background: tocotrienols have been shown to improve glycemic control and redox balance in an animal study, but their effects on patients with diabetes are unknown. the study aimed to investigate whether tocotrienols improves glycemic control, insulin sensitivity,and oxidative stress in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (t2dm). materials and methods: this study was a double-blinded,place...

the aim of this study was to determine adherence and attrition rates in a lifestyle intervention for people with metabolic syndrome.adherence and attrition data from a randomized controlled trial were collected. participants were classified as adherence group if they completed assessments at 3 and 6 months follow-up and as attrition group if they did not. physical activity and quality of life w...

objective: exposure to traumatic stressors lead to activation of arousal responses mediated by serotonergic and noradrenergic systems and it may cause a change in numerous neurotransmitters and neuroendocrine systems. there is ample experimental and clinical evidence to suggest that ginkgo biloba extract is neuroprotective and has antioxidant properties and can restore stress-induced elevation ...

background: despite major advances in assisted reproductive techniques, the implantation rates remain relatively low. some studies have demonstrated that intrauterine infusion of granulocyte colony stimulating factor (g-csf) improves implantation in infertile women. objective: to assess the g-csf effects on ivf outcomes in women with normal endometrial thickness. materials and methods : in this...

background: many workers suffer from low-back pain. type and severity of spinal complaints have relationship with work load. lack of adherence to ergonomics recommendations among the important causes of low-back pain. objective: to assess the effect of 3 ergonomics training programs on the prevalence of lowback pain among workers of an iranian automobile factory. methods: in a parallel-design 4...

background & aim : ventilator associated pneumonia (vap) is the most common infections in critical care units, which leads to more length of hospital stay, costs, and high mortality. therefore, prevention is a priority according to clinical guidelines. the aim of this study is determine the effects of passive versus active implementation of vap guidelines on nurses’ performance in critical care...

background corticosteroids are used to induce remission in auto-immune hepatitis. they are not universally effective; therefore, alternative treatments are needed. in this study cysclosporine-a has been compared with prednisolone as an alternative treatment in a randomized controlled trial. this paper is an interim analysis of an ongoing clinical trial. methods sixteen years and older consentin...