons with type 2 diabetes should be managed as a coronary heart disease (CHD) risk equivalent. Treatment for low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol should follow Adult Treatment Panel III recommendations ...

cytomegalovirus is the leading viral cause of congenital disease, often producing serious neurological deficits. cmv attacks the developing central nervous system (cns) resulting in serious brain disorders that include microencephaly, epilepsy, deafness, microgyria, mental retardation, sensory loss, motor problems, and psychiatric disturbances. in addition, cmv is a clinically important opportu...

nine hundred and twelve, consecutive patients attended various clinics of isfahan university for various complains have been evaluated for a.s.o. titers among whom 172 has positive nasopharyngeal cultures for type a, b hemolytic streptococcus. all of the patients with positive cultures have a.s.o. titers of above 333 todd’s unit, while with exception of 22 cases all of the others had values of ...

background rheumatic diseases are chronic diseases, which may be associated with severe and debilitating pain. objectives the purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of tobacco and opioid use among rheumatic patients. patients and methods in this cross-sectional study, 1042 patients referred to a major rheumatology clinic of kerman city, in south east of iran, were interviewed. pati...