Postpartum psychiatric disorders are mental disorders which occur after childbirth. Untreated depression and anxiety during pregnancy as well as stress and previous episodes of depression are significant risk factors for postpartum psychiatric disorders. Postpartum blues, postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis, as well as postpartum anxiety...

By Jelena Stojanov, Miodrag Stanković, Olivera Žikić, Jovana Antonijević

Origanum compactum (O. compactum) is an endemic Moroccan medicinal herb. Numerous studies have shown that O. compactum organic extracts, essential oil and its main components possess a broader spectrum of pharmacological and therapeutic activities such as antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant and antitumour activity. This research was designed to ...

By Merima Ibišević, Darja Husejnagić, Radmila Kazanović, Ivana Arsić

Hypercalcemia in granulomatous diseases as tuberculosis (TB) is uncommon. We describe a case of a 21-year-old male whose serum calcium level was 14 mg/dL at the time of admission. Chest imaging revealed a cavity at the top of both lungs as well as the closure of the right laberal angle. The sputum smears and culture were evaluated regarding Mycobac...

By Soheil Ebrahimpour, Ahangar Darabi, Mahmoud Sadeghi-Haddad-zavareh, Afshar Mohseni, Mehran Shokri, Arefeh Babazadeh

With the aim to analyze the clinical manifestations and outcomes of influenza, we evaluated the symptoms of proven H1N1 cases and outcomes of patients admitted to hospitals Babol University of Medical Sciences during 2015 - 2016. In this descriptive cross-sectional study, we included patients diagnosed with influenza-like illness (ILI) from October...

By Soheil Ebrahimpour, Arefeh Babazadeh, Mahmoud Sadeghi-Haddad-Zavareh, Masomeh Bayani, Veneela Vasigala, Mostafa Javanian

Anthropometric characteristics and motor abilities are the most influential factors for the achievement of top sports results. The sample of participants consisted of elite female handball players (n = 19, mean age: 27.67 years ± 6 months), the members of the Serbian senior national team. In this research, their body constitution, i.e. their...

By Emilija Petković, Saša Bubanj, Kristina Marković, Miodrag Kocić, Daniel Stanković

Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) is a proteolytic enzyme, involved in a wide range of different cellular functions and expressed on the surface of most cell types, including the endothelium. The circulating level of insulin-like growth factor (IGF) binding protein 1(BP1) is associated with insulin resistance and diabetes, but it also affects the progn...

By Dejan Simonović, Marina Deljanin-Ilić, Gordana Kocić, Gordana Lazarević, Branka Đorđević, Sandra Šarić, Sanja Stojanović, Stevan Ilić

During the peripartum period, women are at a greater risk of developing a mental disorder or experiencing an exacerbation of the pre-existing mental disorders. Therapeutic interventions are based primarily on psychotherapy, but if the symptoms are severe and pose a risk to the mother and the child, then the use of drugs, hospitalization or electroc...

By Miodrag Stanković, Jelena Stojanov, Jovana Antonijević

Obesity is an increasing health problem in developing countries and has grown into a major global epidemic. Recent studies suggest that colonization of the stomach with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) may affect gastric expression of appetite and satiety-related hormones, finding that patients cured of H. pylori infection have gained weight. Furthe...

By Abdulhadi Alrubaie, Maytham Al-Qanbar, Raed Rassam

Leadership is a tool and a potential power in an organization. Managers would be able to achieve organizational goals and also manage conflicts in a more effective manner by using appropriate leadership styles. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between leadership styles and conflict management among the nurses of Hamadan...

By Zahra Hassanian, Amir Sadeghi, Maryam Farhadi, Amanj Rahrovan

The prevalence of diabetes is increasing worldwide. Middle Eastern countries will be confronting an im-mense increase in the number of diabetes mellitus cases by 2030. Living with diabetes mellitus has been characterized as a dynamic individual transitive adjustment, based on restructuring of the illness perceived experience and management of the s...

By Parviz Sadeghi, Hossein Namdar Areshtanab, Rasoul Zarrin, Hossein Ebrahimi, Reza Sabanloei