maintaining weight loss after the initial phases of any weight loss intervention is a challenge. rationally, it depends on how well the adherence is to the prescribed treatment. this study is to test the sustainability of an intervention in maintaining weight lost during ramadan by using voluntary fasting. methods: two groups of respondents (muslim women with body mass index (bmi) ≥ 25.0 kg/m2)...

background: little is known about the effects of a low energy dense diet on weight maintenance and cardiovascular risks following a recent weight reduction. therefore, we assessed if weight maintenance, lipid profiles, and glycemic control differ between low energy density (led) diet and usual diet consumers following a recent weight reduction. materials and methods: in this randomized controll...

the current preliminary study aimed to explore the reasons that a group of opiate-dependent patients reported for entry into opium tincture treatment (ott).through examinations of 52 qualitative focus group interviews with patients from six ott centers and 10 health providers (in key informant interviews) in tehran, this study highlights the factors that participants reported as the reasons ass...

The most treasured and valued gift given by the public to the medical profession is that of self-regulation. However, the ability of professionals in many fields to self-regulate has come into question. Self-regulation of the medical profession by physicians is no exception and is currently under siege. Many different societal, professional, and regulatory forces have combined into what some ha...

SSME in the coming decade: Opportunities and Challenges. In 1985 I published the 400-page Special Report There is a Fortune to be Made in Software Maintenance, subtitled “Opportunities in the $30 Billion Software AfterMarket.” The AfterMarket, which I call acres of computer software diamonds, has now grown to over 100 billion dollars annually worldwide. In the Report I identified over 32 opport...