background& aims: the mortality rate for breast cancer is directly related to the stage of disease at diagnosis. the present study aimed to determine the influencing factors on knowledge, attitudes, and practices of women regarding breast cancer and its screening methods.material & methods: in a cross- sectional study, evaluated 383 women referring health centers of ilam. sampling was d...

aim: regarding the high prevalence of breast cancer among the iranian women and lack of attention to mammography screening, planning the behavior promotion interventions would be practicable through determining the barriers of conducting mammography screening behavior. the purpose of this study was determining the barriers of conducting breast cancer mammography screening among the women over 4...

abstract background: in recent years, infrared thermography tools are used for viral disease detection. however, no study has been to evaluate the value of this device. the current study was designed to review the effectiveness of infrared thermography technique for diagnosis of viral diseases in international airports. materials and methods: this study was conducted as a systematic review. all...

background and purpose: breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among all widespread cancers worldwide. after lung cancer, breast cancer is the main cause of death among women. one of the best ways to detect this disease early is to do screening. this study has been done to analyze the knowledge, attitude, and behavior of women regarding the breast cancer screening methods. materials & metho...

background & aim: breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers are the leading causes of mortality among women, the incidence rate of which has an upward trend with advancing age. although cost-effective, easy, and available screening programs can help control these types of cancer in their early stages, it seems that cancer screening programs have not been implemented effectively. in this study, w...

introduction: vertigo prevalence is estimated to be 1.8% among young adults and more than 30% in the elderly. 13-38% of the referrals of patients over 65 years old in america are due to vertigo. vertigo does not increase the risk of mortality but it can affect the patient’s quality of life. therefore, this study was designed to evaluate the epidemiologic characteristics of vertigo patients refe...

background: dental caries is the most infective microbial dental disease. basic screening survey is an epidemiologic index for determination of caries prevalence. the aim of this study was assessment of caries free prevalence in 6, 12 & 15- year old school children in kerman during 5 years.   methods: in this cross-sectional, descriptive –analytic study, 15369 school children aged 6, 12 &15 yea...

in the present study, 110 fungal strains of persian type culture collection (ptcc) including some selected strains isolated in various screening projects were tested for their potentiality to produce lovastatin, a competitive inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coa reductase (hmg-coa reduc-tase), the rate-limiting enzyme of cholesterol biosynthesis. the fungal strains were cultivated in a t...

background: the aim of this study was to evaluate the results of amblyopia screening in ardabil province in three examination levels by kindergarten teacher, optometrist, and ophthalmologist. methods: in a cross‑sectional study, the results of the national amblyopic prevention program in 2–6 years old children in ardabil province were investigated in 2012. the results pertained to the examinati...

background: this study conducted as part of a screening program for the promotion of community health in the primary care setting of ormos korthi in andros, greece. the objective of this study was to identify the levels of glucose and total cholesterol in individuals without major cardiovascular problems in order to identify cases of undetected dyslipidemia and high blood glucose levels, in a r...