The relation between morbid obesity, serious morbidity, and early mortality is well known (fig 1 and table 1).1 2 A recent systematic review of over 890 000 participants found that each 5 point increase in body mass index (kg/m2) over 25 was associated with a 30% increase in overall mortality.3 Conservative approaches to managing obesity (dieting, exercise, and cognitive behavioural therapy) ac...

BACKGROUND Brucellosis pericarditis is an extremely rare involvement of the cardiovascular system with Brucella species that has worldwide distribution and is endemic in many provinces of Iran. CASE PRESENTATION The present report describes an exceptional case of pericardial involvement by Brucella melitensis in a 50- year-old woman. The patient presented with night sweats, mild fever, weight...

The anatomy and physiology of the ferret is different than cats or dogs. Gastrointestinal disease has is usually manifested by diarrhea, weight loss, and anorexia. The role of Helicobacter mustelae has been studied as a model for gastrointestinal disease in other species. The hedgehog and sugar glider are essentially insectivore/omnivores but have the simple stomach and intestinal tract more si...

Weight loss treatments include diets, drugs, physical training, and surgery, namely bariatric or obesity surgery. The current standard for bariatric surgery is gastric bypass. There are common beliefs that gastric bypass induces body weight loss because of a reduced food intake and that high-fat diet induces overweight and obesity because of overnutrition. The principal aim of the studies on ra...

background adulterated herbal weight loss products with containing undeclared synthetic drugs are common and responsible for many serious health damages. objectives the purpose of the study was to determine five synthetic adulterants in eight common herbal weight loss supplements, which are currently sold in iran markets, to verify their presence in supplements, without mentioning on the labels...