Background: IgA nephropathy, a prevalent disease in Asia, is considered the main cause of end stage renal disease among primary glomerular disease. Objective: To determine the frequency of different clinical, histopathological and immunofluorescent characteristics of IgA nephropathy. Methods: Renal biopsies of 376 patients were received for immunofluorescent and for histopathological studies. B...

in bavaria, about 1.7 million children walk, ride a bike or take the bus to school. it is important that they all get to school and back home again safely. in the last few decades, we in bavaria have been able to significantly improve safety on children’s way to school. in the mid 1970s, up to 35 children were killed in accidents every year on their way to school. in the last few years, we have...

background: traditionally some people employ ocimum basilicum (shaspram) to relieve the symptoms of dyspepsia. we therefore studied the effects of oral extract of this medicinal plant on functional dyspepsia.   methods: in a double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial, the effect of a four-week treatment of shaspram was evaluated on functional dyspepsia. two hundred cases from all patients r...