dear editor periodontitis is an inflammatory disease that affects the supporting tissues of the teeth. it is caused by specific microorganisms and leads to progressive destruction of periodontal ligaments and alveolar bone along with pocket formation, attachment loss or both (1). generally, periodontal diseases are chronic infections caused by special groups of bacteria, have long been consider...

background: this study aimed at estimating the proportion of diabetes as a risk factor to the attributable burden of cardiovascular diseases in iran. methods: comparative risk assessment methodology was used to calculating potential impact fraction (pif). to calculate pif, data on the prevalence of newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus (ndm) and known diabetes mellitus (kdm) were obtained from 3rd ...

more than 80 percent of the china's population is located in the rural areas, 95 percent of which use coal, wood etc for cooking and heating. limited by data availability, the association between household solid fuels and cardiovascular diseases (cvds) in china's rural areas is ignored in prior studies.this cross sectional study was conducted from 2010-2012 and carried out on rural population a...

aspirin is one of the certified medicines commonly used for the secondary prevention of myocardial infarction (mi). aspirin side effects and gastrointestinal bleeding, in particular, have arisen debates on its use for the primary prevention of mi. the present research evaluates the cost-effectiveness of the use of aspirin in the primary prevention of mi among iranian men with average cardiovasc...

the metabolic syndrome (ms) recognized as a major cause of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, has become one of the major public health challenges worldwide. the pathogenesis of the metabolic syndrome is multiple and still poorly understood. no single factor has yet been identified as an underlying causal factor. there is a growing belief, however, that obesity, specially visceral obe...

background and objectives: dietary approaches to stop hypertension (dash) eating pattern, a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy with a reduced content of sodium, saturated fat, and total fat is introduced as an appropriate diet for hypertension. this eating pattern was basically designed to normalize blood pressure in patients with hypertension, and a large body of d...

objectives the link between dietary fat and heart disease has been established for decades. although, the atherogenic effect of saturated fatty acids is somehow controversial, the cardioprotective effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids (pufa) are clearly documented. this study investigated the effects of different dietary oils on serum fatty acid composition in rat. methods six week male wistar...

conclusions our findings showed that, through seeking information, patients try to achieve well-being and realize their personal rights as well as their right to security. they should also be encouraged to enhance their quality of life by using the knowles’ learning theory to formulate their needs and learning priorities. results during the analysis process, three main themes were extracted tha...