herein, we present the case of a 45-years-old woman with a foreign body (dental prosthesis) ingestion lodged in the esophagus(figure.1). the foreign body was extracted by rigid esophagoscopy after severe manipulation. in 24 hours, the patient became febrile with emphysema in the neck. laboratory data showed leukocytosis and ct scan revealed signs of esophageal perforation(figure.2). surgical ex...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the Smart Care service for the diabetes management. METHODS Fifty-six patients with diabetes mellitus were recruited in Daegu, Korea. All participants completed a diabetes management education course (diet, exercise, and complications) for their self-care and received access to a care management website through a netbook and ...

this article attempts to study the meanings and significations of women’s clothing in a particular cultural/social space, namely kermanshah city. this city is highly heterogeneous religiously, ethnically and culturally has got a very complicated social stratification. women’s clothing, being problematic due to interweaving of traditional/modern aspects of lifestyles in iran, is a sign with vari...

SARS-CoV-2 is a novel strain of the coronaviruses posing great challenges to the human immune system. Hence, human innate immunity determines how our body responses to the early infection (1-3). According to the studies, coronavirus can cause a range of symptoms by affecting various organs in the body (4, 5). Currently, our hospital is one of the referral centers of COVID-19 in Iran. We would l...

Cancers are the result of uncontrollable multiplication of abnormal cells. In order to control progression of cancers, various therapeutic regiments are used that have side effects and are costly. Iranian traditional medicine (ITM) contains comprehensive subjects regarding cancerous tumors. In the present study, the nature and development of cancer from ITM point of view and the effect of flax ...

Background & Aims of the Study: Management and leadership style is one of the characteristics that can be of great help to organizations in the competitive world of industries and organizations. On the other hand, individual factors can also play a decisive role in organizational issues. In competition with other organizations, the retention of human resources which is a daunting challenge for ...

When people ingest or insert foreign bodies, a brief history may be sufficient to establish the diagnosis, guide initial management decisions, and predict the process required for definitive removal. Sometimes, however, diagnosis and management of a foreign body might require a meticulous history and insightful care. Those at higher risk of having a foreign body include neurologically impaired ...

this study was designed by the goal of investigating the attitudes toward childbearing, with an emphasis on lifestyle factors among pre- marriage women referring to health care networks have been conducted in tehran. for the purpose of research, survey and questionnaires were used. according to the statistical society ,384 women were selected as sample in tehran. the theoretical framework of th...