Background and objectives: Osteoporosis is a worldwide public health problem with an increasing prevalence especially in women. This study was conducted to predict the preventive behavior of osteoporosis through applying Health Belief Model in Health Volunteers of community health centers of Rasht city in 2016. Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was done on all 217 female active Health...

BACKGROUND & AIMS The aim of our study was to investigate the role of Lactobacillus GG (LGG) in the prevention of gastrointestinal and respiratory tract infections in children who attend day care centers. METHODS We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in 281 children who attend day care centers. They were randomly allocated to receive LGG at a dose of 10(9) colony-f...

Background: Nipple fissure is one of the most common diseases in breastfeeding which leads to maternal pain and disruption of the mother-infant relationship. Since the most important consequence of nipple fissure is the deprivation of the infant from breast milk, it is very important to prevent and treat this condition. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the topical form of ...

Brynza occupies an important place among cheeses in Ukraine. is a highly concentrated polydisperse system, the features of which are determined by size particles dispersed phase. It has white (close to white) color, uniform throughout mass. The taste and smell cottage cheese sour-milk, moderately salty. Physicochemical, biochemical microbiological processes their intensity depend on concentrati...

Exclusive breastfeeding is Mother's Milk (ASI) given to children from birth 6 months without touching food or drink, unless there are other indications. according research [1] breast milk that babies until the baby old, addition of drinks such as formula and foods. The purpose this study was determine relationship between perceptions inadequacy promotion in success exclusive breastfeeding. This...

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) suggests that primary care-public health integration can improve health outcomes for vulnerable patients, but the extent to which formal linkages may enhance patients' use of community resources, or the factors that may influence providers to encourage their patients to use these resources, remain unclear. We conducted baseline assessments in 2014-2015 with 149 o...