Mucormycosis is a group of life-threatening diseases caused by a fungus of the Mucoraceae family and has a higher mortality rate compared with other known fungal infections. Hydatid cyst, caused by Echinococcus, is a crucial health concern in endemic areas and the disease is characterized by slow-growing cysts in the liver, lungs, or other organs. In this report, a woman with coexistence of hydatid cyst and Mucormycosis is introduced.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Osteoarthritis causes severe pain and disability in joints, one of the most prevalent involved joints is the knee joint. There are several therapeutics ways to control pain and disability, but almost none of them are definite treatment. In this article, we tried to reveal the effect of weight loss on improving symptoms of knee osteoarthritis as an effective and permanent therapeutic approach.
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December 2017
Introduction: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is known to be a health-related problem; there is no proven treatment for NAFLD. However, a wide range of possible therapies have been proposed and studied. In the current study, we aimed to compare the therapeutic effects of fenofibrate and pioglitazone on NAFLD.
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