to determine the prevalence of atherosclerosis risk factors in urban and rural population in north of Iran.a multistage survey of general population above 25 years of age was carried out by random sampling in sowmesara distriet of Gilan province.which included 973 males and 1357 females.the high risk factors investigated were :smoling,hypertension,blood lipids,confirmed diabetes,age,sex,obesity...

background: leptospirosis, a spirochetal zoonosis, is considered an occupational disease of persons engaged in agriculture, sewage works, forestry, and butchery. objective: to determine the environmental sources and the knowledge, attitude and practices for leptospirosis among butchers and slaughterhouse workers, as well as the seroprevalence of leptospirosis among cattle and pigs presented for...

objective: diabetes mellitus (dm) is a global health problem with significant impact on health and quality of life. there is no national statistics about this disease in afghanistan. the aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of dm and associated factors in adults lived in jalalabad city, afghanistan. materials and methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted in jalalabad city in may...

breast cancer within incident of one million new cases each year has become one of the most common malignancies and leading cause of death among females. this disease is comprised of about 18% of women cancers. the availability of early detection and improved treatments may decrease the mortality rates which reflected in the united states and many other western countries. breast cancer in over ...

abstract background: the aim of this study was to investigate the modelling of different processes that could account for the link between psychopathology, cognitive social and demographic risk factors and enacting assault by husband. method: this article reports a test using data on 230 males who participated in a family violence survey study. the sample was selected by a multiclustral samplin...

objective: obesity is a worldwide health problem, with increasing prevalence associated with an increased risk of chronic diseases. decrease in energy intake has been shown to lower the risk of coronary artery disease (cad) in obese. the common form of dietary restriction is daily calorie restriction (cr). another form is alternate-day fasting (adf). the ability of modified adf to facilitate we...

background: osteoporosis (op) is a common complication of inflammatory arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis (ra). in this study we evaluated osteoporosis and its related factors in ra patients. methods: this cross - sectional study was carried out from 2010 to 2011 on 121 women with ra aged 45-75 years. these patients were selected and divided in two groups according to their bone mineral den...

background: to assess the caries risk among 12‑years old children using the cariogram and to evaluate it by comparing with the actual change in dmft and dmfs over a period of two year. methods: a two year prospective study was conducted among 12 years age group school going children in davangere city. at the baseline relevant and required information regarding the oral hygiene, diet, fluoride u...

background: the detrimental effects of partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (phvos) on apolipoproteins have been reported from several parts of the world; however, few data are available in this regard from the understudied region of the middle east. the present study aimed to evaluate the association between type of vegetable oils, serum lipids and apolipoprotein levels among iranians. method...