abstract prostate cancer is one of the life threatening disorders of male. although, over the last two decades, a high rate of overdiagnosis, and overtreatment has lowered the incidence rate of prostate cancer, the treatment or prevention strategies are not enough to control the high rate of disease related mortality. current medical treatment approaches include surgery, radiation therapy, chem...

at the present, many drugs are used for inhibition of uterine contractions, but the proportions of preterm labors are increasing. although magnesium sulfate is the most commonly prescribed parenteral tocolytic agent, but its optimal use has yet to be delineated. in this study a high-dose protocol for magnesium sulfate tocolytic therapy was compared with a low-dose regimen. one-hundred patients ...

introduction : drug addiction and drug dependency are major problem in the “mental”,”social”, and “health-care” fields. it decreases occupational performance and educational abilities in different social groups, and may lead to miscellaneous crimes. different methods are recommended for drug addiction treatments. detoxification is the first step however it would not be successful without follow...

OBJECTIVES This study was done to compare isoxpurine hydrochloride and nifedipine as tocolytic drugs for preterm labor. METHODS A prospective cohort study of 832 antenatal women with preterm labor was conducted in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Out of 400 women found eligible for tocolysis, 200 were given isoxpurine hydrochloride while the other 200 were given nifedipine randomly....

The global rate of preterm delivery (before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy) is increasing and there are no effective means available to prevent this rise. Prematurity is the principal cause of neonatal mortality and a major cause of pediatric morbidity and long-term disability. Current strategies to prolong pregnancy are based on inhibiting the mechanisms that effect uterine smooth muscle (myo...

Background: The use of tocolytic hospitalization in antenatal care is controversial and worthy of more research. We investigated individual, institutional, and area factors that affect the use of tocolytic hospitalizations in Taiwan where fertility has rapidly declined. Methods: Longitudinal data from the 1996 to 2004 National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan were used to identify t...

The purpose of this review was to look at the evidence available for the use of atosiban as a tocolytic in cases of threatened preterm labour. A Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Green Top Guideline concluded that there was no clear evidence to show a benefit to tocolysis in reducing perinatal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Using a systematic literature search, we summari...