Objectives: In September 2002 University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences established a pilot universal newborn hearing screening program in two crowded maternity hospital in Tehran. Our objective was to assess the feasibility of implementing universal newborn hearing screening in IRAN. Methods: Between September 2002 and March 2004 a total of 7718 newborns were screened for heari...

BACKGROUND We investigated whether a public health intervention-a three-part documentary called Man Up which explored the relationship between masculinity and mental health, well-being and suicidality-could increase men's intentions to seek help for personal and emotional problems. METHODS We recruited men aged 18 years or over who were not at risk of suicide to participate in a double-blind ...

The article reveals the essence of value-oriented approach in psychology, methodology its application practical work a psychologist, as well need to form position "student" at client At present, when whole world is experiencing state instability, psychologists society more important than ever. psychological community tries find, synthesize methods and tools that will show high efficiency workin...

two cases of advanced jaw destruction du e to act inomyces is mreported ; o ne with d iabetic d iathesis and a history o f too th ex tractio n the other had a t rauma o f the mandible wi th the fra cture; good results were obtained with penicillin thera py.

This article analyzes the ways of influence religious worldview on spiritual life Western and Eastern Europe. Considering arguments in favor existence such a phenomenon as universal «European worldview», authors conclude that despite common grounds, Europe (in particular Russia) have fundamental differences. The pay special attention to figure St. Sergius Radonezh who was embodiment Russian med...

The period of the end twentieth — beginning twenty-first century can be called heyday human rights movements that advocate inclusion new agencies in political, ethical, social and other fields. Among them arose animal movement, which later developed into a philosophical turn turn, is now one most popular Western anthropological discourse. Being mostly media science project, has been little stud...

The article is devoted to the philosophical and theological thought of Karol Wojtyła, i.e., John Paul II, who in his considerations gave a lot attention European issues, including spiritual heritage Europe, Christianity its two varieties, Latin Byzantine, relationship between unity pluralism national cultures. We discover proper sense Wojtyła’s by referring inspiration with theology spiritualit...

Human language as the most complex communication system on Earth is ‘home’ of Man. As such, it expressive indicator humanness. It also constitutes domain human alienation from rest living world. However, entire world shares and subject to what may be called ‘biological imperative’ with its Universal (exceptionless) Mechanism Grip Biological Imperative. The Mechanism, which a part Behavioural Ge...