background and objectives: heavy metals are considered as high risk biocides due to their harmful effects on human health, the environment and other living organisms. bacterial strains showing resistance to heavy metals has been used for removing such toxic materials from the environment. in this study we isolated and characterized a heavy metals-resistance halophilic bacterial strains from kal...

BACKGROUND Based on Iranian traditional medicine, the root cause of anxiety is due to the heart and brain diseases. The use of aromatic substances is one of the basic treatments for the heart and brain diseases in Iranian traditional medicine. Concerning the prevalence of test anxiety among students, this study was conducted to determine the effect of inhalation of essential oils of Polianthes ...

BACKGROUND The most effective and accurate treatment of hypertensive patients reduces cardiovascular events and improves the quality of life. OBJECTIVE This study compared the efficacy and safety of combined (combination therapy) with an angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB) a calcium-channel blocker (CCB) (Losartan / Amloidipine 50/10mg) vs maximal combination doses of ARB with hydrochlorothiaz...

The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation of flowers of Calycanthus floridus L. var.oblongifolius (Nutt.) D.E. Boufford & S.A. Spongberg, planted in Sabzevar, Khorasan Province(Iran), was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Eighteen compounds representing 90.1% of theflower oil of Calycanthus floridus L. var. oblongifolius were identified, among them 1,8-cineol(33.1%), bornyl acetate (14.1%), α-pin...

background & aim: family caregivers of cancer patients are at a high risk of physical, psychological and emotional problems, which could adversely affect their quality of life. this study aimed to evaluate the quality of life of the female caregivers of breast cancer patients in sabzevar, iran. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 105 participants in sabzevar, iran in 2013. subj...