ramadan is considered a holy month in the islamic calendar. during this month, all able-bodied muslim adults refrain from foods, drinks, smoking, and medications from dawn until sunset. in islamic rules, patients and those for whom fasting may have major health risks are exempted from fasting during ramadan. there is still no consensus regarding the effects of ramadan fasting, as a unique oppor...

background: mr imaging is one of the best diagnostic modalities in medicine. during an mr imaging examination, three types of field are employed to produce images. various experimental studies have been performed about the effects of each single type of field but only few studies are available on their combination to generate mr imaging. the main objective of this research work is to study the ...

objective: type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic and progressive disease that has reached the epidemic level around the world. in malaysia, according to the third national health and morbidity survey (2006), the prevalence of diabetes has increased to 14.9% from 8.3% in 1996. co-morbid psychological factors such as depression, anxiety, and stress have been shown to be high among type 2 diabetic...

background & aim: diabetes mellitus in long-term through various means such as augmented oxidative stress is associated with disturbances such as pain and cognition in humans and laboratory animals. according to the evidence of anti-diabetic extract of biarum bovei (bb), effect of oral administration of this extract was evaluated on blood glucose level and pain threshold in diabetic rats. e...