A great number of naturally occurring oligosaccharides and oligosaccharide esters have been isolated from traditional Chinese medicinal plants, which are used widely in Asia and show prominent curative effects in the prevention and treatment of kinds of diseases. Numerous in vitro and in vivo experiments have revealed that oligosaccharides and their esters exhibited various activities, includin...

objective(s): to appraise the antihepatotoxic efficacy of ethanolic extract of operculum turpethum root on the liver of swiss albino mice.   materials and methods:   hepatic fibrosis was induced in adult male albino mice through intraperitoneal administrations of n-nitrosodimethylamine (ndma) at the concentration of 10 mg/kg body weight. the liver toxicity and therapeutic effect of the plant et...

Quantified amounts of Ascosphaera apis spores, causative organism ofchalkbrood disease, were cultured in vitro after being treated withtricloroisocianuric acid (TCA) (Yukoluck 93% a.i) inside honeybee colonies.This gaseous substance is registered in several countries for the control ofchalkbrood, a invasive mycosis affecting honeybee larvae. TCA acts, on thespores that are p...

BACKGROUND Over the past two decades, there has been a growing trend in using oral hygienic products originating from natural resources such as essential oils (EOs) and plant extracts. Seven aromatic plants used in this study are among popular traditional Iranian medicinal plants with potential application in modern medicine as anti-oral infectious diseases. OBJECTIVES This study was conducte...

after curative treatment of hodgkin’s lymphoma, increased risk of certain solid tumors has been reported. to best of our knowledge this is the first report of metachronous pancreatic adenocarcinoma which developed outside the previous radiation field in a patient with relapse hodgkin’s lymphoma. herein we present an 81-year-old female who developed pancreatic adenocarcinoma four years after the...

Background: This study aimed to assess the pattern of hygienic behaviors of Iranian children and adolescents at national and sub-national levels according to the socioeconomic status (SES) of their living region.   Methods: Data were obtained from the fourth national school-based surveillance survey entitled, “CASPIAN-IV study” (2011-2012). It was conducted among 14,880 stud...

Studies of the level of exposure to dust among farmers on private farms covered the measurements of dustiness while they performed work activities from the aspect of farmer's exposure to individual fractions of the dust inhaled and potentially deposited in individual sections of the airways. The measurements were carried out in the respiratory zone while performing activities contributing to wo...

The article theoretically highlights the mechanism of sanitary-hygienic competence formation among students higher education majoring in “Hotel and restaurant business”. It has been established that this problem its relevance need for fastest solution, namely by revising conditions educational process institutions. This involves at a high level safe responsible behavior regarding care their hea...