Cardiovascular manifestations of anabolic steroids in association with demographic variables in body building athletes.

Background: The most common drug abuse among athletes is anabolic steroids which lead to the development of cardiovascular diseases and sudden death. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate cardiovascular outcomes of anabolic consumption in body building athletes.

Materials And Methods: Totally, 267 male athletes at the range of 20-45 years old with the regular consumption of anabolic steroids for >2 months with at least once weekly.

Acute course of deferoxamine promoted neuronal differentiation of neural progenitor cells through suppression of Wnt/β-catenin pathway: a novel efficient protocol for neuronal differentiation.

Neural progenitor cells (NPCs) are feasible therapeutically model cells in regenerative medicine. However, a number of obstacles oppose their applications including insufficiency in differentiation protocols. These complications should be overwhelmed to obtain a significant clinical application.

Predictors of smoking cessation and duration: implication for smoking prevention.

Background: There are few articles studding the factors associated with successful smoking cessation in Iranian smokers. The aim of this study is to clarify the association between socio-demographic factors and smoking behavior, such as number of failed smoking cessation and duration of abstinence in Iranian population.

Methods: A self-administered questionnaire survey of 673 participants was conducted in a local government health-care center.

Acute poisoning in children; a population study in isfahan, iran, 2008-2010.

Objective: Acute accidental poisoning in children is still an important public health problem. The epidemiological investigation specific for each country is necessary to determine the extent and characteristics of the problem. The aim of our study was to elucidate the current pattern of acute poisoning among children.