conclusions post-operative pain in rectal acetaminophen group was less than that in intravenous acetaminophen group, and rectal acetaminophen group demanded their first additional analgesic medication later. results data analysis indicated a significant relationship between reduction of postoperative pain and the use of intravenous or rectal acetaminophen (p = 0.0001); in group receiving iv ace...

background: estradiol and progesterone as well as hippocampal gabaa receptors are believed to play a role in the modulation of pain. the aim of present study was to investigate the effect of intrahippocampal injections of gabaa receptor agonist (muscimol) and gabaa receptor antagonist (picrotoxin) on pain sensitivity during estrous cycle. methods: pain sensitivity was evaluated in rats by forma...

background toxoplasma gondii is an opportunistic parasitic organism causing infection in many mammals, including immunosuppressed patients. toxoplasmosis as an opportunistic infection is highly prevalent among patients receiving a kidney transplant. objectives the purpose of this study was to identify and determine the prevalence of toxoplasma gondii in clinical samples collected from patients ...