objective: it is estimated that 80-90% of breastfeeding women experience nipple soreness. in this study we evaluated the effect of aloe vera gel compared with breast milk on nipple sores. methods: this clinical trial study was performed in the neonatal ward of the ghaem hospital in mashhad (iran) from june 2009 to december 2009. mothers were divided randomly into two groups:  aloe vera applicat...

background & objective: reduced blood flow due to obstruction in most cases is as a primary factor in pressure ulcer formation and create of bedsore. the aim of this study is design and manufacture a care system tissue under pressure based on variation blood flow at different depths in the tissue. material & methods: in manufacture of system two infrared light transmitter were located between o...

Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a chronic inflammatory disease of rhino-ocular mucosa, affecting up to 40% of population worldwide. Chinese herbal medicines and Acupuncture, adopted thousands of years in China, has good effect on allergic rhinitis. This study evaluates the effects of Moxibustion with Chinese herbal in treating patients with allergic rhinitis over a 1-year follow-up. A randomized cont...

Early treatment of recrudescent herpes labialis over the symptomatic area has been claimed to inhibit the clinical signs of recrudescent herpes labialis. Electronic infrared thermography can both recognise the prodromal phase and identify the area requiring drug therapy. Our objective was to use infrared thermography to identify prodromal herpes and follow the response to topical acyclovir crea...

Christine Hopkins, a New Zealand nurse, wrote a thesis in 1998 on "The Presenting symptoms associated with arachnoiditis and the experience of living with them in everyday life". In this study, she interviewed in considerable depth, 11 participants, 1 of whom had no pain. The others experienced pain in various sites, burning, numb and cold areas, stabbing; flares of pain; constant; so...

Henry K. aet. 39 years, was first seen as a case of purpura. The history he gave was that he had been perfectly well until two months ago, when he contracted a sore throat followed by a cough. The sore throat subsided after three weeks, but was almost immediately followed by a second sore throat. A month ago he developed "boils" on his face, neck and left arm. For the past six to seven weeks he...