The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Fatigue (FACIT-Fatigue Subscale): Validity and Reliability of the Iranian Version.

Background: The aim of this study was to translate and validate the Functional Assessment of Chronic illnesses Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-fatigue subscale) in Iran.

Methods: The Persian version of the FACIT-fatigue scale was developed using the forward-backward translation method. The questionnaire was then presented to a consecutive sample of breast cancer patients (n = 208) attending the Iranian Center of Breast Cancer (ICBC).

Melatonin therapy in shift workers with difficulty falling asleep: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover field study.

Background: Disturbed sleep is common in shift work. It is hypothesized that administration of exogenous melatonin could reduce the sleep latency and improve the sleep quality.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of 3 mg melatonin taken 30 min before night time sleep on shift workers with difficulty falling asleep.

Cytomegalovirus Disease in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in the Nontransplant Setting: Case Series and Review of the Literature.

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the nontransplant setting is very rare. We report our experience with 4 such cases, and review the literature (n=12). The median age at diagnosis was 10 years and 50% of patients were males.