Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of apple cider vinegar plus PPI-based triple therapy on eradication of Helicobacter Pylori (H.pylori) infection. Materials and Methods: 116 patients with H. pylori infection were included in this randomized clinical trial. Patients in control group (n=59) received amoxicillin, clarithromycin, and pantaprazole twice daily. Patients...

Background: Due to the higher risk of pain in preterm infants, pain management is important for such infants. The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of kangaroo care on the severity of pain and physiological parameters after heel-stick in preterm infants. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective and randomized controlled cross-over study. Twenty preterm infants allocated in...

Background: Endometrial receptivity is one of the most important factors in vitro fertilization (IVF) success rate. Many different methods have been suggested to enhance rate implantation IVF\ intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles. injury, as an intentional trauma aimed at improving fertility results, has gained significant popularity among women seeking pregnancy. This study was condu...

A 32-year-old female, gravid two, para one, with Cushing’s syndrome (CS) was admitted to our hospital at 25 week of gestation with severe hypercortisolism. Basal urinary free cortisol (UFC) was elevated about 10 times above the upper limit of normal in two separate times and plasma cortisol failed to suppress after an overnight 1mg dexamethasone suppression test but Adrenocorticotropic hormone ...

Background: Development of new antimicrobial drugs targeting virulence factors of pathogenic bacteria is an effective strategy to address increasing emergence of resistant bacterial strains. Considering the clinical importance of Staphylococcus aureus and global emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains of this pathogen, the present study was carried out to investigate the inhibitory effects of...

Background: Excessive inflammatory response is associated with several diseases. Recently, there has been an increasing trend for investigation of the acute or short-term effects whey protein alone in combination carbohydrates on status, especially athletes. This systematic review aimed to clarify these effects. Materials and Methods: PubMed, Scopus, Web Science databases were searched from Jan...

with the advent of constitutional revolution in iran and the increase in people’s knowledge, women’s status changed and ultimately improved. publishing newspaper was one of the women’s attempts to keep their rights. lady somayyeh kahhal was the first woman in this field, as well as ophthalmology in iran. she published the first specialized newspaper for women in iran under the title of danesh (...

Background: The main goal of the present study was to evaluate effect topical mastic oil, compared placebo on treatment functional dyspepsia (FD). Materials and Methods: Sixty-three patients with FD were included. Thirty-two subjects received oil (10 drops/TDS after meal) massage 31 sesame massage. Both groups pantoprazole (40 mg daily) along severity early satiation, postprandial fullness, epi...

Background: The global prevalence of hypertensive pregnancy disorders (HPDs) is 5.2%-8.2%. Lipid profiles made up triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL), and high-density (HDL) could affect the arterial vessel wall leading to HPDs. Preeclampsia (PE), among most severe maternal-fetal HPDs, has affected 0.2%-9.2% all pregnancies. current study aimed ...

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is the most common chronic disease. This disease main risk factor for fatal diseases such as myocardial infarction and stroke. As there no cure DM, an effective strategy must control it. Every attempt to DM patients’ outcomes require a surveillance system consider efficacy safety measures. Fasa Registry on (FaRD) first population-based registry in Iran, which ...