patients and methods fifty nine patients with indication for carpal tunnel release randomly assigned into two groups: open (n=30) or knifelight (n=29). the patients compared regarding scar length, operation duration, time to return to daily activities and amount of pain at three weeks after operation based on visual analog scale. results there was no significant differences regarding age and se...

prostate cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in iran, yet there are few studies examining risk factors specific to the iranian context. we conducted a case-control study to explore risk factors for prostate cancer in mazandaran, iran from 2005 to 2008. the cases were 137 men with clinicopathologically confirmed prostate cancer. controls were 137 neighborhood and age match men wit...

background: ninety-five percent of low birth weight infants are born in developing countries. this study was aimed to assess the predictors of low birth in east azerbaijan, north-west province of iran. materials and methods: the study was conducted through a hospital based case–control design involving 49 women delivering low birth weight infants and 98 delivering normal weight infants. the dat...

background: headaches are one of the most frequent reasons for pain in multiple sclerosis (ms) individuals. characterization of headaches and delineating possible relationships with ms-related determinants can ultimately circumvent headaches. methods: in a prospective case-control study, 65 iranian relapsing- remitting ms (rrms) patients and 65 healthy controls were recruited during patients’ a...

background: restless legs syndrome (rls) is a common movement disorder. the occurrence of this syndrome is due to genetic factors and lifestyle. this study performed to determine restless legs syndrome (rls) prevalence in iranian multiple sclerosis (ms) patients and the possible risk factors. methods: this cross‑sectional study was conducted with ms patients, and the age‑ and sex‑matched contro...

background: the prevalence of colorectal cancer (crc) is rapidly increasing in iran. it holds the most prevalent cancer after skin, breast, and gastric cancers among the iranian population. the current study was designed to investigate the effects of leisure time, occupational and household physical activity as well as exercise on the risk of crc in the iranian population. methods: in this popu...

cancer invasion and lymphatic metastasis. Smoking has been reported to increase the metalloproteinase level, but the role of opium consumption in metalloproteinase level has not yet been examined. The current research intended to examine the impacts of opium consumption on the serum levels of metalloproteinase.Methods: This case-control research was conducted in Kerman (in the southeast of Iran...

Background Endometriosis, defined by overgrowth of endometrial implants outside the uterine cavity, is commonly found on the ovaries. The role of exercise in this disease is not well understood. Regular exercise appears to have protective effects against endometriosis that involve inflammatory processes since it induces elevate systemic levels of inflammatory cytokines production with antioxida...

background : myocardial infarction in young age is increasing. identifying risk factors could be important for health promotion. we studied classic atherosclerotic risk factors in premature myocardial infarction. methods : in this matched case-control study, which was conducted from 2005 to 2007 in birjand county, the east of iran, atherosclerotic risk factors ( hypertension , family history of...

background: due to complex causal framework of neonatal mortality, improvement of this health indicator is quite gradual and it's decreasing trend is not as great as other health indicators such as infant and under 5 mortality rates.this study was conducted to evaluate neonatal mortality risk factors based on nested case-control design. methods:  the study population was 6900 neonates who were ...