1Department of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 2School of Medicine, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 3Department of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 4Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 5School of Medicin...

asking about the relation of religion and modernity has been always reflected by scholars, and answering it has formed different approaches, especially from the last parts of qajar monarchy. the intellectual approach follows originality of modernity and complete transition from tradition. in contrast, the traditional approach believes in following the tradition of predecessors and independence ...

BACKGROUND The incidence and mortality rates of cancer are increasing worldwide, particularly in the developing countries. Valid data are needed for measuring the cancer burden and making appropriate decisions toward cancer control. We evaluated the completeness of death registry with regard to cancer death in Fars Province, I. R. of Iran. METHODS We used data from three sources in Fars Provi...

In addition to significant political changes, Iran has experienced a multitude of demographic and economic changes during the last four decades (1976-2006). First, there have been somewhat dramatic changes in marriage and reproduction during this period, with a sharp lowering of fertility to replacement level, an expansion of a strong rural public health program that has increased child surviva...

BACKGROUND & AIM While most of the published researches have reported the amount of inequity in geographical distribution of important health resources, only a small number of studies have focused on the trend of inequality in the distribution of these resources. The purpose of this study was to determine the trend of inequality in the distribution of intensive care beds in Iran during 2010 to ...

Abstract: It is apparent that the biggest demographic and health transitions are related to aging population with an increase in the number of elderly people and disproportionate prevalence of chronic diseases with diminished quality of life (QOL). It is particularly important for policymakers and stakeholders to note that poor health is not an inevitable consequence of aging thus appropriate i...

AIM There is little information about the prevalence of Corynosoma caspicum in fish particularly Gasterosteus aculeatus in Iran and the world. The aim of the present study was to find out the prevalence of acanthocephalan infection in Babolsar district, southern coastal of Caspian Sea, Northern Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between September 2012 and August 2014, a total of 360 G. aculeatus fis...

I. Mahdavi, Department of Industrial Engineering, Mazandaran University of Science and Technology, Babol, Iran M. M. Paydar, Department of Industrial Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran M. Solimanpur, Faculty of Engineering, Urmia University, Urmia, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran M. Saidi-Mehrabad, Department of Industrial Engineering, Iran University of Science...

BACKGROUND Scorpion sting is a major health problem in Iran. The aim of current study was to measure the incidence rates of scorpion stings, mortality, recovery, and affected age groups. The results of treatment with and without anti venom also were considered in the entire country during 2009. METHODS All the data were collected from emergency section of different hospitals and then were ana...

BACKGROUND Naegleria spp. is a free-living amoeba of which some species including N. fowleri and N. australeinsis are highly pathogenic in human and animals. These widespread amoebae could be found in different environmental sources particularly in aquatic resources of tropical and subtropical regions. The most important source of infection is via recreational water contact. Due to the lack of ...