OBJECTIVES We determine the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in an urban population of Zanjan, a province located to the west of Tehran. METHODS Randomly selected adults >20 years were studied using stratified sampling. Target study sample was 2941 (1396 males and 1545 females). Metabolic syndrome was diagnosed using Adult Treatment Panel-III (ATP-III) guidelines when any three of the fol...

Case presentation: Term newborn, appropriate for gestational age, female, normal neonatal screenings, vaginal birth, Apgar ⅞. Diagnosed with congenital syphilis, pulmonary hypertension, convulsive syndrome and altered thyroid-stimulating hormone by maternal levothyroxine use during pregnancy. At maternity, infant presented frequent seizures, receiving levetiracetam phenobarbital, in addition to...

The Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outbreak in the Republic of Korea have given huge impacts in different aspects. Health security is no more a new coinage. Global health security became more realistic in its practical application. In the perspective of global health, it will be helpful to peruse lessons learned from the Ebola outbreak in We...