Introduction: The risk of acute cardiovascular and thrombotic events increases after menopause. Changes in hormones, body composition and especially abnormalities in endogenous coagulation and the fibrinolysis system may ...

Introduction: Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (CGRP), a 37-amino acid peptide generated by alternative processing of primary transcripts from calcitonin gene, is broadly distributed in the peripheral and central nervous ...

Introduction: Sulfur mustard (SM) has been used as a dangerous chemical warfare agent since the early 20th century. Although many descriptive studies about SM-induced ocular injuries are present in the medical literature, ...

The aim of this study was to assess abdominal traumas by a laparoscope and to determine the accuracy of laparoscopic examination in comparison with the traditional autopsy. Methods: From December 2004 through August 2005, ...

Homeless people are usually prone to be infected with multiple infectious diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus, as well as syphilis. In this cross-sectional study, using ...

Clostridium difficile is a Gram positive, spore-forming organism that has become a significant cause of nosocomial infection in hospitalized adults. Colonization with this organism results in a wide spectrum of clinical ...

Maffucci's syndrome is a rare congenital mesodermal dysplasia combined with dyschondroplasia and hemangiomatosis. About 150 cases have been reported till now. Maffucci's syndrome is often combined with other neoplasms. ...

Glaucoma is a heterogeneous group of optic neuropathies that manifests by optic nerve head cupping or degeneration of the optic nerve, resulting in a specific pattern of visual field loss. Glaucoma leads to blindness if ...