corticosteroid resistant and dependent nephrotic syndrome in children is a challenge and there are some difficulties in treating such patients. we reviewed the current studies that evaluated therapeutic role of a relatively new immunosuppressive drug “rituximab” in reducing proteinuria and reduction of relapse rate in less than 16 year old patients with non-responsive or steroid dependent nephr...

conclusions polypharmacy as an independent variable has been linked to falls in older people, however there appears to be a stronger link between falls and the type of medications taken (e.g. medications known to increase risk of falls), rather than polypharmacy on its own. polypharmacy can sometimes be therapeutic and it may be more beneficial to consider terms such as ‘inappropriate prescribi...

background: drug use evaluation (due) aims at improving the patients’ care. studying the administration pattern of intravenous immunoglobulin (ivig) is an important research topic due to its significant role in the treatment and controlling of many disorders, high prices, and limited availability of this drug. methods: this observational cross-sectional study was conducted at shahid sadoughi ho...

background: breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. recently, natural remedies such as naringenin (nar) - a kind of flavonoids which can be found in grapefruits, oranges, and tomatoes - seem to be interesting. they play a useful role in treatment and chemoprevention because of having pleiotropic molecular mechanisms of action on breast cancer cells. methods: we performed a p...

ammonium ions wastewater pollution has become one of the most serious environmental problems today. the treatment of ammonium ions is a special concern due to their recalcitrance and persistence in the environment. in recent years, various methods for ammonium ion removal from wastewater have been extensively studied. this paper reviews the current methods that have been used to treat ammonium ...

conclusions the majority of iranian women had neutral attitudes towards menopause, which may be evidence of poor knowledge about menopause. therefore, it is suggested that appropriate educational programs be developed and implemented by policymakers in order to increase knowledge and raise awareness among women about menopause. results out of the 21 selected documents, 11 studies were eligible ...

spine surgery began its evolution in the beginning of the 19th century in order to reach nowadays the point of being considered an important subspecialty of neurosurgery and orthopaedics. the purpose of this historical review is the search and evaluation of the progress in spine surgery until the middle of the 20th century. this review concerns the inauguration and evolution of this field in gr...

the continuous addition of industrial, municipal, and agricultural effluents to the environment has led to a great increase of toxic pollutants. it is well known that these pollutants are hazardous to animals, plants, microorganisms, and other living organisms including humans. as a result, effective technologies should be developed to remove these contaminants. biological remediation, as an ec...

conclusion we constructed and validated a ct colonography phantom with correct density allowing performance of reproducible experiments. materials and methods we found 15 different phantom designs by literature search and compared their advantages and disadvantages based on their description and images. we tested various materials for density and mechanical properties and constructed a phantom ...

life review therapy has been used for reducing post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) symptoms in older ages. using life review therapy with elements of religious ontology, this study introduces an intervention for decreasing ptsd symptoms in younger adults. the study population included clients referred to the two counseling centers in tehran during 2008 and 2009. the sample consisted of 18 cli...