Toxoplasma gondii, which is an obligate intracellular protozoan, and its primer infection during pregnancy can cause several problems. This study presents a case report of woman who delivered baby with multi-organ failure was diagnosed congenital toxoplasmosis. During the gestation period, there no history febrile, enlargement lymph nodes, or common cold symptoms, but miscarriage. The serology ...

Background: Limited information existed on performance tests in Iranian Arab horses. Aims: The objective of this study is to investigate time related changes of cardiac troponin I (cTnI), atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and oxidative/antioxidant biomarkers in the serum of Arabian horses before and after regular training. Methods: Blood samples were collected from jugular vein of 25 Arabian hor...

equine piroplasmosis is a tick-borne disease caused by intra-erythrocyte protozoa, theileria equi and babesia caballi. the present study aimed to detect piroplasm infection in horses in kurdestan province, iran, through molecular and microscopic approaches.n this study, 186 blood samples were randomly collected from horses of five regions of kurdestan province. the tbs-s/tbs-a primer set was us...

Introduction: The healing process after surgery is a challenging issue for surgeons. Various materials and techniques have been developed to facilitate this process and reduce its period. Fibrin adhesives are often used in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery to seal diffuse microvascular bleeding and in general and plastic surgery to seal wound borders. This Case report and literature review ...

introduction: cupping therapy (hejamat) is one of the therapeutic methods used in traditional medicine that it is still common in many of the contemporary societies. in spite of the progress of science, we have less information on the traditional and alternative medicine including cupping.   with the study of mechanism of action of cupping, it will be more convincing for the traditional medicin...