ABSTRACT  Human blood and blood products is the source of a wide range of medicinal products used for the treatment and prevention of a variety of injuries and disease. Despite stringent routine measures and filters employed, residual pathogen infectivity remains an important challenge in the field of blood transfusion. In this article various measures and technologies that can be applied in...

Background: It seems that the incidence of pertussis-like illnesses is considerably increasing despite the wide coverage of immunization with the whole cell pertussis vaccine. We aimed to investigate the occurrence of pertussis in vaccinated children by measuring anti-pertussis antibodies. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, blood samples were taken from vaccinated children aged 2, ...

in the religion of islam, fasting is obligatory for healthy adults during ramadan. millions of muslims around the world practice fasting in this holy month which may cause different metabolic and hormonal changes due to the restrictions in regular caloric intake. this article was aimed to review some possible effects of ramadan fasting on the endocrine system which has a great impact on physiol...

oral cancer is a common neoplasm world-wide. the incidence and mortality have increased over the past decades. it is characterized by poor prognosis and a low survival rate despite sophisticated surgical and radiotherapeutic modalities. galectins are detected in a wide variety of tissues. the expression of galectins is modulated during the differentiation of individual cells and during the deve...

background and aim: postpartum haemorrhage remains one of the main leading causes of maternal mortality across the world. this is despite a wide-spread coverage of active third stage of labour care in many countries.  reflecting on emerging evidence in this context, a discussion of associated factors which should be considered in interpretation of the evidence and its implications is presented ...

In the religion of Islam, fasting is obligatory for healthy adults during Ramadan. Millions of Muslims around the world practice fasting in this holy month which may cause different metabolic and hormonal changes due to the restrictions in regular caloric intake. This article was aimed to review some possible effects of Ramadan fasting on the endocrine system which has a great impact on physiol...