background and purpose: self-medication is a global medical issue, the rate of which has been reported to be on the rise in recent years. this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence rate of self-medication and the associated factors among the university students of ahvaz city, iran. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted at jundishapur and shahid chamran universities of...

the genus ebola virus first was recognized in 1976, when two outbreaks occurred in zaire and sudan. ebola virus disease (evd) is a highly contagious disease that can affect both human and nonhuman primates: zaire ebolavirus (zebov), sudan ebolavirus (sebov), côte d’ivoire ebolavirus (cebov), bundibugyo ebolavirus (bebov) and reston ebolavirus (rebov) are five members of the filoviridae family t...

background: underlying diseases and aggressive procedures, such as different types of surgery and care, for patients with critical conditions in intensive care units (icu) may be associated with physiological disorders. objectives: this study intended to determine the effect of therapeutic touch on physiological variables of patients undergoing mechanical ventilation in icu. methods: this rando...

background: for effective treatment of organophosphate (op) poisoning, development of a standardized protocol with flexible dose regimen for atropine and pralidoxime is an essential step. in this study, we aimed to assess the protocol devised in our setting; bach mai hospital poison treatment center, for treatment of op poisoning that included a higher dose regimen of pralidoxime (2pam). method...

objective: leishmaniasis is one of the six most common parasitic infections in tropical regions. there are different therapeutic modalities. however therapeutic resistance is developed and resulted in numerous problems. so evaluation of other therapeutic modalities is performed extensively. we compared the therapeutic response of cutaneous leishmaniasis with glucantime and garlic extract and it...

conclusions the designed safe irrigator syringe seems to be applicable in wound irrigation and superior to the conventional devices regarding efficacy and user comfort. results all of the interns stated that the new device is quite applicable for wound washing and is easy to handle. nine interns believed that safe irrigator syringe is superior to the conventional devices regarding efficacy and ...

aim and background: the therapeutic community (tc) is a residential treatment model, which is effective in the treatment of people with substance abuse disorder. the aim of the people study was to examine the effectiveness of tc on mental symptoms of persons with substance abuse disorder. methods and materials: in this experimental, pre-post test and follow-up study, referred patients with subs...

background and objectives: typhoid is a major health problem faced by the developing countries like pakistan. more than 20 million cases are reported annually worldwide. currently fluoroquinolones are the drugs of choice to treat typhoid fever. in vivo resistance to fluoroquinolones leading to therapeutic failure is developing rapidly and is becoming a major concern for the clinicians. the obje...

introduction percutaneous nephrolithotomy (pcnl) is a standard, safe, and efficient method for removing large renal calculi. despite development of endourologic equipment, complications of the pcnl are still prevalent. even though therapeutic modalities such as mini-micro pcnl have been developed in recent years, the complications are a serious concern yet. the most important complication is he...