The Human Genome Project (HGP) refers to the international scientific research program, formally begun in October 1990 and completed in 2003, mainly designated to discover all the human genes, analyzing the structure of human DNA and determining the location of all human genes and also making them accessible for further biological and medical investigations. With the appropriate rationale appro...

Fascioliasis is a health problem in several countries including the Islamic Republic of Iran. In a review of the medical publications during 1990-2002, only 22 cases of biliary tract obstruction by fasciola hepatica have been reported. Herein, we are adding a new case of fasciola hepatica causing bile duct obstruction and presenting with intermittent colicky pain, eosinophilia and bile duct dil...

Restless legs syndrome is one of the most common sleep and movement disorders. For lack of sufficient information on this syndrome in Iran, this study was conducted at Alzahra Hospital, Isfahan, Central Iran, to determine the epidemiology of idiopathic, familial and sporadic forms of the syndrome. From September 1999 to April 2003, 61 patients in two groups were selected. A questionnaire with e...

Objective: To study the epidemiological, clinical charactristics and laboratory findings of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in children. Design: It is a retrospective study, hospital records of all children with diagnosis of VL were reviewed from 1991 through 2003. Setting: Hospitals affiliated to Ahvaz Jondi-Shapour University of Medical Sciences in the southwestern part of Iran. Subjects: Two hun...

We estimated the life expectancy for 2003 for 23 provinces in the Islamic Republic of Iran using population and mortality data from the Ministry of Health and Medical Education. The underreporting of deaths above 4 years was corrected using the Brass Growth Balance method. We assumed that the distributions of population, deaths, and hence life expectancy in the 23 provinces were equal to those ...