Introduction: Hepatitis B and C are major health problems in many countries, especially developing areas. The frequency of hepatitis B is less than 0.8%, and chronic hepatitis C is less than 0.5% in the general population of Yazd in the center of Iran. Large vehicle drivers have some risk factors for acquiring hepatitis B and C infection. This is important because viral hepatitis complications,...

the aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (mes) in professional bus drivers, and its association with overtime working hours among those drivers in urmia, iran. in this cross sectional study the studies population was 626 professional bus drivers, aged 20-69 yr. the mes (according to thenational cholesterol educationprogram adult treatment panel iii), waist circ...

The results of damage to the heart from indirect violence have aroused a good deal of interest in recent years, for in many cases modern methods of investigation have increased the possibilities of diagnosis. The account of this unusual case seems worthy of record. A young man of nineteen years had a head-on collision with a lorry when driving a motor car. He was thrown forcibly against the ste...

A 53-year old man was admitted with painless progressive abdominal distension of 1 year duration. He was a lorry driver and his abdomen started touching the steering wheel, making his job difficult. The abdominal distension was increasing despite treatment for “presumed” ascites. Clinical examination revealed a symmetrically distended abdomen with no palpable masses (Figure1). The swelling was ...

A 57 year-old male lorry driver, presented to his local emergency department with a 20-minute episode of diaphoresis and chest pain. The chest pain was central, radiating to the left arm and crushing in nature. The pain settled promptly following 300 mg aspirin orally and 800 mcg glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) spray sublingually administered by paramedics in the community. He smoked 20 cigarettes da...

Abstract Introduction: This is important to consider the health, social support, and marital satisfaction of drivers since they own one of the essential and stressful jobs in society. The purpose of this research was to investigate quality of life, marital satisfaction, and social support of the drivers referring to the cargo terminal of Yazd City. Methods: In order to collect data, 134 ...