Background: Changes in global temperature and its health effects have recently been under much investigated. Consequently, these changes have affected mortality and morbidity rates which are important public health indices. The present study examines the effect of mean temperature on the frequency of hospitalization due to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases in Ali Ibn Abi Talib Hospital of...

introduction foreign body aspiration is common especially in children. the absence of history of choking does not rule out the diagnosis. diagnosis required high index of suspicion. case presentation undiagnosed foreign body aspiration mostly occurs in bronchial airway rather than larynx and can cause severe complications. in this article, we report a silent laryngeal foreign body aspiration to...

asthma is the most  common  chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by cough, wheezing and dyspnea in children. nutrition  is an important  factor which influences on induction and exacerbation of asthma. there are controversies to use vitamin e in asthmatic patients. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of vitamin e supplement in children with moderate asthma. this is a randomi...

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background: lower respiratory tract infections (ltris) are among the most common infectious diseases with potential life-threatening complications. methods: the study consisted of 426 patients with suspected ltris from mid and far western region of nepal between september 2011 and july 2014. the specimens were collected and processed according to the standard microbiological methods at the cent...

introduction: besides having major effects on the stability of lumbar vertebrae, diaphragm and abdominal muscles play an important role in respiration. the function of these muscles may gradually change in patients with chronic low back pain leading to an inefficacious respiration. the aim of this study was to evaluate respiratory volumes in a group of patients with chronic low back pain and to...