Showing 8 results for Rakhsha
H Derakhshande, F Aman Allahi,
Volume 1, Issue 1 (Autumn2008 2008)
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Introduction: Green tea with scientific name Camellia Sciensis is the most popular medicinal herbs in Asia. Epidemiological studies have shown that the derivatives of catechin compounds from green tea have reducing of cholesterol levels in plasma effects. The purpose of this study is evaluation of the effect of green tea water extract on cholesterol levels in rats.
Methods: 32 rats with 200±10 g and 2-4 month properties divided in 4 groups contain A: negative control; B: positive control (nicotinic acid); C: treatment with water extract and D: prevention with water extract. We used Cholesterol-rich foods 2% for preparation of hyperlipidemia conditions. At first D group has been feed with extract and enriched food. B and C groups were feeded by nicotinic acid 25 mg/kg/day and water extract after a significant increase in fat levels at the end of sixth week. Water extract of green tea was produced by extraction with water and ethyl acetate and after the solvent removal, in 100 mg/kg/day with gavage method was fed to animals. The level of cholesterol (Ch), triglyceride (TG), LDL, HDL and weight of animals were measured each week. The results were shown in Mean±SEM status. The effect of using the green tea extract on blood cholesterol level was analyzed by ANOVA and Unpaired t-test. P<0.05 was considered as a meaningful level of data.
Results: In C group, the levels of Ch (P<0.001-33.3%), TG (P<0.001-40.7%), LDL (P<0.001-30.2%) and HDL (P<0.001-40%) were reduced. Data alignment in D group and changes average 10% (P<0.001) in levels of study, indicate the fixing of cholesterol in blood. In positive group control the using of nicotinic acid, reduced the intended levels of plasma (P<0.001). Checking the weight of rats showed reducing of weight in groups that were exposed to extract (P<0.01).
Conclusion: Comparison of positive control with treatment and prevention groups is indicative of antihyperlipidemia effect of water extract of green tea. Based on this study, consuming of green tea on a daily basis with a proper diet has an effective role in reducing the risk of high blood lipid.
Mr Majdi , Ar Mesdaghinia , F Rakhshani , M Shariati , H Khani ,
Volume 3, Issue 2 (summer 2011 2011)
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Abstract Background: Iranian national portal for best practice of primary health care including: collection, recording and report of personnel and health worked in different areas of primary health care system at the national level, provides a deep understanding of the applied health concept. Approaches tools and method for all health activities that is equitable applied knowledge which interacts effectively with audience in the country is one of the major parts of the national scientific mission map. Therefore, illustration of the health status, designing and implementing appropriate interventions in order to improve the conditions assessment and evaluation of interventions is the mission of health system was the aim of this report.
B Sanaei, M Behnam-Rasouli , N Mahdavi-Shahri , H Rakhshandeh, S Ataei-Nakhaei ,
Volume 4, Issue 3 (Autumn2012 2012)
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Abstract Background &Objectives: Traditionally, passiflora (passifloraceae family) is used as sedative and hypnotic agent. In the present study the probable effects of maternal administration of passiflora on lateral ventricles and neuronal density of rat neocortex was compared with those of diazepam. Material & Methods: After mating, the pregnant rats were divided as follows (n=6): control, treatment A (200mg/kg passiflora extract) and treatment B (2mg/kg diazepam). Daily subcutaneous injections were started from 12th day of gestation up to the last day of pregnancy. On delivery day, from each animal 2 newborn were randomly selected, their brain removed and fixed (formalin). After tissue processing, systematic random sections (7µ) were selected, stained (H&E) and then the lateral ventricles volumes (Cavalieri method) and neuronal density of neocortex (dissector technique) were estimated. The data were analyzed by SPSS and presented with t-test and ANOVA. Results: lateral ventricular volume and neuronal density of neocortex treated group showed no significant level of difference with those of control group. Diazepam treated group lateral ventricles volume and neuronal density showed significant increase (p<0.05). Conclusion: treatment with passiflora at dose of 200mg/kg has no significant teratogenic effect on developing embryos ‘brain. Nevertheless the teratogenic effect of high doses of passiflora can be probable.
M Ghafouri, S Derakhshan, M Rahimi,
Volume 4, Issue 4 (Winter 2012 2013)
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Abstract HIV positive patients have incubation period which is usually after infection and during the primary stage (acute retroviral syndrome). HIV positive patients are often unaware of their infections and early clinical manifestation of this infection is associated with an infection resulted from immuno suppression. Neurologic complications of HIV include spinal cord and cranial nerves diseases. Vacuolar myelopathy is a neurologic complication with 20% prevalence in AIDS stage. Here a 20 years old HIV positive case , without definite HIV risk factors and early clinical manifestation of quadriparesis resulted from vacuolar myelopathy is being reported. The goal of this report is to remind the importance and attention of assymptomatic HIV carriers and variety of contagious transmission and correct management of these complications to health community and authorities .
H Koshiar , H Abbaspour , H Kamali , H Rakhshandeh , A Khajavi ,
Volume 4, Issue 5 (Monograph 2012 2013)
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Abstract Backgroud & Objective: Infection of the full-thickness burns due to necrotic tissues is one of the important problems in patients with deep burns. The proteolytic properties of kiwifruit that is used for debridment necrotic tissues also can be effects on the infection of burns. This study assesses topical effectiveness of Kiwifruit on the infections of full-thickness burns in male rats. Material & Methods: This experimental study was performed on 10 Wistar rats. After anesthesia with ketamin and xylosine, both flanks of rats were shaved. Then full thickness burns with 3cm diameter were produced by boiling water for 10 seconds. The Rats were divided into 3 groups randomly. Right side of the first group was treated by kiwifruit and other side by Elase pomade and second group right side by kiwifruit or Elase pomade and the other side was control group 1 and third group were not received treatment. Evaluation of infection of burn was done by clinical assessment scale with validity and reliability. Results: The results showed that none sign of infection was registered during kiwifruit debridement time ( 5/7days ). Also this difference was significant with Elase group (p<0/001). On the other hand there was no significant difference between control groups with Elase groups. Conclusion: Regarding to the result of research, using kiwifruit not only has preventive effects on burns infection but also can accelerate debridement time.
Ali Haghbin, Mohammadreza Mohammadi, Nastaran Ahmadi, Ali Khaleghi, Hassan Golmakani, Faezeh Kaviyani, Mohammad Khorrami , Mostafa Akbarzadeh , Mahin Hamidi, Golnaz Vahidi, Ayda Khodashenas, Mahsa Danesh, Razieh Mortazavi, Yadollah Derakhshani, Ahmad Rahimi, Mina Norozi Khalili, Simin Johariniya, Mohammad Shakeri, Ali Nazari, Seyed Ahmad Hashemi, Seyed Kaveh Hojjat,
Volume 10, Issue 1 (3-2018)
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Introduction: Epidemiological studies describe different prevalence of childhood psychiatric disorders. The prevalence varies 7% to 26% worldwide. The current study aimed at investigating the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents of North Khorasan Province, Iran.
Methods: In the current cross sectional study, a total of 1010 children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 years were enrolled using multistage cluster sampling method. The participants were selected from urban and rural areas of Bojnurd city. Psychiatric disorders were diagnosed by clinical psychologists through interviews with parents and children. The Persian version of Kiddie-SADS- present and lifetime version (K-SADSPL) was used to collect data.
Results: The results of the current study showed that the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among children and adolescents was 16.3% and the prevalence of each disorder including mood, psychosis, anxiety, developmental neurodegenerative, behavioral, substance abuse, and other disorders were 0.6%, 1%, 14.2%, 7.9%, 4.3%, 0.7%, and 6.6%, respectively.
Conclusions: The results of the study showed that the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among children and adolescents in North Khorasan Province is consistent with most of the studies conducted in this region, except mood, behavioral, and substance use disorders. These data require a more accurate evaluation and identification of the causes of such differences.
Nafiseh Mousavi Bazaz, Najme Rakhsha, Mojtaba Mousavi Bazzaz,
Volume 13, Issue 4 (3-2022)
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Introduction: This study was aimed to assess the rate of respecting patients’ rights according to Patient Bill of Rights among hospitalized patients in the internal departments of Ghaem & Imam Reza hospitals, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on patients admitted to the internal medicine wards of Ghaem and Imam Reza hospitals of Mashhad. To collect data, a questionnaire consisted of demographic variables and variables related to patient bill of rights, filled out by the patients, was used. Data were analyzed using version 23 of SPSS software. Chi-square test was used to examine the relationship between qualitative variables with each of the patient rights charter axes. The significance level in this study was considered 0.05.
Results: Overall, 80 patients with a mean age of 44.9 ± 12.97 years were enrolled in this study. Among patients, 53.8% were female, 85% were married, and 33.8% of them had a diploma degree. The highest satisfaction rate was observed in the axis of the right to choose and freely decide on receiving health care services (65.7%, 66.7% in Imam Reza and Ghaem hospitals, respectively); while the lowest was seen in the axis of handling patients’ complaints and reporting the outcomes (14.3%, 13.3% in Imam Reza and Ghaem hospitals, respectively). There was a significant relationship between place of residence and patient privacy; and educational level and handling patient complaints.
Conclusions: Satisfaction of compliance to patient bill of rights was acceptable in 4 axes and desirable only in one axis. One way of improving the satisfaction of patients to optimal levels is by educating both the medical staff and patients about the patient bill of rights. In addition, identifying the factors effective on patients’ satisfaction from the patient bill of rights could help improve the situation.
Zahra Hosseini, Mohtasham Ghaffari, Sakineh Rakhshanderou, Yasaman Jafari, Hamid Reza Shoraka,
Volume 14, Issue 1 (Spring 2022)
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Introduction: A healthy society requires a healthy family. Studies have shown that men are more affected by the disease than women, and their mortality rate is higher than women. However, many men do not go to health centers to receive health services, so this study was conducted to investigate why men do not go to health centers.
Method: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in 2020 on 380 men over 18. Data were collected using a two-part questionnaire including demographic questions and factors affecting men's lack of referral to health centers. The sampling method was multi-stage. Data analysis was performed by SPSS16 statistical software using an independent t-test, analysis of variance, and Scheffe post hoc tests.
Results: According to the results of the study, non-referral to the centers had a significant relationship with ethnicity (p = 0.023) and level of education (p < 0.001). At the same time, there was no significant relationship between age, marriage, economic status, or occupation (p> 0.05). The inadequate physical condition of health centers (82.95 ±14.67) and lack of trust in health personnel (82.95 ±14.67) of the most important, as well as insufficient information and knowledge (61.22 ± 25.37). The least important factors were the lack of referral of men to health centers.
Conclusion: According to the findings, the need to improve the physical condition of the centers and confidentiality, the confidentiality of information, proper treatment of people, and enhancing personnel skills is important. These cases have been suggested to health managers so that with appropriate policies and planning, we can see an increase in the number of men going to the centers.
