introduction: there is a limited number of case reports published in the past decade confirming the radio-iodine presence in the tear. these observations as well as reported cases of salivary and lacrimal gland dysfunction after radioiodine therapy stimulated investigators to clarify whether lacrimal gland function can be affected post-radioiodine therapy. hence we planned a historical cohort s...

long-acting (depot) anti-psychotic injection (lai) is an essential component of the treatment of schizophrenia. in this editorial, the journal tries to give a short account of the current ideas and practical aspects of lai, with respect to the iranian experience. two categories of the long-acting injections are discussed mainly regarding their dosage, intervals of their injections and availabil...

  Introduction: There is a limited number of case reports published in the past decade confirming the radio-iodine presence in the tear. These observations as well as reported cases of salivary and lacrimal gland dysfunction after radioiodine therapy stimulated investigators to clarify whether lacrimal gland function can be affected post-radioiodine therapy. Hence we ...

background hepatitis b virus (hbv) is a major cause of chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc). hb vaccination is an essential step in the prevention of the disease and its consequent complications. objectives immune status of medical personnel in teaching hospitals of khuzestan is not well known. since these personnel are usually at risk of needle stick and other...

緒 言 1916年Smithが マウスにおい て下垂体剔出時, その甲状腺が萎縮する事実 より下垂体には甲状腺 刺激作用のあること を推論 し,1929年 にはLoeb らがその作用物質,即 ち甲状腺刺激ホルモン(T sx)の 抽出に成功するに及び下垂体 と甲状腺の 有機的 な関連性が注目されるに至つた.更 にこの 後Aronら が下垂体のTSH分 泌 は 循環血中の甲 状腺ホルモン(以 下 「甲ホ」 と略)量 に よって調 節され るこ と,即 ち両者間にfeedback relation が存す ることを認めて以来,こ れが甲状腺機能調 節機構の主軸 をなすと考 えられる様 になつた. 各 種 甲状 腺 疾 宙、々 者 に お け るBMR,PBI, 或 い は1311摂 取 率 等 に よ る 機 能 検 査 は 日常routlne に 行 なわ れ て い る が,一 歩 進...

PHARMAC aims to ensure fair allocation of funding across competing new medicines, and must ensure appropriate targeting of medicines to get best value for money. For this reason, our processes for assessing new pharmaceutical funding applications are necessarily diligent. PHARMAC’s process involves both expert clinical review, negotiation with suppliers, consultation with the health sector, and...

There are other intriguing features of the present case. At no time was the patient hypertensive, in contrast to the usual situation in Conn's syndrome or bilateral adrenal hyperplasia. As Conn (1964) pointed out, however, the rise in pressure is variable and in the early stages may be minimal. The observations on blood pressure harmonize also with the measurements of plasma renin activity. In ...

background: increasing number of women in reproductive ages and tending small families will result in demand for using contraception in near future. the study tried to assess the demand for contraceptive methods and its determinants among kurdish women in mahabad city. methods: a sample of over 700 households in mahabad surveyed for the study using questionnaire with interview technique. the va...

Type 1 diabetics must inject exogenous insulin or insulin analogues one or more times daily. The timing and dosage of insulin administration have been a critical research area since the invention of insulin analogues. Several pharmacokinetical models have been proposed, and some are applied clinically in modeling various insulin therapies. However, their plasma insulin concentration must be com...