Background: Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is one of the most common clinical problems in gynecology. Transvaginal sonography (TVS) and hysteroscopy are two diagnostic methods for patients with AUB. For most of the patients with AUB, diagnostic hysteroscopy can be done in clinic with minimal discomfort and much lower expense than operative room. Materials and Methods: In our clinical trial stu...

Regarding the therapeutic effects and traditional applications of henna, it was tried to isolate and purify Lawsone from the leaves of henna marketed in Ahwaz city of Iran by various methods of maceration and Soxhlet extraction techniques in different polar and non-polar solvents. Maceration of the powdered leaves in hot water with stirring for around 6 hours was carried out followed by additio...

Introduction: The removal of organic precursors of disinfection byproducts (DBPs), i.e. natural organic matter (NOM), prior to disinfection is considered as the most effective approach to minimise the formation of DBPs. Trihalomethanes (THMs) as the main group of DBPs are categorized and considered to have the potentiality of increasing the rate of liver, kidney and CNS adverse effects. Methods...

A 71 year old female from a village was admitted to Ahwaz Imam Khomeini hospital in southwestern part 7 years ago with pain and swelling at the upper and middle third of right tibia. Operation was performed and permanent sinus secretion of the midportion occurred. After 7 years the patient returned to hospital recently with warmness, swelling and edema and sinus secretion in middle and upper of...

Background and Purpose: Visual disturbance causes problems in the orientation, balance, movement of individuals. It is especially important children because this a golden age for adoring physical exercises function these people. Therefore, study aimed to evaluate effect 6 weeks balance training on static dynamic blind students. Materials Methods: This quasi-experimental study, subjects included...

Khuzestan province and other western provinces of the country have been mostly affected by the impacts of the imposed war of Iraq against Iran and due to this impact have experienced special changes. As one of these changes, we could mention the phenomenon of the migration. These areas have experienced different forms of migrations such as exterior, interior, return migration and even the accep...

Introduction: Medical tourism is the travel of patients to outside the area of life to benefit from hospitals and medical services or some particular treatment or periodic test of physical conditions. This study has been done with the purpose of formulating a strategic plan of medical tourism development of Ahwaz city. Methods: The method of this research...

Background: Cutaneous granulomatous dermatoses usually are a diagnostic challenge with tuberculosis (TB) on top of them. TB is a universal health problem and considered by WHO at the top of 6 common and dangerous infectious diseases. Objective: To determine the clinical, laboratory and histopathological findings in 45 patients with the diagnosis of cutaneous TB over a 10-year period in Ahwaz. P...