*Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico; †Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program, University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico; ‡Department of OBGYN, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico;...

abstract   in this article first of all we invest the name of therita in avesta and then the frequency of this name in middle persian texts, after that introduce the first doctor in the historical books of islamic iran that some of them say he is fereidoon and some say he is jamshid. these three iranian mythical characters somehow have connections with medicine, and in order to define the first...

*UPR/MDACC Partnership in Excellence in Cancer Research Program, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico; †Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico; ‡Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program, University of Puerto Rico Comprehe...

*Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico; †Research Design, Biostatistics, and Clinical Research Ethics, Puerto Rico Clinical and Translational Research Consortium, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico; ‡UPR/MDACC Partnership in Excellence in Cance...

1Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, MD 2Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Specialist, MD 3Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Assoc.Prof, MD 4Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Research Assistant, MD 5Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University,...

background: despite its benefits and importance, clinical counseling affects the patient both psychosocially and socially. illness labeling not only leads to many problems for patient and his/her family but also it imposes high costs to health care system. among various factors, doctor-patient relationship has an important role in the clinical counseling and its medical approach. the goal of th...

351 The beginning of October marked a fresh start in the Romanian medical teaching system at “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, the host of this medical journal, with new students, opportunities and collaborations. The opening of the new university year had as guest of honor the respectable professor, Luigi Frati MD., Rector of “Sapienza” University of Rome. He shared his wisdo...