background the sitting position, rather than squatting, during defecation has been hypothesized to be a risk factor for colorectal cancer (crc). methods we conducted a case-control study to test this hypothesis. a total of 100 crc cases from two hospitals in iran and 100 control subjects, selected from the coronary care unit (ccu) of those same hospitals were selected for this study. we adminis...

introduction : pemphigus vulgaris (pv) is a relatively rare autoimmune disease characterized by blistering of the skin and mucosa. the main objective of this study was to investigate the possible association between the 5-httlpr polymorphism and pv in iranian patients. for this, 112 pv and 100 controls were enrolled in this study. materials and methods : in this case-control study, genomic dna ...

background hearing loss is the most common congenital disorder the incidence of which is further increased in the presence of risk factors for hearing loss among newborns admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (nicu). the aim of this study was early diagnosis and intervention for hearing loss in newborns discharged from nicu. materials and methods this prospective cohort study was conduct...

acute chest pain is an important and frequently occurring symptom in patients. chest pain is often a sign of ischemic heart disease. chest pain due to suspected acute coronary syndrome (acs) is responsible for a large and increasing number of hospital attendances and admissions. current practice for suspected acs involves troponin testing 10–12 hours after symptom onset to diagnose myocardial i...

background: the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and associated factors of glucocorticoid-induced diabetes mellitus (gidm) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (sle) under glucocorticoid therapy. methods: patients with sle who had received high-dose glucocorticoid therapy (prednisolone≥1 mg/kg/day) at rasoul akram and firoozgar hospitals were recruited during 2006-20...

background :the present study was conducted to establish the patterns and risk factors of surgical site infections in our institution between 2006 and 2011.   methods: this was a retrospective cross-sectional study. the surgical site infection (ssi) was identified based on the presence of icd-10-cm diagnostic code in hospital discharge records. by using a standardized data collection form predi...

background: colorectal cancers (crcs) including colon, rectum and anal cancers are the third most prevalent cancers in the world. there are strong evidence showing the risk of the cigarette smoking, alcohol use, low physical activity and some types of diets in crcs; however, few studies explored the relationship between opium use and crcs. this study aimed to investigate the association between...

background: lipid profile changes are a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease with increasing prevalence in our society due to poor nutritional habits, sedentary, and smoking. owing to lack of epidemiological data in this area, this study was designed to investigate lipid profile and morbidity risk in smokers and non- smokers in babol, north of iran. methods: in this study, 204 young men...

BACKGROUND Lifestyle choices have a significant impact on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Interventions to promote a heart-healthy lifestyle in young adults at long-term high risk for CVD are needed to decrease the burden of CVD. However, few interventions with this purpose have been developed. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to examine the effect of a pilot intervention on young...