aims: needle stick accidents are a serious health risk for blood-borne infections among health care workers. this study was conducted to evaluate the frequency of needle stick injuries in health care workers and its related factors. instrument & methods: this cross-sectional study was carried on hcws of shahid beheshti hospital of kashan city, iran (270 individuals), from september 2013 to marc...

background nasal carriage of staphylococcus aureus is a substantial source of human infections. detection and treatment of nasal carriage in children with methicillin-resistant and multidrug resistant s. aureus (mrsa and mdrsa, respectively) may be an important modality in prevention of infections. objectives this study determined the prevalence, antibiotic resistance patterns and risk factors ...

conclusion depressed pregnant women had a lower quality of life. the proper management of depression during pregnancy can improve the quality of life in women. it is recommended that antenatal services integrate screening for depression into routine antenatal care. results the findings showed that there was an inverse relationship between quality of life and depression in pregnancy (p = 0.0001)...

aims: the synthetic colors are preferred by the food industry because of the variety of shades, intensity, uniformity, excellent solubility and stability. they are used in a variety of food products such as dairy products, beverages, baked products, confections and pet foods. food colors may have toxic effects on the human body. this study aimed to examine the amount of synthetic colors in some...

fakharian e1 (md), tagharrobi z 2 * (msc), mirhoseini f3 (msc), rasoulinejad sa2 (phd), akbari h4 (msc), ameli h5 (msc)    1 neurosurgery department, kashan medical faculty, kashan university of medical sciences, kashan, iran   2 health & management nursing department, kashan nursing & midwifery faculty,   kashan university of medical sciences, kashan, iran   3 anesthesiology department, kashan...

how to cite this article: talebian a, jahangiri m, rabiee m, masoudi alavi n, akbari h, sadat z. the etiology and clinical evaluations of neonatal seizures in kashan, iran. iran j child neurol. spring 2015;9(2):29-41.   abstract objective detection of seizure, its etiology, and clinical types is important for guiding therapy. this study was designed to evaluate the etiology and clinical evaluat...

aims: drug addiction is a mental, social, and economic problem that comes from abnormal and illicit consumption of substances such as alcohol, opium, hashish, and etc., making the addict psychologically and physiologically dependent to those substances. this study was designed and performed to evaluate the pattern of drug abuse change in the addicts visiting addiction treatment centers of kasha...

aims: heavy metals in the environment are toxic to plants, animals and human. this study aimed to investigate concentration of arsenic, lead and cadmium in iranian and non-iranian rice which have been sold in kashan city, iran shops.  materials & methods: in this cross-sectional study, 126 samples from 42 trademarks (15 iranian and 27 non-iranian) rice were collected from kashan shopping center...

Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: Our letter highlights the role of CNS drug delivery mechanisms on the efficacy of opioid pharmacotherapy. Information presented in this letter emphasizes the importance of translational studies aimed at understanding specific mechanisms involved in CNS opioid delivery, opioid efficacy, and/or drug-opioid interactions. Copyright ...

the limit and definition of the cultural zone of jazmurian in the southeastern iran is identical with the geographical boundarise of jazmurian basin and in geographical setting. the cultural zone of jazmurian could be identified with the ancient makan of akadian period, gedrosia and achofadjia of historical period. the remains of ancient city of jiroft during islamic period at the archeaologica...