a bstract background: recent attempts have been focused on employing chemical and natural supplemental agents for treatment of cyclic mastalgia. among various agents, the potential effects of vitamins remain questionable. in the present study, we examined the efficacy of two types of these vitamin supplements (vitamin e and vitamin b6) in improving pain severity in cyclic mastalgia.   materials...

background: association between helicobacter pylori (hp) infection and migraine and the effect of hp eradication on relief of migraine headache have been studied but the results are controversial. objectives: to evaluate the effect of hp eradication in treatment of patients affected by migraine. materials and methods: eighty consecutive hp infected patients affected by migraine without aura wer...

background: snakebite in iran has been a health concern. however, management of snakebite is not standardized and varies from center to center. this study is aimed at devising an evidence-based comprehensive protocol for snakebite management in iran, to reduce unnecessary variations in practice. materials and methods: a narrative search in electronic databases was performed. fifty peer-reviewed...

Background and objectives: Primary dysmenorrhea has remained a health problem. This study has compared the effect of oral and topical ginger on severity and duration of primary dysmenorrhea.  Methods: A single-blind randomized trial was conducted on 70 female students with moderate and severe primary dysmenorrhea. The participants were stratified randomized bet...

conclusions in view of the limitations of the above-mentioned modalities, liver biopsy remains the gold standard method for documentation of diagnosis and estimation of disease severity in nafld. context considering the increasing prevalence of obesity and insulin resistance syndrome worldwide, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld) has become a major health concern. early diagnosis and prop...