background: bacteria in dental plaque are one of the main factors causing periodontal disease. the aim was to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of antimicrobial dentifrices with herbal extracts and conventional toothpaste with no antimicrobial action for improvement of oral hygiene  and reduction of gingival inflammation. methods: 48 volunteers with chronic marginal gingivitis were randoml...

conclusions results showed that the boiled anethum graveolens seeds was effective on labor induction. results case group had a significantly better bishop score following the intervention compared to the control group. the mean duration of active phase, second and third stages of labor were significantly lower in the case group. the control group had shorter latent phase than the case group. pa...

objective: this is a parallel, three group, randomized, controlled clinical trial, with outcomes evaluated up to three months after randomization for children and adolescents with chronic nail biting. the current study investigates the efficacy of habit reversal training (hrt) and compares its effect with object manipulation training (omt) considering the limitations of the current literature ....

3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coa reductase inhibitors (statins), are effective serum cholesterol-lowering agents which also have anti-inflammatory properties. the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of atorvastatin on bronchial hyperresponsiveness. adult patients (age 14 to 65 years) with bronchial hyperresponsiveness (bhr) diagnosis based on the spirometry with methacholine challe...

background: this study intended to determine the effects of vitamin d and calcium?vitamin d in treating leg cramps in pregnant women. materials and methods: this study was conducted as a double?blind randomized controlled clinical trial on 126 participants, 18–35?year?old pregnant women with a minimum of two leg cramps per week who were referred to health?care centers in tabriz?iran in 2013. th...

conclusions decreases in the serum levels of liver aminotransferases and cytokines, in both groups, are related to low-calorie diets and exercise, rather than ptx. results the serum levels of liver aminotransferases were significantly reduced at 3 months and at 6 months, compared with baseline, in both groups. the serum levels of il-6 were significantly decreased, in both groups, only at 6 mont...

background thyroid dysfunction is the second most common endocrine disease in females of reproductive age. there are controversial data on the adverse effect of subclinical thyroid dysfunctions on adverse feto-maternal outcomes. objectives the current study aimed to identify the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy and to assess the effectiveness of treatment with levothyroxine on...

objectives: saffron is the stigma of crocus sativus l., which has the potentials to play a role in the treatment of many diseases. although many researches are now going on this precious spice, there are few data on saffron safety in human, especially in patients with chronic mental illnesses. this study aimed to evaluate the short-term safety and tolerability of both saffron and crocin (its ma...

disease is a matter with which each person may face in his life. if caregivers want to provide real and complete health care services, comprehensive attention to the spiritual needs of a patient is indispensibe. since many people obtain spirituality through religion, appropriate religious care can promote spiritual health of patients. this research aimed at examining religious care program and ...