lymphocyte cd4 + count, a standard laboratory test for staging of hiv infection, is expensive and unavailable in resource-restricted countries. total lymphocyte count (tlc) and hemoglobin (hb) are recommended as simple & inexpensive surrogates. the aim of this study was to assess the correlation, sensitivity and predictive power of these parameters as substitutes for cd 4 count. one hundred hiv...

Do increasing doses of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) increase the hazards effect on blood? Studies on the blood of rats provide guidance for the assessment of occupational and public health significance of exposure to EMFs. Here, apparent additive viscosity of animal blood after exposing to EMFs (3,5 and 10 gauss) is examined. The results indicate that hematocrite (HCT) increased as EMF increas...

BACKGROUND To determine whether Islamic fasting would change cerebral blood flow during Ramadan. METHODS The study group comprised 20 subjects (16 males and 4 females) on a regimen of 1 month food and water intake restriction, according to Islamic fasting ritual. Subjects were evaluated for cerebral bolo flow through a middle cerebral artery (MCA) by means of transcranial Doppler (TCD), the d...

Background Ebstein’s anomaly of the tricuspid valve involves a congenitally displaced and dysplastic tricuspid valve (TV). The displacement of the TV towards the apex results in an enlarged right atrium (RA) with an atrialzied portion of the right ventricle (aRV) and an enlarged functional right ventricle (fRV). Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a heart failure marker. Its role in Ebstein’s an...

BACKGROUND Severe beeding which requiring massive blood transfusion after emergent beating heart surgery is shown to be 1-3%. Therefore, complications and side effects of transfusion can be seen. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Ankaferd blood clotter (ABC) as a new topical herbal blood clotter to decrease mediastinal bleeding in emergent beating heart CABG patients...

Problem statement: Aluminum (Al) is an indifferent element from a toxicological point of view. In recent years, however, Al has been implicated in the pathogenesis of several clinical disorders. One of the most frequently described problem in aluminum toxicity is anemia. The present study was carried out to determine the effectiveness of Camel’s milk in alleviating the toxicity of aluminum chlo...

effects of different amounts of morning liming on blood ionic parameters and blood biochemical parameters of cultured carp ponds in dikjeh area of gonbad were investigated. 9 ponds (3 hectars) were chosen and divided in 3 treatments (1- liming 750 mg/l, 2- liming 1250 mg/l, 3- liming 1750 mg/l). liming had significant effect on blood hematocrite (p0.05) were observed between other blood paramet...

BACKGROUND Severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This study was conducted to investigate the causes of severe hyperbilirubinemia leading to Exchange Transfusion (ET) from March 2009 to March 2011 in Bahrami children hospital, Tehran, Iran in order to establish guidelines to prevent profound jaundice & ET. METHODS 94 neonates underwent ET fo...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between hematological parameters and glycemic status in the establishment of quantitative population-health relationship (QPHR) model for identifying individuals with or without diabetes mellitus (DM). METHODS A cross-sectional investigation of 190 participants residing in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand in January-March, 2013 was used i...

Introduction: Using food preservatives as sodium nitrite are increased in industrial food productions. Teratogenic, mutagenic and carcinogenic effects have been related to using of some food preservatives. Purpose: To study the effect of sodium nitrite (food additives) and treated with glutathione (nature antitoxic) on rats. Material And Methods: Certain parameters were measured as percentage o...