Fenfluramine, an anorexigenic agent, is widely used in the treatment of obesity. Besides its anorectic effect, it may also have some effects on general metabolism with the consequence of weight loss. In this study, the effect of fenfluramine on the concentrations of some parameters related to carbohydrate metabolism was investigated. It was shown that the serum insulin level was reduced by ...

objectives: the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of 4-weeks rehabilitation, electrotherapy and kinesiotherapy programs on range of motion shoulder pain in men with idiopathic frozen shoulder. methods & materials: this was a semi experimental study on 18 patient (means±sd age 56.4±6.7 year, height 175.1±5.3 cm, weight 73.1±7.5 kg, history patient 9.2±5.1 month) who referred to...

background:. multiple sclerosis (ms) is one of the most common chronic diseases. these study aimed to examine the effects of eight weeks of massage therapy on quality of life, in women who sufferers of ms.   methods: this was a true-experimental study. we conveniently selected 20 women volunteers from referrals of the ms society of isfahan. the inclusion criteria were to suffer from relapsing–r...

objectives: falling in the elderly is common and dynamic balance has direct effect abstract  on it. therefore, we decided to study the effect of functional training on dynamic balance in healthy elderly women. methods & materials: thirty healthy elderly women were purposefully selected as subjects and then randomly divided into two equal groups (control and experimental groups). the dynamic bal...

previous studies indicated that endurance exercise decreases levels of liver enzymes. the aim of this study was to determine the effect of endurance exercise on liver enzymes in eight weeks in iranian women who are stopping the drug with methadone. sixty iranian women prisoners including 30 cases as experimental group and 30 volunteers served as control. the mean age, height, weight, percent of...