Introduction: The Physiological effects of fasting on athletes have been of an interest to some researchers and different results have also been obtained. In some researches, the effects of weight training and practice in heat on blood factors, fluids and electrolytes were investigated and it was found that the plasma volume was reduced and the concentration of blood and electrolytes were increased. The purpose of this research was to study and compare the effects of weight training on HEMATOLOGICAL factors among the students of Physical Education in fasting and non- fasting conditions.Materials and Methods: This study is a semi-experimental research. The population of the study includes male physical education students of Islamic Azad University of Mashhad. Having voluntarily completed the initial questionnaire, 15 of the participants were randomly chosen as the statistical sample. Recued tests were taken twice: three days before Ramadan and in the fourth week of Ramadan (before and after the exercise sessions).The training protocol included a session of weight training (circuit training). The exercise intensity, time of training and temperature were controlled prior to the exercise sessions. Data analysis was done by using one variable analysis of variance (F test at the alpha level of 5%.Results: A) Ramadan fasting had no significant effect on the subjects’ body weight, fasting blood sugar, hemoglobin, hematocrit, red blood cells, platelets and white blood cells. B) Training had significant effect on the subjects’ body weight, hemoglobin, hematocrit, red blood cells, platelets and white blood cells, but had no significant effect on their blood sugar. C) Fasting and training have significant interaction effects on the subjects’ weight, blood sugar, platelets and white blood cells and had no significant effect on the subjects’ hemoglobin, hematocrit and red blood cells.Conclusion: Training in fasting condition could probably cause some changes in HEMATOLOGICAL factors due to the reduction of body water, but changes in blood sugar are more obvious.Therefore, to prevent reducing the rate of blood sugar, it is recommended that the intensity of training be less than usual in fasting condition.

Background: Because of varying reports, there is still need to investigate the impact of wrestling on HEMATOLOGICAL indices.Objectives: We investigated differences in the basic HEMATOLOGICAL indices in wrestlers compared to sedentary controls.Patients and Methods: The blood samples containing anticoagulant were collected from 12 male elite wrestlers (age=24  1.2 years, weight=76 5 Kg) with a history of more than 9.5 years of experience and from 13 apparently healthy male silent controls (age=24 0.8 years, weight=85  4 Kg). All the participants were at rest for 24 hours during the blood collection. Red blood cell (RBC) count, hemoglobin (Hb) concentration, packed cell volume (PCV), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular Hb concentration (MCHC), total and differential white blood cell (WBC) counts, and platelet count were analyzed using an automated hematology analyzer.Results: Concentration of Hb (154  2 g/L), PCV (45.3  0.6%), and lymphocyte percent (22.6  3%) were lower in wrestlers than in the controls (Hb: 1653 g/L, PCV: 48.60.8%, and lymphocyte: 33.22%). However, higher neutrophil count (68.73%) was seen in the athletes than in the controls (60.62%). The other indices showed no differences between the two groups.Conclusions: A low level of Hb concentration and PCV was detected in the blood of wrestlers. In addition, lymphocyte/neutrophil ratio was lower in the wrestlers, which may be a reason for wrestlers’ susceptibility to viral infections.

Background: Laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) has gained wide acceptance as a safe and effective alternative to open splenectomy (OS) in the treatment of HEMATOLOGICAL disorders (HD).Methods: 20 patients with intractable HD ITP (n=14), TTP (n= 4), Hemolytic anemia (n= 2)) underwent LS during the years 2004-2005 in our institution. 16 women and four men with a mean age of 27.80 years had a four-port approach in a right lateral kidney position to remove spleen and all accessory spleens. Results: All procedures were performed successfully, with no conversion to exploratory laparotomy. Surgical times and blood loss averaged 113 minutes and 200 cc, respectively. Two patients required blood transfusion. There was no perioperative .mortality and major morbidity. The mean post-operative hospital stay was 2.5 days with median post-operative NPO time for 1.5 days. Weight of spleen, amount of blood loss, and operation time were significantly lower in ITP patients than other  cases (P= 0.006, 0.002, 0.02 respectively). All patients with ITP and two of four patients with TTP developed normal platelet counts after operation, and all two patients with hemolytic anemia maintained a normal hemoglobin concentration after operation. Conclusion: LS for HD (especially for ITP) is safe, effective and associated with low morbidity, fast recovery and excellent cosmetic results. Thus, LS may be considered earlier in the course of ITP.

Celiac disease (CD) is a systemic disease that is triggered by gluten consumption in genetically susceptible patients, with a predominance approximating nearly 1% of the overall community. Although CD primarily involves the small intestine, it may also affect other bodily systems and present as a disease outside of the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, individuals who have CD might visit a physician for appraisal of several HEMATOLOGICAL issues before reaching the diagnosis of CD. Secondary anemia due to vitamin B12 and folic acid deficiency or due to malabsorption of iron are frequent problems in CD. In addition, individuals may reveal thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, venous thromboembolism, hyposplenism, and thrombocytosis. These HEMATOLOGICAL changes may represent the distinctive features of the disease and should cue the physician to test for CD in a suggestive clinical setting. Identification of non-typical extraintestinal manifestations, including hematologic ones, could provide a significant chance to increase the rate of CD diagnosis, as this disease is grouped with the most underdiagnosed chronic intestinal disorders throughout the world. This review summarizes new evidence concerning the HEMATOLOGICAL manifestations of CD, and concentrates on applicable recommendations for physicians.

A cross-sectional study to determine whether occupational exposure to antineoplastic drugs can cause hematologic changes was performed. Blood samples were collected from a group of 24 hematology/oncology nurses who were exposed to antineoplastic drugs during a mean preiod of 5.5 years (standard error =1.1). The control group, matched by sex, and age, consisted of 18 nurses, worked on other sections. Within the normal range we found significant differences between the exposed and the control group in the absolute mean number of the total white blood cells (t=-2.50; df=40; P<0.05) and neutrophils (t=-1.72; df=40; P<0.05; one tailed test). The findings suggested that the hematologic changes can serve as biological markers for medical surveillance and early detection of health problems due to handling antineoplastic drugs.

Mycotic infections have been commonly encountered in patients with HEMATOLOGICAL malignancies. The current study seeks the prevalence of actinomycete infection in patients suffering from blood cells malignancies. A hundred and fifty patients with some kinds of blood cells dyscrasia who underwent the bone marrow aspiration were recruited. In addition to the diagnostic work up, samples were examined for the presence of actinomycete infections. Twenty one samples were positive for actinomycete infections. All of them were infected by Actinomyces naeslundii. All the positive patients were categorized in malignant groups, acute myelocytic leukemia, chronic myelocytic leukemia, and lymphoma and myelodysplastic syndrome. High incidence of actinomycete infections in the present study population was interesting. These results can also be suggestive of a pre-malignancy role for the actinomycosis.

HEMATOLOGICAL values can help clinicians and experts for diagnosis of disease and some other researches (eg. breeding management).We tried to get some haematological values of Lori – Bakhtiari sheeps and found some effects of different conditions on these values. For determination the weaning, season, sex, and kind of birth effects on RBC , WBC , MCV, MCH, MCHC, PLT and differentiation table, we examined blood samples from 281 lambs, 180 rams and 582 ewes. These samples were examined by Technician Haematology One (H1) instrument. RBC, WBC, MCV, and differentiation table had significant differences between pre and post weaning. Season had considerable effects on HEMATOLOGICAL values of rams and ewes. Age affected WBC, RBC, HCT values of rams and WBC, Hb, and PLT values of ewes. Sex effects on neutrophils, monocytes and eosinophils values were significant. Most parameters of lambs differed with matured sheep.