objective: exposure to traumatic stressors lead to activation of arousal responses mediated by serotonergic and noradrenergic systems and it may cause a change in numerous neurotransmitters and neuroendocrine systems. there is ample experimental and clinical evidence to suggest that ginkgo biloba extract is neuroprotective and has antioxidant properties and can restore stress-induced elevation ...

THE EFFECT OF PRENATAL EXERCISES ON PRETERM CHILDBIRTH AND NEONATAL CONSEQUENCES OUTCOMES IN PRIMIPAROUS PREGNANT WOMEN: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL STUDY

background: intrauterine insemination (iui) is one of the most appropriate and cost-effective methods in infertility treatment. objective: we aimed to investigate effect of vaginal misoprostol on pregnancy rate after iui. materials and methods: two hundred and ten infertile women who were referred to infertility clinic of alzahra hospital by an indication of iui during 2012-2013 were randomly a...

conclusions this method is recommended for the treatment of dermal warts, owing to the effectiveness, short duration of treatment, and low cost of topical treatment for dermal warts using hd tablets. background warts are common dermatological lesion caused by skin epithelial cells’ infection with human papillomavirus (hpv). objectives this study aimed to assess the efficacy of a new method for ...

zinc deficiency during pregnancy has been related to adverse pregnancy outcomes. however, the results of zinc-supplementation trials have not been consistent in improvement of pregnancies outcomes. this study was undertaken to investigate whether zinc supplementation was associated with pregnancy complications in iranian women during the last 2 trimesters. it also assessed the anthropometric me...

background: administration of albumin for burn patients and its effects on mortality and morbidity has been debated for along time. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of albumin administration on wound healing, length of hospital stay, weight change, and mortality of burn patients.   methods: two matched groups of patients from shiraz burn care center were randomly selected. the ...

Finasteride in hospitalized adult males with COVID-19: A risk factor for severity of the disease or an adjunct treatment: randomized controlled clinical trial

Background:  The primary aim of this study was to determine predictors of missed research appointments in a prospective  andomized placebo injection-controlled trial with evaluations 1 to 3 and 5 to 8 months after enrollment.   Methods:  This study represents a secondary use of data from 104 patients that were enrolled in a prospective randomized  ontrolled trial of dexamethasone versus lidocai...