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 Pityriasis rosea (PR) is an inflammatory skin disorder of unknown etiology. However, it is suggested to be related with the reactivation of human herpes virus 7 (HHV-7) and/or HHV-6. It is sometimes diffucult to distinguish PR from PR-like drug eruptions and other inflammatory disorders, so we need new parameters which are cheap and easy in determining PR. Red blood cell distribution...

Beta thalassemia, characterized by the deficiency or the absence of beta globulin production, is the most widespread inherited disorder in the world and is also common in Turkey. To determine the prevalence of carriers for beta thalassemia, we screened the couples before their marriage. For this aim, from 1994 to 1999, a total of 14.200 people were screened. The complete blood count and red blo...

BACKGROUND In this study the results of non-operative management of pediatric hepatic injury after blunt abdominal trauma were evaluated. METHODS Multitrauma patients (n = 498) admitted between 1998 and 2002 were analysed as for mechanism of trauma retrospectively. Liver injuries were classified according to the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma's Organ Injury Scaling System. Liv...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare nutrients intake, anthropometric, biochemical and psychiatric indices between shift working and day-time nurses. Methods: A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted in which ninety eight female nurses (55 day-time workers and 43 shift workers) from six educational hospitals of Jondi-Shapour University of medical sciences, Ahvaz, Iran were ...

This study aims to determine the effect of Barringtonia racemosa seed extract on number erythrocytes, hemoglobin levels, and percentage hematocrit in white rats (Rattus norvegicus) exposed cigarette smoke. A total 25 Wistar strain, aged 3-4 months, male, weighing 180-200 g, were randomly divided into 5 treatment groups, each group consisting rats. Positive control (KP) without exposure smoke ad...

Pulmonary hypertension syndrome (ascite) is a metabolic malformation cause important economic losses to broilers industry. Main mechanism of ascite outbreak is hypertension of pulmonary blood which occurs after incompetency of heart right ventricle. Promotion of damages leads to right ventricle enlargement. High levels of salt can lead to early ascite syndrome in broiler chickens. High levels o...

<p>Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) is a congenital heart disease that causes the connection between left and right ventricles called Gerbode defect. Manifestation of defect damage to opening tricuspid valve caused regurgitation valve. Delay in diagnosis intervention will affect pre-operative nutritional status malnutrition.</p><p>We reported boy aged 2 months, weighing 3100 gr...

The present research aimed to determine acute toxicity and evaluate the effect of sub-lethal concentrations of diazinon on some haematological and immunological parameters of Barbus sharpeyi by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development methods. Juvenile B. sharpeyi were exposed to 0, 5%, 10% and 25% 96h LC50 concentrations of diazinon for 21 days. Blood samples were taken after ...