background: in order to provide guidance on the efficient allocation of health resources when handling public health emergencies in the future, the study evaluated the h1n1 influenza prevention and control program in hubei province of china using cost-benefit analysis. methods: the costs measured the resources consumed and other expenses incurred in the prevention and control of h1n1. the assum...

conclusions safe water supply and adequate sanitation and hygiene are the important routes for the control and prevention of cholera infection. results cholera is a rare disease in industrialized countries; but, is still common in other parts of the world, including the indian subcontinent, sub-saharan africa, and latin and central american countries (like haiti). symptoms begin with a sudden o...

abstract it is becoming evident that oral hormonal contraceptives –besides being well established contraceptives – seem to become important medications for many functional or organic disturbances. so far, clinical effectiveness has been shown for treatment as well as prevention of menstrual bleeding disorders and menstrual-related pain symptoms. also this is true for premenstrual syndrome (pms)...

pregnancy prevention raises much concern to many pet owners. female cats usually show undesirable behaviour during oestrus. nowadays, researchers try to explore the reliable and effective ways to prevent oestrus signs in queens. the results of their studies prove that hormone therapy is probably one of the most reliable methods for this purpose. the aim of our study was to compare the effect of...

objective: to determine the preventive effects of local administration of simvastatin for postoperative intra-abdominal adhesion formation in animal model of rat . methods: in this experimental study, 32 wistar albino rats as the animal model of intra-abdominal adhesion formation were included. adhesions were induced in all the animals via abrasion of the peritoneal and intestinal surface durin...

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background: contrast induced nephropathy (cin) is one of the most common complications after radiographic procedures using intravascular radiocontrast media. the aim of the current study was to assess the effect of atorvastatin on prevention of cin in patients undergoing coronary angiography. materials and methods: in a clinical trial study, 200 patients referred for angiography were randomly d...

background: this study aimed to compare the cytochrome p450 1a1 (cyp1a1) gene expression in the cord blood of infants born from mothers living in low- and high-air polluted areas. materials and methods: te study was conducted in spring 2012 in isfahan, the second large and air-polluted city in iran. the study comprised 60 neonates, consisting of 30 infants born from mothers residing in areas wi...

background: pancreatitis is a serious complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ercp) and may cause significant morbidity and even death. there is no effective prophylactic intervention for patients with average risk yet. this study aims to investigate preventive effect of aggressive hydration for post-ercp pancreatitis. materials and methods: in a double-blind controlled ...

background: considering the increasing rates of early hospital discharge and kernicterus in healthy full term newborns, timely identification of neonates at risk of severe hyperbilirubinemia is of great significance. the aim of this study was to investigate the predictive value of umbilical cord serum (ucs) bilirubin level for subsequent hyperbilirubinemia. moreover, we compared the predictive ...