BACKGROUND Scorpion sting is a public health problem in Khuzestan, South-West Iran. The aims of the current study were to monitor the hospitalized children, due to scorpion sting, and releasing more clinical and epidemiologic data related to scorpionism in this Province. METHODS In this retrospective study, the data of scorpion sting victims, among the hospitalized children in Abuzar Children...

INTRODUCTION Childhood asthma is the main public health problem in world, and dramatically has increased in developed as well as developing countries. AIM To assess prevalence and risk factors for asthma based on ISAAC questionnaire. MATERIAL AND METHODS It was a cross-sectional school population-based study which was carried out on 1803 school children aged 6-7 and 13-14 in Ahvaz city, Khu...

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. (Corresponding autho ) PhD student, Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran. [email protected] 2. PhD student, Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Ira...

BACKGROUND BK virus (BKV) belongs to the human Polyomaviridae and the primary BKV infection is occurred during childhood then the virus could be latent through life, especially in the kidneys and urinary system. It became reactive after an immunocompromised status, such as pregnancy or transplantation. Isolated BKV from different locations of the world is grouped into four subtypes using serolo...

Dust particles have dangerous impacts on human health, the environment, and the economy. Recently dust storms, originating from Arabian countries, have increased remarkably, affecting western and central parts of Iran.HYSPLIT model and the mean monthly maps of AAI (Absorbing Aerosol Index), surface skin temperature, and top soil layer moisture from OMI (Ozone Measurement Instrument) have been u...

Dear editor; Early postpartum follow-up of women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) provides an opportunity to assess health condition of mothers as well as their offspring health [1]. GDM is considered as the strongest predictor of type 2 diabetes, thus follow-up of women with recent GDM can lead to early diagnosis and management of diabetes and other metabolic disorders out...

*Corresponding author: Ali Ghorbani, Department of Nephrology, Golestan Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. E-mail: [email protected] Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: The initiation of erythropoietin therapy for the purpose of renoprotection may need to be sooner than that for erythropoiesis, because erythropoietin may...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to examine the influence of selected exercises on motor development in elementary school third grade girl students in Ahwaz City, Iran. METHODS The present study was semi-experimental, performed as field and using experimental and control groups. The statistical population included all third grade girl students of elementary schools of Ahvaz city (10,500 subj...