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Category: Issue 4
Probiotics and periodontal health
Periodontitis is one of the most common chronic inflammatory diseases. The etiology is clearly bacterial and a number of putative bacterial pathogens have been associated with the disease, including Aggregatibacter...
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Ischemic Heart Disease
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has emerged as a prime player in the clinical and preclinical detection of ischemic heart disease (IHD) as well in the prognosis assessment by offering a comprehensive approach for all...
New application of Diffusion Tensor Imaging in neurosurgery
Diffusion tensor imaging is a MRI technique that enables the measurement of the diffusion of water in tissue in order to produce neural tract images. Advanced methods such as color coding and tractography (fiber tracking) have...
The news of treatment of variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Variceal bleeding is one of the dreaded complications of portal hypertension. Although its prognosis has improved over the last several decades, it still carries substantial mortality. Although most portal hypertensive bleeds...
Complete spontaneous regression of a total pneumothorax in a patient with chronic obstructive lung disease
A 61-year old man presented with a sudden onset of breathlessness. The total left pneumothorax was overlooked on the initial chest radiograph. One month later, the patient had a partial pneumothorax less than 20% on the...
Tinnitus in elderly population
Introduction: Tinnitus is a common health problem that affects between 10 – 30% of the population, approximately 3 – 4% presenting to the doctor at least once in their life. There are many causes that lead to...
Survey on Quality Of Life related factors in patients with Peptic Ulcer based on PRECEDE Model in Yazd, Iran
Background: Peptic ulcer is one of the most prevalent diseases. Its prevalence is estimated between 6-15% and, about 10% of the people, experience its symptom in a period of their life. Studies showed that quality of life and...