Background: Trichomonas vaginalis is a common parasite of both male and female genital tracts. Transmission of the infection is mainly by sexual intercourse; however contaminated
towels, douche equipments, examination instruments and other objects may be responsible for some infections.
Aim: Is to study the influence of some factors that affect the spread of this parasite such as socioeconomic status, marital status, pregnancy and parity …….etc.
Methods: The study was conducted in the period from November 1992 to August 1993 on 480 female patients presented with vaginal discharge with or without itching, compared to 50
 females complaining of gynecological problems other than infections. Inve

Background: Iraq is among counttries of intermediate hepatitis  B endemicity. Although several studies have been carried out on the prevalence of HBV markers.

Background: women with acute coronary syndrome have increased in-hospital morbidity & mortality as compared with men following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). It remains unclear if this difference secondary to the sex or other confounding variables.

Patients and Methods: We sought to examine the characteristics and outcomes of 71 consecutive women (49.2%) and men (50.7) undergoing PCI at The Iraqi Center of Heart Diseases from October 2005 to March 2006.

Results: There were significant differences in the baseline characteristics between both sexes. Women more frequently had SVD(single vessel desiease) (25.7% vs. 16.6%) and 2VD (37.1% vs. 16.6%) while Men wer

Background: . Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is an unresolving inflammation of the liver of unknown cause associated with interface hepatitis on histological examination,hypergammaglobulinemia and presence of circulating autoantibodies. Antibody-mediated tissue injury might be responsible for tissue injury in AIH therefore; a number of studies have been focused on the complement system in these patients .
The aim of the study is to estimate the level of complement (C3 and C4) in different types of Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH).
Methods: The study M’as performed on 73 Iraqi patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), attending the teaching hospital for gastroenterology and liver disease in a period betM'een November 2003 and July 2004. : A

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic and debilitating autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation with subsequent cartilage and bone destruction. Cytokines are  key mediators of inflammation and can be found in abundance both in the joint and blood of patients. This study was designed to evaluate the role of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in pathogenesis of RA, as well as study the correlation among these cytokines.
Patients and methods: Forty patients with RA and thirty age-matched healthy controls were included in this study. Serum cytokines were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
Results: The serum levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1α, IL-2, IL-6, IL-8

Back ground: Anaemia is one of commonest health problems in antenatal care units of developing countries and contributes significantly to increased maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality.
Patients and methods: During the period from 1st of July 2007 to the end of October 2007, hundred anaemic pregnant women attending the gynaecology and obstetrics department in Al- Yarmook teaching hospital in Baghdad and 20 apparently healthy pregnant women,aged between 17 - 46 years as a control were included in this study. Anaemic women included in this study fulfilled the criteria of haemoglobin concentration of less than 110 g/L in first trimester and 105g/L in the second and third trimesters, no history of acute

Background: Patient evaluation of the healthcare provided by his/her family doctor is a multidimensional concept, its main component being the doctor-patient interaction.
Materials and Methods: a total of 200 client chosen by systematic random sampling were successfully interviewed immediately after having the contact with the family physician in the family medicine center.
Results: The present study showed that the majority of the clients were young age, most of them were female, completed secondary education and the majorities were unemployed. This study determined the client general satisfaction the services provided by the physician the overall satisfaction was high (98%), the most significant stat

Background: IL-4 is an antibodies inflammatory cytokine which has an important role in protecting against the inflammatory reactions in most of diseases. Here, we try to highlights the role of this cytokine in chronic Rheumatic heart disease and its correlation with the extent of histopathological abnormalities.
Patients and Methods: Rheumatic mitral valve surgical fragments were taken from a total of 48 Iraqi patients with chronic rheumatic heart disease under mitral valve replacement surgery in Ibn Al- Bitar Hospital for Cardiac Surgery-Iraq-Baghdad. Paraffin embedded mitral valve tissue sections were prepared. IL-4-expressing cells were detected by using immunohistochemical staining technique and

Background:The diabetogenic agent alloxan is a selective necrosis of insulin producing cells .Alloxan accumulated rapidly in liver and pancreatic islets , this study was carried out to evaluate the antidiabetic effect of cinnamon oil on the destructive effect of alloxan in liver and intestine diabetic tissues .
Materials and methods:Thirty male rats were used and divided into threegroups: Group I =10 animal controls, Group II =10 treated with alloxan, Group III = 10 treated with alloxan + cinnamon oil . 
Results:Liver and intestine tissues of diabetic groups revealed necrotic, degeneration of cells (histologically ) , increase in blood serum enzymes for acid and alkaline phosphatase , total protein&nbs

Background: Acrylic resin dentures are susceptible to fracture; it is unresolved problem in prosthodontics. The repair procedure should be simple, strong, and accurate. This study evaluated the transverse and impact strength of autopolymerizing acrylic resin, the repair material was modified with kraft lignin as a new enforcement material and compared with the commercially available self cured acrylic resin.
Materials and Methods: The addition of kraft lignin to the acrylic resin were done in percentages of 0.25%, 0.5%, 0.75%, 1.0%, 1.25%, and 1.5% (wt%). Seventy specimens were made according to the ADA specification No 12 for transverse strength using three point bending test and Impact strength tes

Background: In Ulcerative colitis (UC), the presence of a persistently elevated number of T cells in the inflamed area with respect to the activity of the disease suggesting bad prognosis. This study was done to evaluate cellular immune response in different disease activity patterns and its possible implication in evaluation of disease activity.
Materials and methods: This study included Forty seven archived paraffin-embedded samples of ulcerative colitis; these samples diagnosed and graded for disease activity. Then dual
immunofluorescence staining was used for phenotyping of lymphocytic infiltrate (CD3- CD19) and (CD4-CD8). A total and differential T cell as well as plasma cell count was recorded in thes

Rupture of the trachea or main bronchus can occurs during severe chest trauma and this event has been reported since more than a century. This is a report of a 19 year old male patient sustained car accident leading to loss of consciousness due to multiple trauma ,involving specially the head and the chest that he needs assisted ventilation in an intensive care unit and later a tracheostomy .The patient regain his consciousness gradually , and a late diagnosis of traumatic rupture of the left main bronchus , which was approved by bonchoscopy and CT chest .Surgical repair of the ruptured left main bronchus was accomplished sixty days from the admission with the lung fully expanded on a post operative che

خلفية: التسرطن القولون والمستقيم الإنسان هي عملية معقدة، عملية متعددة الخطوات وmultigenetic. مصفوفة الفلزي-2 و 2-انزيمات الأكسدة الحلقية هي انزيم رئيسي في تدهور المواد خارج الخلية، وأعرب أكثر من ظهائر في عدة مثل غدية القولون والمستقيم.

الأهداف: تم تصميم هذه الدراسة للكشف عن التعبير عن مصفوفة الفلزي-2 و 2-انزيمات الأكسدة الحلقية في المرضى الذين يعانون من سرطان القولون والمستقيم والعلاق

الخلفية :- دراسة نخاع العظم لازالت هي النقطه الاساسيه التي تعكس فعالية ونشاط نظام بناء الخلايا الدمويه, الامراض الدمويه وبعض الامراض العامه في جسم الانسان.

ان من الصعب اعطاء التشخيص النهائي لامراض الخلل النخاعي المتشعب لحد الان بسبب تشابه المؤشرات والخواص الطبيه بالاضافه الى النسيجيه مثل تليف نخاع العظم والذي يعتبر مهما لانه يؤثر بشكل من الاشكال على نشاط نخاع العظم.

Background: Hydatidosis is a widespread chronic zoonotic disease caused by helminthic larval stage of tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. It has a serious medical and public health problem. Recently many substances are used to activate and modulate the immune system of the host in order to control the cyst growth and development.
Materials and Methods: Protoscolices were isolated from human hydatid cysts and treated with four purified concentrations (25, 50, 75, 100μm/ml) of 1-HP plus hydatid cyst fluid as a positive control group for 4, 24, 48 and 72 hrs period of exposure. Then After 72 hours, the protoscolices which were treated with different concentration of 1-HP were inoculated intraperitonially of m

Background:The most principal mechanisms of cardiomyopathies are;high preload and afterload and low myocardial contractility, imbalance of trace elements may cause myocardial metabolic dysfunction and may have a role in aetiology of cardiomyopathy, particulary in IDC. Trace elements are being increasingly recognized as essential mediators of the development and progression of heart diseases.
Methods: Study design Multi case-control study and single center estimation of trace elements concentrations in a number of volunteer settings this study was conducted in the Department of Cardiology, Ibn Albitar Hospital, and in the Physiological Chemistry Department of the College of Medicine, Baghdad University, fr

Background:Aluminum (Al) intoxication was initially reported in patients undergoing hemodialysis and then was linked to Alzheimer's disease. Man usually is exposed to Al containing antacids, vaccines or foods cooked in Al utensils. The assumption of ingesting sour juices as acetic acid or ethanol may affect favorably the degree of Al absorption is justified when taken in conjunction with the above mentioned appetizers.
Materials and methods: Four groups of 10 mature male rats each were used. The drinking water (DW) containing 5mM of Al2(SO4)3 with 1% glacial acetic acid and/or 10% ethanol made available ad-libidum. Weekly body weight and each other day drinking water volume were measured. Brain and p

Background: Hormones have very important role in spermatogenesis and production capacity of testis. Disturbances in their vlevels can be very crucial in dysfunction of testis which results in men infertility. This study carried out to evaluate the hormonal disturbances in men infertility and its correlation with semen parameters and types of infertility.
Patients and Methods: Blood and semen samples were collected from 91 infertile men and 20 healthy and fertile control who attended Al-Kadymiah hospital and some private clinics in Baghdad from January to December 2009.Semen and serum samples were analysed for semen parameter and FSH, LH, Testosterone and prolactin levels.
Results: Fifty one (56%) of in

Along with RNA and proteins, DNA is one of the three major macromolecules that are essential for all known forms of life. DNA is a long polymer of two helical chains, each measuring 2.2-2.6 nanometers (nm) and one nucleotide unit measuring 0.33 nm long. Although individual repeating unit is very small, DNA polymer, containing millions of nucleotides (approximately 220 million base pairing long (1,2).

خلفية البحث: يعد الاسهال احد اهم الاسباب المؤدية للوفيات عند الاطفال دون سن الخمس سنوات في البلدان النامية. يحدث الاسهال نتيجة لحالات مرضية متعددة، وتعتبر العدوى المايكروبية احد اهم وابرز هذه الحالات. على الرغم من ان الامعاء الغليضة عند الانسان تحتوي على اعداد كبيرة من الاحياء المجهرية والتي تعرف بالفلورا الطبيعية للامعاء والتي تكيفت لتصبح كائنات غير ممرضة، الا ان اغلب انواع البكتري

الخلفية: التصلب اللويحي واحد من الاضطرابات العصبية الواسع الانتشار بشكل متزايد. هناك دراسات للعوامل الوبائية والأسرية وتأثير العوامل الوراثية والبيئية في تحديد قابلية الاصابة بالمرض.  هذه التاثيرات تم التحقق منها بدقة في دراستنا.  

الأهداف: الهدف من هذه الدراسة مقارنة الخصائص الديموغرافية، والاعراض السريرية، ومسار المرض بين الحالات ذات التاريخ الأسري والمتفرقة من ال

ألخلفية: إن الاختلال في دهون الدم هي من العوامل المؤثرة في زيادة حدوث أمراض القلب و الشرايين و التي تعتبر من المسببات الرئيسة للوفاة في كل من البلدان النامية و المتقدمة.إن إحصائيات منظمة الصحة العالمية وجدت إن الاختلال في الدهون متزامن مع أكثر من نصف حالات احتشاء عضلة القلب و أكثر من أربعة ملايين حالة وفاة في السنة.

الهدف من الدراسة: تقييم العلاقة بين اختلال ال

الخلفية:ابيضاض الدم النقياني الحاد في الاطفال لديه تكهن سئ والعلاج المبتكرالجديد  مطلوب .مثبطات طفرة ( FLT3 )هدف واعد لمرض ابيضاض الدم النقياني الحاد في الاطفال.

الاهداف: اجريت هذه الدراسة لتقدير تردد طفرة FLT3 المتداخلة المزدوجة المضاعفة في  الاطفال المصابين بأبيضاض الدم النقياني الحاد بأستخدام تفاعل السلسلة المتبلمر التقليدي وربط هذه الطفرة مع التقدمة ال

Background: Extreme obesity is recognized to be a risk factor for coronary heart disease. It is unclear whether overweight and normal weight also poses a risk.
Objective: The study aims to determine the effect of the body mass index on coronary arteries and left ventricular functions in patients with post myocardial infarction (MI) angina
Method: The study included 50 patients with the diagnosis of post MI angina consecutively admitted to the medical ward of Iraqi Center for Heart Disease. All patients underwent
coronary artery catheterization and Echocardiography for assessment of coronary artery and left ventricular functions
Results: The results of the study showed that there is a significant difference

Background: Asthma is an allergic hypersensitivity disease in which many mediators play a role in its pathogenecity. One of these etiological agents is the mediators such as Interleukin-5 (IL-5).

The  aim of this study to demonstrate the association between IL-5 and obesity in asthma development. 
Materials & Methods: One hundred and four sera samples for asthma cases have been studied in comparison with 41 non-asthmatic bronchitis as a patient controls beside 30 apparently healthy controls. Cytokine has been estimated using ELISA method in correlation with Body Mass Index (BMI).
Results: This study revealed a significant correlation between IL-5 concentration and BMI (P<0.05), part

Background: Tinea versicolor is a common dermatological problem ,world wide distribution , caused by a dimorphic fungus called Malassezia furfur ,it live normally on skin as a commensal . Many factors play a role in the etiology of TV among these could be the disturbed immune system which may be related to the ability of TV alter the immune system by a process called Immunomodulation leading to subsequent infection. Immuno-inflammatory activity mediated by different cytokines could have a role in the etiology of TV.
Objective: To evaluate the serum level of the inflammatory cytokines ,IL-4andIL-8,in patients with TV as compared to immunocompramized patients and healthy groups.
Patients and methods

الخلاصة:

أن مرض ابيضاض الدم اللمفاوي ذوتغاير كبير من حيث سلوكية المرض حيث أن مدى البقاء على قيد الحياة يمكن أن يتراوح من عدة شهور إلى عدة عقود فهنالك اختلاف كبير من حيث تقدم المرض ونسبة حصول ألمضاعفات بسبب ألمرض لهؤلاء المرضى.

ألغرض من ألدراسة: هو لتقييم الاستجابة لعلاج الالكيل المأخوذ عن طريق الفم وتقييم التأثيرات ألجانبيه التي يمكن أن تنتج كمضاعفات&n

خلفية البحث:تعتبر الاكياس الهلامية من اكثرالاورام الكيسية ظهورا في منطقة مفصل الرسغ والتي يمكن ان تعالج بطريقة تحفظية او عن طريق التداخل الجراحي بدون فوارق جوهرية في النتائج.ان التفريغ الكامل لهذه الاكياس ثم حقنها بكمية من دم المريض يمكن ان يعطي نتائج مشجعة.

هدف الدراسة:تقييم مدى فعالية و سلامة طريقة السحب و حقن الدم في معالجة الاكياس الهلامية حول مفصل الرسغ.