A question of medico-legal interest occasionally occurs in Civil Surgeons' work, when a sample of opium is submitted by the police, or Magistrate for favour of an opinion as to whether it is crude opium or Government excise opium. Thisopinion is asked for as it is illegal to sell crude opium. Text-books on medical jurisprudence seem to o-ive no information on the point, and as it is a question ...

Background: Acute opium intoxication is one of the most common causes of poisoning in children in Iran. Although most cases are accidental, traditional misuse of opium for symptomatic therapy of various childhood diseases also contributes to high rate of opium intoxication in Iran. Cases: Here, we report two cases of opium intoxication in infants resulted from transdermal application of opium o...

Opium addiction is a common form of addiction in Middle East countries such as Iran. Recently several reports suggested some kinds of pathologic findings such as abdominal pain, nephropathy, and anemia in opium addict patients. Such pathologic findings suggest lead poisoning in the patients. In this study, the concentration of lead in 10 opium samples was evaluated. The mean concentration of le...

Propolis is used by bees for holding a hive together, and for sterilizing the hive against microbial infections. Propolis contains a high concentration of flavonoids, which are used in a wide range of cosmetic and health food preparations for their antimicrobial properties. Propolis is usually dissolved in ethanol or ethanol/water mixtures to produce a tincture, and to remove insoluble material...

BACKGROUND Opium use in diabetic populations is associated with major depressive disorder (MDD). This study was designed to investigate the relationship between opium use and severity of depression in Iranian diabetic patients. METHODS In this case-control study, 642 type 2 diabetic patients were recruited from those presenting at two outpatient clinics at the Akhavan Hospital in Kashan, Iran...

Medical Therapy: 1. Dry Fiber: take dry Metamucil or Citrucel, 2 tablets twice a day, and increasing up to 2 tablets four times per day. 2. Antidiarrheal Agents: even if you do not have diarrhea, you need to add these agents to the dry fiber. Options include kaopectate, Immodium, Lomotil (prescribed) or Tincture of Opium (prescribed). Take immodium 1 tablet twice a day, and increase up to 2 tab...

OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to assess the current status of neonatal abstinence syndrome management from prenatal counseling to postdischarge follow-up care. METHODS An anonymous electronic survey of 26 questions was sent to the medical directors or charge nurses at 383 NICUs. Contact information was obtained by using the American Medical Association's FREIDA online database and the ...

BACKGROUND Opium dependence is one of the most challenging health problems in the developing countries as well as Iran. Among several health problems due to opium dependence, there are limited reports indicating the presence of lead in opium. The aim of this study is to investigate the blood lead level (BLL) in oral and inhalational opium dependents and its association with anemia. MATERIALS ...

J.M.?The composition of this celebrated remedy for Remittent Fever is stated by Dr. W C. Maclean (in Lancet 1875) to be as follows :? Aloes (Socotr.) 1 dram, Rad. Rhei (East India), Sem. Agelicas, * Confect. Damocratis, ana uucias qnatuor ; Rad. Helenis (S. Enulce), Croci Sativi, Sem. Foeniculi, f Cret. proeparat, ana unc. duas; Had. Gentiance, Rad. Zedoarioe, Pip. Cubeb., Myrrh Elect., Camphor...