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Aim: The purpose of this paper is to summarize the research regarding the toxic health effects caused by mercury dental amalgams.Method: The study involved summarizing scientific articles in journals regarding health effects of dental amalgam mercury.Results: The science strongly suggests dental amalgam mercury may be …

Heparin-Ä°nduced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a life-threatening complication that occurs in a small percentage of exposed patients (e.g. unfractionated heparin, Low Molecular Weight Heparin [LMWH]) regardless of dose and treatment management.…

Chagas disease is an important public health problem in various countries in Latin America [1] both due to the high number of people affected and the failure of endemic countries to adopt preventive and control measures, such that, today, it is one of the most neglected tropical diseases in the world, affecting about 6…

Since 1940, mass production of polyolefin plastics produced annually has increased rapidly [1]. The most common plastics, which account for approximately 80% of the European plastic demand, are: Polyethylene (PE), Polypropylene (PP), Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) and Polystyrene (PS) (Figure 1) [2]. Therefore, plastic ma…

Introduction: Community-acquired pneumonia is a prevalent disease that is managed in heterogeneous ways. Clinical pathways have been proposed as one way to mitigate this variability, but few implementation experiences have been published. The primary objective of this study is to analyse the effects of implementing a s…

This is a case report of a 19 year old adult female with facial asymmetry secondary to right Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) ankylosis with a history of previous surgery at the age of 10 years with gap arthroplasty for tmj ankylosis which was unsuccessful and lead to relapse .Because of decreased mouth opening and facial…

Trismus is a disturbing condition with varied etiology, one of them is Extra articular ankylosis. The extra articular ankylosis has been reported in the literature as a fusion of the coronoid process to the zygomatic bone or to the skull base. However, there are a very few cases reported in the literature that highligh…

Literature data have shown that infertility affects about 15% of couples, but according to the author’s experience, observing the changes in the energy characteristics of our population in recent years, very well documented in the article Energy Alterations and Chakras’ Energy Deficiencies and Propensity to SARS-Co…

Background: Leukemia is one of the most occurring haematological pathologies in the world which develops due to the impairment in the hematopoietic machinery. Cellular death via apoptosis is severely impaired in this pathophysiological condition and leads to the progression of the disease.Objective: We have tried to un…

Whole-body EMS is a training technology that originated in Germany. Commercially launched in about 2006-2007, the more than 2,700 commercial facilities to date indicate the rising popularity for this time-efficient and joint-friendly exercise technology. Thus, Germany might serve as a blue print and indicator for upcom…

A 71 years old male came to the hospital with the complaint of cough and fever since 7 days. He was diagnosed with severe COVID pneumonia and was managed with steroids and tocilizumab. He was discharged on steroids and came after 20 days with complaints of worsening shortness of breath and hypoxia. Bronchoscopy and bro…

SARS-CoV-2 was first observed in Wuhan, China, and quickly spread throughout the world, proclaimed as a pandemic by WHO.Most reported cases have respiratory symptoms, but many cases are seen with neurological signs as initial or related presentations [1].…

Introduction: Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) is a double-stranded circular DNA virus, it is one of the major blood transmissible infections. The prevalence of HBV is highest in sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia, where 5-20% of the adult population are infected. In Africa, up to 15 to 60% of the population are positive for at l…

The impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on global institutions and populations has been unprecedented. The health measures (e.g., confinement and social distancing) recommended by WHO and adopted by most nations in the world have not contained the spread of COVID-19. Vaccine development is expected to be a decisi…

Background and objectives: Medical consultations became undeniable elements for the quality of health care and training of medical residence. This study aimed to assess the quality of performed consultations.Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study at Shohadaye Tajrish hospital, affiliated to Shahid Beheshti U…