Objectives: This study was designed to investigate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients diagnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) referring gastrointestinal and endocrinology clinics Golestan Imam Khomeini Hospitals, Ahvaz. Methods: The current cross-sectional performed on NAFLD gastroenterology Emam hospitals, Ahvaz second half 2020. Demographic information included ...

AIDS is a controversial issue in women's health; it affects reproductive and sexual health. This study aimed to compare the health of HIV+ women healthy who were referred behavioral disease counseling centers . cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical was performed on 100 Behavioral Diseases Counseling Center Ahvaz Abadan cities, Iran. Data

BACKGROUND Acanthamoeba spp. are free-living amoebae commonly found in the environmental sources such as water, soil, and air. This ubiquitous amoeba is the causative agent of amoebic keratitis (AK). The objective of the present study was to investigate the presence of Acanthamoeba spp. in water and soil sources in Ahvaz City, Khuzestan Province, southern Iran. METHODS In general, 110 samples...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Salivary gland tumors are rare and specific lesions. There are differences in the incidence and frequency of salivary tumors in both minor and major salivary glands in different countries. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of major and minor salivary gland tumors in Ahvaz in the south of Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS All the cases, recorded in Imam Khome...

OBJECTIVES To assess the association between dietary patterns, central obesity, and blood pressure (BP). METHODS In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated anthropometric measurements, BP, and usual dietary intakes of 243 men, aged 30-50 years old, working at the Education and Culture Systems in Ahvaz, Iran, between October 2011 and March 2012 using the Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ). ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) is a chronic fungal infection that caused by P. jirovecii. Disease is more prevalent among the HIV-infected patients. The colonization of pneumocystis in human respiratory system is associated with the airway inflammation and obstruction. The current study was conducted to identify the prevalence of P. jirovecii among the patients...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of oral administration of caraway (Carum carvi) on the blood glucose level, lipid profile, and the weight of diabetic rats. METHODS This investigation was carried out in Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran between April and June 2010. Twenty-four male Wistar rats weighing 200-250 g were randomly divided into 3 groups: normal, diabetic, and carawa...

BACKGROUND Neisseria lactamica as one of the main commensal in oropharynx during the childhood is related to the induction of a natural immunity against meningococcal meningitis. Also Moraxella catarrhalis in oropharynx of children is a predisposing factor for otitis media infection. OBJECTIVES The current study aimed to investigate the frequency of the N. lactamica, other nonpathogenic Neiss...