Seyed-Moayed Alavian MD 1, Masoud Ahmadzad Asl MD 2, Maryam Keshvari MD 3, Bita Behnava MD 4, Bashir Hajibeigi MD 5 1 Associate Professor of Gastroenterology; Department of Gastroenterology, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences; Dean of Tehran Hepatitis Center, Tehran, Iran 2 Methodology and Statistics Consultant; Nikan Health Researchers Institute, Tehran Hepatitis Center, Tehran, Iran ...

The early interest in selenium (Se) focused on its toxicity, but since 1957 it has been recognized as an essential dietary element. The diet is the major Se source and approximately 80% of dietary Se is absorbed, depending on the type of food consumed. In several regions of the world, the content of Se in diets has been estimated as insufficient. The dietary requirement for Se for most species ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impacts of using SMS on improving laboratory test levels and Knowledge, Attitude, Practice (KAP) and Self Efficacy (SE) of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) in Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this randomized controlled trial study, a total of 81 type 2 diabetes patients were randomly assigned into two groups exp. group (n = 43) and cont. group (n = 38). Only...

Background &Objectives;: Evaluation of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and (human epidermal growth factor receptor-2) Her-2 on core needle biopsies (CNBs) is increasingly in use to diagnosis early breast cancer, but its concordance with surgical excision (SE) is not well documented. Methods: The study ...

Background: Asthma is a multifactorial disease and its severity varies with the inflammatory grade. There are conflicting reports about the roles of trace elements in asthma. This study examined the effects of zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and selenium (Se) concentrations in sera of patients with allergic asthma attending Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad, Iran. Methods: Forty-nine patients, aged 10 to 50 y...

Abdollah Amirfarhangi1, Sam Zeraatian2*, Marjan Hajahmadi3 1-Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Rasoul-e-Akram Medical Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 2-Assistant professor of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Rasoul-e-Akram Medical Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 3Assistant Professor of Cardiology, De...

1Biology Department, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IR Iran 2Neurophysiology Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran 3Physiology Department, Medicine Faculty, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran 4Biology Department, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Hamadan Branch, Islamic Azad University, ...

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran Tehran Hepatitis Center, Tehran, IR Iran Corresponding author: Seyed ...