Smoking and the First Amendment.

The butt stops here: the Tobacco Control Act's anti-smoking regulations run afoul of the First Amendment.

حدود صلاحیت مجلس شورای اسلامی در اصلاح لایحه بودجه

This article is about the potential for legislstive changes to the bugett policy in Iranian legal system. Firstly three modeles of parliament amendment powers (Unfettered amendment powers, Constrained amendment powers, No amendment powers),is studied and then in this conceptual framework and according to Constitution, some laws, Parliamentary procedure, procedures of Guardian Council, and pri...

Multiple factors in carcinogenesis.

Before making some comments on multiple factors, I would like briefly to refer to the discussion at this conference. There has been no reference, strangely enough, to a law known as the Delaney Amendment. Asbestos is a carcinogen. It is apparently being deliberately added to certain drugs and foodstuffs by particular processing and manufacturing practices. Surely, when asbestos is introduced in...

Investigating the Economic Effects of Amendment of Law of Value Added Tax (VAT) in Iran: Computable General Equilibrium Model (CGE) Approach

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the economic effects of amendment of law of value added tax in Iran. The research method is quantitative and standard CGE model of Lafgren et al (2002) is used for analyzing. Data are derived from the latest Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) of Iran in 2011, which is provided by the Research Center of the Parliament. The data are analyzed in the form of ...

Efficacy of Oral Habit Amendment in Neck Pain Treatment

Background and Aim: Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) can be associated with pain in other areas such as the neck. Multiple causes have been suggested for TMDs; parafunctional habits such as bruxism and clenching are among the most commonly suggested etiologies. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of the amendment of oral parafunctional habits in the improvement of TMDs and neck pain. M...

The Impact of Smoking Cessation Training-Counseling Programs on Success of Quitting Smoking in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

Background: The smokers who use supportive programs have a greater chance to quit smoking. Smoking cessation recommendation is one of the most important prevention and treatment methods mentioned in care guidelines provided for patients with acute coronary syndrome. Aim: The main objective of this study is to determine the effects of training-counseling programs on smoking cessation in patients...