background primary congenital hypothyroidism (ch) is the most common treatable cause of mental retardation and can be classified into permanent and transient types. the purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of permanent and transient congenital hypothyroidism (ch) in hamadan, west province of iran. methods the study population included all cases with primary congenital hypothyro...

To the Editor: The species My-cobacterium iranicum was described in 2013 (1) on the basis of 8 clinical strains isolated in various countries (Iran, Italy, Greece, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United States). Recently , the isolation of M. iranicum from the sputum of a woman also was reported (2). We report the isolation of this newly recognized species from an HIV-positive patient. A scoto...

Calcium Hydroxide (CH) is commonly employed as intracanal medicament in endodontics. In order to maximize its therapeutic effects, it is essential to develop new approaches for preparing the controlled drug release systems which, in turn, facilities the dissociation of CH into calcium and hydroxyl ions. This work studies the sustained-controlled release of calcium ions and the effect of pH chan...

Calcium Hydroxide (CH) is commonly employed as intracanal medicament in endodontics. In order to maximize its therapeutic effects, it is essential to develop new approaches for preparing the controlled drug release systems which, in turn, facilities the dissociation of CH into calcium and hydroxyl ions. This work studies the sustained-controlled release of calcium ions and the effect of pH chan...

one of the most preventable causes of mental and growth retardation is congenital hypothyroidism (ch). this study tries to investigate growth and mental outcome of patients with ch. since november 2006 and november 2007 in guilan province, north of iran, all neonates who were diagnosed with ch, evaluated for etiology of ch by laboratory follow up, thyroid sonography or scan. growth and developm...

Synthetic and natural polymers are often used as drug delivery systems in vitro and in vivo. Biodegradable chitosan of different sizes were used to encapsulate antitumor drug tamoxifen (Tam) and its metabolites 4-hydroxytamoxifen (4-Hydroxytam) and endoxifen (Endox). The interactions of tamoxifen and its metabolites with chitosan 15, 100 and 200 KD were investigated in aqueous solution, using F...