Report of Health Care
Volume:2 Issue: 3, Summer 2016

Parkinson's disease is a prevalent neuropathological disorder. Oxidative stress is regarded as the main factor of this disease which causes death of neurons. Considering the protective antioxidative property of strawberry, the aim of the present study was to investigate effects of strawberry extract (SE) on motor and cognitive disorders, and lipid peroxidation in animal model of Parkinson.

40 male wistar rats were divided into five groups: control, Parkinson and three treatment groups. To Parkinson, the rats received 6-OHDA toxin with dose of 8 μg in 2 μl of normal saline solution with 0.01% of ascorbic acid inside medial forebrain bundle (MFB) on the left side of the brain. The treatment groups received strawberry (Fragaria ananassa) hydroalcoholic extract with doses of 10, 25, and 50 mg/kg for 14 days. Then passive avoidance memory and movement tests were conducted on the rats one day after the last gavage. Then the brain was isolated to extract the brain tissue and malondialdehyde (MDA) test was conducted as a marker of lipid peroxidation. Results were presented as mean ± SD, one-way analysis of variance, and Tukey's post-hoc test.

Parkinson's disease induced significantly increased brain MDA (P<0.001) Further, treatment of Parkinson's disease with SE significantly decreased MDA in brain tissues, (P<0.001). Also, in the section on examining motor (P<0.001) and memory (P<0.05) tests doses of 25 and 50 extracts showed significant recovery effects.

Extract of strawberry with an antioxidant effect probably has neuroprotective effects against 6-OHDA toxin.

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common non-communicable and chronic diseases. The present study aimed to review the lipid lowering effects of aqueous saffron extract in diabetic rats.

Sixty diabetic rats with fasting blood glucose of over 300 mg/dl were selected as sample and divided in two groups of saffron extract and control. Group of saffron extract received 25 mg/kg daily aqueous saffron extract peritoneally for 4 weeks. Lipid profile was measured by enzymatic method with zist shimi commercial kits provided by yasa teb Company. For statistical analysis of data, Kalmogorov- Smirnov test and paired sample and independent sample t- tests (p≤0.05) were used.

Findings showed that 4 weeks saffron extract induces significant reduction in LDL, VLDL, TG and Cho of diabetic rats (p=0.001); nevertheless, it has no significant effect on HDL (p=0.07).

It is concluded that 4 weeks aqueous saffron extract has lipid lowering effect in diabetic rats.

Dust has become one of the serious problems of people, and (more) especially in the cities of western and southwestern Iran. Despite the importance of the issue of dust, little has been done on this phenomenon, and there are many questions about many aspects of this phenomenon. This study sought to investigate the effect of aerobic exercise in dust -filled air and compare it with clean air on non-athletic overweight male using pulmonary function indicators.

Of the eligible candidates, 30 persons were selected in a targeted and accessible manner. The subjects were given two separate days in the clean and dusty air at the physiology lab of the Islamic Azad University of Sousangerd to perform a daily treadmill incremental aerobic exercise session. A spirometry test was used to determine the pulmonary function indicators before and after an incremental exercise test session in both days of clean air and high dust (with similar humidity and temperature). For statistical analysis of data Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and paired sample t test (p≤0.05) were used.

Paired sample t test for changes in both airs indicated that there was significant difference in changes of FEV1 (p=0.004) and MVV (p=0.004) after incremental aerobic exercise between clean and dusty airs, nevertheless there were no significant difference in changes of FVC (p=0.27), FEV1/FVC (p=0.50) and VC (p=0.16) after incremental aerobic exercise between clean and dusty airs.

One session of incremental aerobic exercise in dusty air is associated with decreasing pulmonary function indicators and decreasing pulmonary function capacity.

Low back pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders. Due to complicated mechanisms of chronic low back pain, determining efficient and cost effective methods of treatment still is a challenge. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of stability exercise with and without aquatic exercise on chronic low back pain.

twenty four Female with chronic low back pain due to disc degeneration or herniation recruited purposefully. They were matched and randomly assigned into stabilization exercise group and combined (stabilization plus aquatic exercise) group. Both groups received 6 weeks exercise intervention (three sessions per week). Pain (VAS) and functional disability (ODI) were assessed before and after interventions. Paired and independent t tests were used for analysis of data (P≤0.05).

The results showed significant reduction of VAS scores in stabilization (5.9±0.8 vs 3.8±1.1, P=0.00) and combined (6.2±0.6 vs 3.2±0.9, P=0.00) groups. Regarding disability, significant improvements was seen in stabilization (38.7±9 vs 26.3±9.4, P=0.00) and combined (39.4±8.3 vs 22.5±6.7, P=0.00) groups. Also significant differences was seen between groups, as combined group had around 12.9 % and 10.7% more reduction respectively in VAS (P=0.01) and ODI (P=0.02) scores.

As combining aquatic exercises with core stability training could provide higher improvements in pain and functional disability of patients, we suggest aquatic exercise training should be added to rehabilitation programs of low back patients as a complementary modality.

Cortisol is reported to be a factor for the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis (HPA axis) in patients affected by panic disorders. On the other hand, HPA disorders can increase insulin resistance. The effect of intense aerobic exercise on the cortisol levels has also been reported on the patients with mental disorders. However, no study has yet investigated the effects of exercises in water on the cortisol and blood insulin levels in the patients affected by panic disorder. Hence, the purpose of this article was to review the effects of aqua training on cortisol and insulin levels of patients with panic disorder. Thirty six women affected by panic disorder with the average (age 38.6 ± 6.45 years and weight 70.64 ± 11.04 kg) were randomly divided in two groups of aqua training group (n=18) and the control group (n=18).The aqua training group participated in a 12-week program for water exercises (three sessions a week, each session lasting one hour, and with the intensity of 50- 85 % of maximum heart rate) and the control group continued their normal life. Pretest and posttest blood samples were taken for measuring the cortisol and blood insulin levels. Data were statistically analyzed by independent and paired sample t tests (p≤0.05). The results showed that aqua training has significant effect on reduction of insulin of patients with panic disorder (p=0.001), nevertheless it has no significant effect on cortisol of patients with panic disorder (p=0.52). It appears that aqua training could improve the insulin levels of patients with panic disorder.

One of the main problems associated with physical activity is muscle pain and soreness. Various strategies have been proposed to prevent or improve it quickly, one of which is the use of plants containing anti-inflammatory compounds. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of 14-day supplementation of rosemary on the response in concentration of lactate dehydrogenase, creatine kinase, lymphocyte and neutrophil counts, muscle swelling and muscle pain in inactive men after one session of eccentric activity.

In this semi-experimental study, 24 non-athlete male volunteers (mean age 26±3 years; mean height 180.58 ± 8.11 cm; mean weight 81.6±83.95 Kg and body mass index (BMI) 25.2±13.82 kg/m2) were selected and randomly divided into 3 groups: (1) placebo (2) 0.5 ml of rosemary supplementation, and (3) 0.25 ml of rosemary supplementation. After 14 days of supplementation, the subjects performed eccentric activity on the leg press apparatus. Changes in serum levels of lactate dehydrogenase, creatine kinase and white blood cell count, and the amount of muscle pain and muscle swelling during the six stages (before and after supplementation as well as 4, 24, 48 and 72 hours after activity) were measured. For statistical analysis of the findings, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Bonferroni's post hoc test were used in SPSS software (p≤0.05).

The results showed that rosemary supplementation significantly reduced the number of neutrophils in inactive men after 14 days of rosemary supplementation and 4 hours after eccentric contractions (p≤0.05), but had no significant effect on lymphocyte, creatine kinase, Lactate dehydrogenase and the amount of pain in inactive men (p≥0.05).

It seems that 14 days of rosemary supplementation has no significant effect on the reduction of muscle damage caused by eccentric contractions. Keywords: Lactate Dehydrogenase, Creatine Kinase, Lymphocyte, Neutrophil, Rosemary, Exercise

The important factors in the development of chronic diseases are obesity and overweight. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of eight weeks aerobic training on interleukin- 6, insulin resistance and glucose in overweight young girls. Twenty-one girls with an age range of 20-30 years were selected voluntarily and randomly divided into experimental (n = 11) and control (n = 10) groups. The aerobic exercise program lasted for 8 weeks, with a frequency of 3 sessions per week, with training sessions starting from 30 minutes in the first session and 50 minutes in the final session, and the intensity of 60-70% of the heart rate reserve. The blood sample was taken before beginning the main study program. The independent sample t-test, paired sample t- test and the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test were used to compare the pre-test and post-test information between the groups. Eight weeks of aerobic exercise had no significant effect on body mass index (p=0.43), fat percent (p=0.72), waist to hip rate (p=0.85), interleukin- 6 (p=0.86), insulin resistance (p=0.59) and glucose (p=0.78) nevertheless significantly reduced the weight (p=0.004). It appears that eight-week aerobic exercise program could be beneficial for weight loss, but it did not affect glucose concentration, insulin resistance, interleukin- 6 serum, fat percentage, waist to hip ratio and BMI.

The production and supply of genetically modified organisms is one of the issues that have led to many legal, health and environmental issues. This research attempts to study the requirement for labeling of genetically modified products in terms of consumer rights and community health.

This Review Article survey results researches during years from 2002 to 2016 with key word society health, genetic modified products, consumer rights, labeling at databases of Google scholar, SID, Iranmedex, Medline, PubMed, Springer, Science Direct, ProQuest, Magiran, MSRT journals system, Iran medical journals information system and ISC.

According to reported studies, genetically modified products may affect in human health, environment and society. Labeling of genetically modified products Cause to creating more awareness of consumer and provides informed choice of consumer. The responsibility of genetically modified products is Non-harmfulness is duty of producers and suppliers of genetically modified products.

in line with protecting human and society health, According to consumer rights and environmental law and especially the precautionary principle, the labeling of genetically modified products is necessary.