background: the burden of obesity and diet-related chronic diseases is increasing in iran, and prevention and treatment strategies are needed to address this problem. the aim of this study was to determine the outcome, cost, safety and cost-consequence of non-invasive weight loss interventions in iran.   methods: we performed a systematic review to compare non-invasive interventions (cryolipoly...

BACKGROUND Fat abnormalities are common among HIV-infected persons, but few studies have compared regional body fat distribution, including visceral fat, in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected persons and their subsequent trajectories in body composition over time. METHODS Between 1999 and 2002, 33 men with clinical evidence of lipodystrophy (LIPO+), 23 HIV-infected men without clinical evidence ...

BACKGROUND Abdominal obesity increases all-cause mortality and is a risk factor for a number of diseases. There are few population-based studies of the longitudinal changes of abdominal obesity. METHODS Based on data from the Tromsø Study, we studied gender- and age-specific mean waist circumference and prevalence of abdominal overweight and abdominal obesity in two surveys in 1994-1995 (Trom...

Introduction: The Ethiopian Orthodox Church (EOC) Lenten fasting (Abiy Tsom) is a seven-week period of fasting before Easter. It is a religious fasting practice, which has been less documented in the scientific literature. The present study aimed to investigate effect of EOC fasting with vegan diet practices on body composition parameters. Methods: This prospec...

abstract   background: the x-ray machines used for radiodiagnosis should meet certain quality assurance (qa) programmes . these are necessary to have good quality radiographs at reasonably low exposure to patients.   materials and methods: dose reduction methods in abdomen x-ray examination were carried out in 10 hospitals in tehran. this paper presents the work, which was implemented on 200 pa...

Introduction: Bladder flap hematoma (BFH) is a rare complication of cesarean section (CS). BFH appears between the bladder and lower uterine segment (LUS) when visceral peritoneal closed during traditional CS techniques decreased contractions. Surgery treatment choice for management closure in decrease contractions that cause BFH.Case Presentation: A 35-year-old G3P2A0 underwent delivery due to...

  ABSTRACT   Background: The X-ray machines used for radiodiagnosis should meet certain quality assurance (QA) programmes . These are necessary to have good quality radiographs at reasonably low exposure to patients.   Materials and Methods: Dose reduction methods in abdomen X-ray examination were carried out in 10 hospitals in Tehran. This paper presents the work, which was implemented on 200 ...

Computed tomography (CT) exams were conducted to determine the distribution of abdominal fat identified based on the CT number measured in Hounsfield Units (HU) and to measure the volume of the abdominal visceral and subcutaneous fat in minipigs. The relationship between the CT-based fat volumes of several vertebral levels and the entire abdomen and anthropometric data including the sagittal ab...

BACKGROUND An intestinal fistula in the "open abdomen" is called "enteroatmospheric" and is a great challenge for the surgeon because of the high mortality and morbidity rates associated with it. This report is a study of the surgical strategy for treating patients with enteroatmospheric fistulae. METHODS During a 3-year period (2005-2007), two males and one female patient with a mean age of ...