objective: the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of pre-treatment with curcumin on metabolic changes induced by two different pathophysiological mechanisms in rats (fructose diet and streptozotocin (stz)-induced diabetes mellitus). materials and methods: five groups with 10 rats per group were investigated: control group (healthy rats), fructose diet groups without any pre-treatme...

objective: to examine association between maternal socio-cultural status, as indicated by maternal income, education and polygamy with severity of pre–eclampsia. materials and methods: this study was carried out in primary health centers in katsina, adamawa and borno states. a total of two groups of subjects were selected for the study, with 50 subjects in each group. group a - pregnant non hyp...

OBJECTIVE We investigated the possible factors related to the birth weight (BW) using the Japanese perinatal database. METHODS The live infants born at 37 to 41 weeks of gestation were enrolled in this study. Cases with diabetic pregnancy, preeclampsia, an anomalous fetus, and a fetus with chromosomal abnormalities were excluded. A multiple regression analysis for confounding factors and an a...

background due to the high number of road accidents in iran, pre-hospital care plays a vital role in saving the lives of trauma patients. although several studies have been conducted on the pre-hospital emergency status and its indicators, there are no comprehensive studies presenting its status. objective therefore, this review examines iranian studies conducted on pre-hospital emergency statu...

conclusions the number of studies conducted on pre-hospital emergency services in iran is limited. to promote public health, consideration of prevention areas, processes to provide pre-hospital emergency services, policymaking, foresight, systemic view, comprehensive research programs and roadmaps, and assessments of research needs in pre-hospital emergency seem necessary. context pre-hospital ...