Introduction: Early differentiation of biliary atresia from neonatal hepatitis is of utmost importance, since on time surgery of biliary atresia significantly improves the outcome. Hepatobiliary scintigraphy is an integral part of diagnosis work-up of these patients; however its specificity for diagnosis of biliary atresia is suboptimal. In this study we evaluated t...

background: helicobacter pylori may cause many gastrointestinal problems in developing countries such as iran. we aimed to analyze the cost- effectiveness and cost- utility of the test-and-treat and empirical treatment strategies in managing helicobacter pylori infection.            methods: this was a markov based economic evaluation. effectiveness was defined as the symptoms free numbers and ...

Background: To compare the clinical efficacy tranxamic acid and Ibuprofen in the treatment of ovulatory menorrhagia. Materials and Methods: This randomized controlled trial was performed at my office one hundred women with ovulatory hemorrhagic were randomized to take one of two treatment regimens during four consecutive cycles: tranexamic acid 3gr daily on day 1-5, ibuprofen 1200 mg daily. Res...

the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of steam treatment on nutritive value of date (phoenix dactylifera) leaves. date leaves were chopped and mixed with water or sulfuric acid solution to contain 50% moisture with or without 1% sulfuric acid. steam treatment of the date leaves was carried out using three levels of steam pressure (14, 17 and 20 bar), three reaction times (120, 180...

background: acne vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory disease of the pilosebaceous follicles and one of the most common skin diseases.the peeling method has been recently found to be effective for acne treatment. this study aimed to compare the efficacy of pyruvic acid 50% and salicylic acid 30% peeling in the treatment of mild to moderate acne. materials and methods: in a prospective single?blin...

objectives analysis of ns5a polymorphisms in hcv genotype 1b pre-treatment serum samples from estonian patients and their effect on the treatment response. patients and methods twenty-nine complete ns5a sequences obtained from patients with chronic hcv-1b infection who had received combined therapy with pegifnα-2a/rbv were analyzed and compared with the prototype strain hcv-j. twelve patients a...