Ion-Selective Biosensors In article 2202141, Sam Emaminejad and co-workers develop a touch-based noninvasive system to monitor lithium-based pharmacotherapy. It utilizes thin organohydrogel lithium ion-selective electrode (TOH-ISE) that has dehydration-resistant properties, minimizing signal drift, allowing for sweat collection. The is successfully validated on patient under therapy, demonstrat...

naturally occurring substances mentioned in medieval medical literatures currently have, and will continue to have, a crucial place in drug discovery. avicenna was a persian physician who is known as the most influential medical writers in the middle ages. avicenna`s canon of medicine, the most famous books in the history of medicine, presents a clear and organized summary of all the medical kn...

objective(s) the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of cannabinoid on cortical spreading depression (csd) in rat brain. cannabis has been used for centuries for both symptomatic and prophylactic treatment of different types of headaches including migraine. csd is believed to be a putative neuronal mechanism underlying migraine aura and subsequent pain. materials and methods the ...

the field of endocrine pharmacology is very wide but most of studies in the recent years from the world and iran have focused on diabetes, osteoporosis, and lipid disorders. in the present review, we tried to evaluate the improvements and publications in that field briefly. interestingly, many of studies have focused on agents that have traditional and natural origin. although few basic studies...

type 2 diabetes is one of the major public health challenges in 21st century. both environmental changes and genetics are attributed for increased risk of type 2 diabetes. obesity is the most critical and modifiable risk factor and should be targeted for successful management of diabetes. this review article discusses three main approaches to manage obesity. three management modalities consider...

BACKGROUND Relatively little is known about women's anxiety-related treatment preferences and no studies have examined potential differences between pregnant versus non-pregnant women. Treatment credibility and willingness are particularly important to understand regarding exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and pharmacotherapy, the leading evidence-based treatments. METHODS A l...

Objective To investigate the current status of pharmacotherapy prescribed by physiatrists in Korea for cognitive-behavioral disorder. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed by mailing questionnaires to 289 physiatrists working at teaching hospitals. Items on the questionnaire evaluated prescribing patterns of 16 drugs related to cognitive-behavioral therapy, the status of combination p...

This article reviews the international literature on the cost-effectiveness of immunotherapy for respiratory allergy. Included studies conducted an economic evaluation of immunotherapy for allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic rhinitis, asthma or allergic rhinitis in combination with asthma. Although there were few economic evaluations and these suffered from methodolo...