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objective: during the ancient times, saffron (crocus sativus l.) had many uses around the world; however, some of these uses were forgotten throughout the history. but a newly formed interest in natural active compounds brought back the attention toward historical uses of saffron. understanding different uses of saffron in the past can help us finding the best uses at present.in this study, wer...

Detecting the evidence of diabetes mellitus in pregnancy is a major challenge as the condition is associated with diverse range of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Women diagnosed to have GDM are at increased risk of future diabetes predominantly type 2 DM as are their children. Thus GDM offers an important opportunity for the development, testing and implementation of clinical strategie...

http://ccn.aacnjournals.org if validated, reliable, and useful evidence leads to such change. Nurses are at the forefront of evidence-based approaches. The Institute of Medicine defines evidence-based practice (EBP) as “the integration of best research, clinical expertise, and patient values in making decisions about the care of individualized patients.” Research findings are a collection of fa...

The direct-to-consumer (DTC) medical industry (i.e., medical testing and treatment outside of physician oversight) is growing rapidly as the Internet becomes more accessible globally. As several studies have highlighted, this industry offers unproven medical testing, provides testing for unapproved indications, and uses suspect advertising claims (1–5 ). Furthermore, given the prevalence of ill...

ABOUT THIS POLICY: Arbor Health Plan has developed clinical policies to assist with making coverage determinations. Arbor Health Plan’s clinical policies are based on guidelines from established industry sources, such as the Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services (CMS), state regulatory agencies, the American Medical Association (AMA), medical specialty professional societies, and peerreviewed...

In recent years there has been marked progress in the treatment of cardiovascular disease and, more specifically, in the case of the different clinical entities that are currently known as acute coronary syndrome. A key, and indispensable, factor in treating our patients has been the implementation of the concept of evidencebased medicine (EBM), used and recognized universally as the best clini...

Carotid artery disease accounts for ≈20% of strokes. Although the role of revascularization in reducing the incidence of stroke in symptomatic carotid stenosis is well established, the optimal treatment for asymptomatic disease remains controversial. In Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis Study (ACAS, published in 1995) and Asymptomatic Carotid Surgery Trial 1 (ACST-1, published in 2004), whic...

ABOUT THIS POLICY: Arbor Health Plan has developed clinical policies to assist with making coverage determinations. Arbor Health Plan’ clinical policies are based on guidelines from established industry sources, such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), state regulatory agencies, the American Medical Association (AMA), medical specialty professional societies, and peer-reviewe...

A i t W hen you walk into the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE) in Bethesda, MD, it quickly becomes clear that the U.S. military has embraced and recognized the value of holistic whole person approach to care. NICoE is a 72,000-sq ft, state-of-the-art facility that opened in 2010 that is dedicated to advancing clinical care, diagnosis, research, and treatment for service members wi...