Sweating is a normal and important mechanism of thermoregulation which is essential for survival. When sweating becomes excessive, the resulting condition is called hyperhidrosis. While hyperhidrosis is not a fatal condition, it can greatly affect one’s quality of life due to its psychological and social impact. To understand this condition, it is necessary to explore the biology of sweat gland...

Medical condition can negatively effect the capacity to drive safely (1). Thus, in the EU (2) North America (1) and Australia (3), the licensing authorities have imposed certain restrictions or conditions to the concession of driving licenses to persons with particular medical conditions; that is, they are permitted to drive in certain circumstances. In some cases, the conditions or restriction...

objectives: the aim of the study was to achieve the health status of the iranian elderly migrants in australia. methods & materials: this study was done as a cross sectional survey carried out in 2005-2007 on 302 iranian immigrant aged 65 yrs and over who had lived in sydney metropolitan area for at least 6 months. results: the majority of the iranian elderly had a moderate level of anxiety and...