purpose: to study the effects of adding intravitreal bevacizumab (avastin) to conventional laser treatment on regression of retinal neovascularization in threshold rop. methods: intravitreal injection of bevacizumab (1.25 mg) in one eye of each of three newborns with threshold rop was performed in addition to laser treatment. the other eye of each patient was treated with laser alone. changes i...

abstract : dens invagination (di) is a developmental abnormality of teeth which frequently results in a complex internal anatomy of the root canal system. di type 3 is an anomaly characterized by infolding of enamel and dentin extending into the root apex. this may present difficulties when forming a diagnosis and treatment plan. many treatment modalities have been presented in case reports for...

allergic rhinitis is one of the most common health problems with a major effect on the quality of life. we intended to treat allergic rhinitis (ar) in patients who are either unresponsive to antihistamines or their job requires optimal alertness that may be disturbed by antihistamine’s side effects and those who do not comply with the regular use. we tried short term phototherapy and evaluated ...

In this paper, we consider statistical tests for inter-subject and total variabilities between treatments under crossover designs. Since estimators of variance components for inter-subject variability and total variability in crossover design are not independent, the usual F-test cannot be applied. Alternatively, we propose a test based on the concept of the extension of the modified large samp...

metabolic syndrome and its pathological sequel, type 2 diabetes are considered as important global health problems. metformin is the most common drug prescribed for patients with this disorder. consequently, understanding the genetic pathways involved in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of this drug can have a considerable effect on the personalized treatment of type 2 diabetes. in this st...