Evidence based medicine (EBM) can be found as far back as the 1940s. However, it was in 1972 that the concept first came into play, originated by Professor Archie Cochrane, in his book, Effectiveness & Efficiency: Random Reflections on Health Services. This was the foundation for evidence based research, and in 1992 a facility was funded by the UK government, with the aim of performing r...

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the acupuncture is a safe medical treatment method. regarding to an absence of adverse effects, this method is considered as the best interventions in smoke cession and relieving the threatening pains. churchill mentioned that most people watched some tv movies related to using of acupuncture in anesthetizing the surgical patients some people experienced acupuncture by themselves or relatives. ...

background: provide a review of occupational medicine history in world and iran methods: many books, papers and sites on the occupational medicine history were reviewed. results: occupational medicine have been shaped by the forces that shape work itself, social evolution, changing modes of production, shifting economic powers, and demographic changes in the workforce. hippocrates emphasized th...

persian scholars greatly influenced the advancement of medical sciences during the middle ages. as a review of the books surviving from that time shows, infectious diseases was one main field of interest for these scientists. among this group of health problems, rabies was specifically described by persian physicians, particularly by avicenna (980 – 1037 a.d.) in his famous “canon of medicine.”...

background: the increase in the use of herbal products is noticed all over the world. the safety of herbal drugs becomes particularly important in pregnant women and children. despite the fact that available data are insufficient to justify herbal use during pregnancy, exposure to herbal products is frequent in these subjects. some of the more complex reasons for preference of herbal medicine a...

background a combination of the oils of sesame, hemp, wild pistachio, and walnut has been used for treatment of skin disorders, including wound burns, in some parts of kerman, iran. evaluation of this remedy in the form of a pharmaceutical formulation in animal models can pave the way for its future application in wound burn healing in humans. conclusions a new therapeutic remedy was introduced...