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Inverse association of mediterranean diet with obesity and abdominal obesity: 6.7 years follow-up study
(2011)
Introduction: Studies have shown beneficial health effects of the Mediterranean diet, for instance, it's associations with risk of chronic disease. In this study, the associations between of adherence to the Mediterranean ...
The Possible Impact of Obesity on Androgen, Progesterone and Estrogen Receptors (ERα and ERβ) Gene Expression in Breast Cancer Patients
(2011)
BACKGROUND:
Obesity has been associated with increased mortality from hormone dependant cancers such as breast cancer which is the most prevalent cancer in women. The link between obesity and breast cancer can be attributed ...
Thyroid Autoimmunity in Patients with Breast Cancer
(2011)
Introduction: There is a lack of national/regional data on the relationship between breast cancer and thyroid diseases and the limited data available are controversial. This study was designed and conducted to investigate ...
Screening for congenital hypothyroidism in East Azerbaijan province, IRAN
(2011)
Background & Aims: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is one of the most common preventable causes of mental retardation throughout the world. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of CH among newborns ...
Role of Helicobacter pylori in the pathogenesis of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
(2011)
Objectives: To investigate the possible correlation between infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) and Helicobacter pylori infection. Materials and Methods: In a case-control study, 20 infants with confirmed IHPS ...
Effect of taurine supplementation on exercise capacity of patients with heart failure
(2011)
Background: Taurine (2-aminoethanesulfonic acid) is a semi-essential amino acid found in mammalian tissues that is not involved in protein synthesis. The function of taurine is not completely understood. Some studies have ...
Relationship between serum zinc, iron and copper level and apoptosis in human gastric mucosa: A cross-sectional study
(2011)
Gastric cancer is the fourth most common malignancy and the second leading cause of mortality among cancer patients in the world. Nutritional and epidemiological studies have indicated that zinc, iron and copper status ...
Primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the cervix: A case report
(2011)
Introduction. Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the cervix uteri is extremely rare. Between 1987 and 2010, there were only nine cases reported in the English literature, with considerably different management ...
Correction of severe postburn claw hand
(2011)
Burn scar contractures are perhaps the most frequent and most frustrating sequelae of thermal injuries to the hand. Unfortunately, stiffness occurs in the burned hand quickly. A week of neglect in the burned hand can lead ...
Protective effect of carvedilol in cardiomyopathy caused by anthracyclines in patients suffering from breast cancer and lymphoma
(2011)
Objective: Anthracyclines can damage the left ventricle, causing cardiomyopathy. This study evaluated the protective effect of carvedilol in cardiomyopathy caused by anthracyclines in patients suffering from breast cancer ...