The study is of determination of various conditions for spray drying in producing synbiotic in the form of capsule from Bacillus subtilis natto. The experiments were conducted to examine effects of various factors such as the resistant starch-to-matodextrin ratio before drying, the inlet gas temperature and the inlet flow. The optimization experiments are administered: a ratio of wall materials...

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS  Lubiprostone has been reported to be an anti-constipation drug. The aim of the study was to investigate the usefulness of lubiprostone both for bowel preparation and as a propulsive agent in small bowel endoscopy. PATIENTS AND METHODS  This was a double-blind, placebo-controlled, 2-way crossover study of subjects who volunteered to undergo capsule endoscopy (CE). A ...

Background and objectives: Sleep disorders are among the most common complaints in childhood. Considering the pitfalls regarding safety and efficacy of conventional treatments for sleep disorders in children and based on the Persian medicine literature and results of recent animal and clinical investigations, this study was conducted to evaluate the effect of topical lettuce se...

Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are among the major problems in post- menopausal women. One of the important reasons for CVD is atherosclerosis and it is supposed that estrogen prevent women from atherosclerosis. Soya contains, isoflavones suh as Genistein and Daidzen, that subelassed phytoestrogens. The present study was carried out to determine the effects of soya on hyperchol...

BACKGROUND This multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was performed to determine whether the use of oral probiotic preparation (prOVag®) containing three Lactobacillus strains together with standard metronidazole treatment and also targeted antibiotic treatment (following the failure of metronidazole therapy) could reduce the recurrence rates of bacterial vaginosis (BV...

conclusions: according to finding of this study, in accordance to most of other researches, ginger is an effective agent to reduce chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. however, there are some researches supporting ginger as a moderate antiemetic agent among cancerous patients under chemotherapy. results: findings of the study indicated that subjects receiving ginger showed significant redu...

I n t e r v e n t i o n Children were allocated to zinc syrup (20 mg of elemental zinc), 5 mL/d (n = 170); vitamin A, 200 000 IU (n = 159); zinc plus vitamin A (n = 175); or placebo (n = 161). Zinc or placebo syrup was given for 14 days, and on day 14, patients received a vitamin-A or placebo capsule. M a i n o u t c o m e m e a s u r e s Diarrhea (≥ 3 watery stools in 24 h or blood in the stoo...

64 out-patients suffering from recurrent UTI were treated under double-blind conditions with one capsule daily of either the biological response modifier OM-8930 or the placebo for 3 months, followed by a 3-month observation period. Dysuria, bacteriuria, leucocyturia and antibiotic or chemotherapeutic consumption showed a significant reduction under OM-8930 in comparison with the placebo. As to...

Prevention and treatment of postoperative pain continues to be a major challenge in postoperative care. Opioid analgesics, with their well-known side effects, continue to represent a cornerstone in postoperative pain control. Anticonvulsant medications are established treatments for neuropathic pain. Pregabalin (S-[+]-3-isobutylgaba), a structural analog of gamma-Aminobutyric acid, has been use...