significant advances have been made in diagnosis and therapy of demyelinating disorders of the central nervous system. the most common entities of this disorders in adults – multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica were initially thought to be different phenotypes of more or less the same disease. during the last ten years, this view was subsequently changed and the term neuromyelitis optica...

introduction: infant mortality index is an important health indicator. this index has a direct impact on infant mortality and mortality of children less than five years. the present study aimed to investigate causes of infant deaths during 2010-2011 in bandar abbas hospital of children. methods: in this cross - sectional retrospective study profiles of all dead newborns who aged from 0 to 28 da...

5.9 million children under age five died in 2015, 16 000 every day. globally, under-five mortality rate has decreased by 53%, from an estimated rate of 91 deaths per 1000 live births in 1990 to 43 deaths per 1000 live births in 2015. the average annual rate of reduction in under-five mortality has accelerated from 1.8%  a year over the period 1990–2000 to 3.9%  for 2000–2015 , but remains insuf...

background: in the past three decades, tehran has experienced warmer summer so we need to determine heat-related mortality to establish appropriate public health activities during hot summers. the aim of the present study was to detect heat waves during the last decades and then determine excess mortality in immediate and lagged times. method: an ecological study based on time-series model was ...

background: air pollution in tehran is widely recognized as a serious environmental challenge, posing significant threats to the health of the resident population. improving air quality will be difficult for many reasons, including climate and topography, heavy dependence on motor vehicles for mobility, and limited resources to reduce polluting emissions. consequently, it is useful to have info...

background : ardabil cancer registry is the first population-based cancer registry in iran that was established in 2000. the first report from this registry revealed that ardabil has one of the highest rate of gastric cardia cancer and the lowest rate of cer­vical cancer in the world. we aim to update the cancer incidence in this area by the second follow up report from this registry. method : ...

background: cancer is the third most common cause of death in iran, the leukemia cancer is one of the most important causes of cancer mortality. regarding cancer mortality, data would be important to monitor the program screening effects, earlier diagnosis, demographic data and other prognostic factors. the aim of this study was mortality rates evaluating, then leukemia cancer trends among the ...

road traffic injuries are known as the most prevalent childhood injury and besides being the greatest cause of child mortality, place an extraordinary burden on health care system. children’s limitation in cognitive, physical and social development makes them more vulnerable in road traffic injuries than adults. their small structure cause challenges to see and be seen and their risk taking beh...

background: the occurrence of maternal death would threaten the family foundation and children's health. determining important factors affecting this indicator can help us adopt strategies to prevent similar deaths. the aim of this study was to determine the causes of maternal deaths during childbirth in ilam, iran  in 2001-10. methods: in a descriptive, retrospective study, all 25 dead mothers...

review:background: liver cancer is the sixth most common cancer and the third leading cause of cancer is. the true prevalence of infection in cancer remains unknown but the incidence of these cancers in 1.7 % of all cases of cancer. the aim of this study was to examine the changes of liver cancer mortality in the population during the years 2006 to 2010.materials and methods: in this study, the...