Background and aims: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the most important causes of death and disability in Iran. Stroke is a serious cardiovascular situation which poses many problems for both patients and societies. Considering the pleiotropic effects of statins and their safety, particularly in low doses, as well as the increasing trend of stroke in Iranian populations, the economic eva...

The history of the publication of biomedical journals parallels the development of modern medicine in Iran. Modern medicine was introduced to Iran in the mid-nineteenth century, particularly after the establishment of the Dar al-Fonun School in 1851. The foundation of this collage of higher education was instrumental in further advancement of modern medicine together with the publication of med...

When my son Jason was an economics Ph.D. student at Harvard in the 1990s, he said: “I have observed that only two economists can push you around, Milton Friedman and Gary Becker.” I agreed but argued that it was a good thing. Everyone needed heroes, and Gary had only Milton. Milton had no one, except Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, but Reagan did not really qualify as an economist. Arthur Burns may...

The last decade has witnessed many clever constructions of parameterized families of pairing-friendly elliptic curves that now enable implementors targeting a particular security level to gather suitable curves in bulk. However, choosing the best curves from a (usually very large) set of candidates belonging to any particular family involves juggling a number of efficiency issues, such as the n...

OBJECTIVE To describe the emergence of the nutrition transition, and associated morbidity shifts, in the Islamic Republic of Iran. DESIGN Review and analysis of secondary data relating to the socio-political and nutritional context, demographic trends, food utilisation and consumption patterns, obesity, and diet-related morbidity. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS The nutrition transition in Iran is ...

The fourth preliminary assistance mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency visited Afghanistan, Iran Iraq, Turkey and Yugoslavia during October-November lastyear to study at firsthand the possible lines of atomic energy development in these five countries. * It collected and examined all relevant data, held extensive discussions, particularly in the context of current plans and project...

Sir, Vitiligo is disfiguring in all races, particularly in patients with darker skin, because of stronger contrasts. Patients suffer from poor body image and low self-esteem and also experience a considerable level of psychological burden.[1] Moreover, in Iran, there is a strong negative public attitude toward this disease. Since ancient times, patients with vitiligo suffered the same mental ab...

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Associated Professor of Emergency Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. [email protected] 2. Associated Professor of Emergency Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. [email protected] 3. Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicin...

Hemoglobin D a hemoglobin variant occurs in a group of asianpopulation particularly from india, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq. In india, it is mainly reported in north western states of Haryana, PunJab and Gujarat. In heterozygous form, Hb D disease is mild and causes subclinical jaundice. In heterozygous form, it can cause severe hemolytic anemia. Here we present a similar case of Hb D with hemolytic j...