Alireza Ehsanbakhsh, Nasrin Khorashadizadeh, Amin Saburi 3, * 1 Radiology Department, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, IR Iran 2 Chemical Injuries Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 3 Atherosclerosis and Coronary Artery Research Centre, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, IR Iran Corresponding Author: Amin Saburi, MD, Chemi...

1Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran 2School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran 3Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran 4Nanotechnology Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad...

Obesity and overweight in children and adolescents are one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century, such that increased more twofold fold from 20 years ago (1). The numbers have doubled Childhood Obesity as the global principal health problem is steadily involving many lowand middleincome countries, particularly within urban areas (2-5).Obesity is a principal risk-facto...

1. Assistant Professor in Exercise Physiology, Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Educa on and Sport Science, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran. 2. PhD Student in Exercise Physiology, Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Educa on and Sport Science, Birjand University, Birjand, Iran. 3. M.A in Exercise Physiology, Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Ph...

Iran J Pediatr; Vol 23 (No 6), Dec 2013 Published by: Tehran University of Medical Sciences (http://ijp.tums.ac.ir) * Corresponding Author; Address: Birjand Cardiovascular Research Centre, Valliasr Hospital, Birjand, 9717964151 I. R. Iran E-mail: [email protected] during the process no procedural complication was registered. Further clinical experience shall confirm or reject the benefit...

Article History Received: February 26, 2011 Accepted: September 6, 2011 ePublished: January 15, 2013 Correspondence Address: Department of General Health and Society, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Ghaffari Street, Birjand, Iran. (Postal Code: 97178) Phone: +989151612188 Fax: +985614440550 [email protected] *Department of Public & Community H...

M. H. FATHI NASRI , J. FRANCE , N. E. ODONGO , S. LOPEZ , A. BANNINK 5 AND E. KEBREAB 6* 1Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran 2Centre for Nutrition Modelling, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada 3Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre, Lethbridge, AB, T1J 4B1, Can...

1Department of Ophthalmology, Valiaser Hospital; 2Nursing College, Birjand Medical University, Birjand, Islamic Republic of Iran. 3Department of Ophthalmology, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran. Received: 09/05/03; accepted: 20/10/03 ABSTRACT To investigate the possible relationship between hyperhomocysteinaemia and retinal vascular occlusion, we measured ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the rate of neural tube defects (NTDs) and their relation to gender, maternal age, consanguineous marriage, season, and drug consumption in Birjand, Iran. METHODS This research was carried out on 16,785 live or stillborn newborns in Birjand, Iran from April 1997 to December 2001. RESULTS The rate of NTDs was 2.97 per 1000. This rate was 1.97 per 1000 in males, and 3...

BACKGROUND Prevalence of obesity in children has been increasing during recent decades all over the world. Obesity, particularly central obesity, is associated with metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases. The present study aimed to assess obesity and central obesity in 6-11 year old Birjand elementary school children, East of Iran. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted on 1...