BACKGROUND One of the factors that have impact on the health status of elderly people is living alone. This study was conducted to examine the living condition of elderly population in Babol and probable differences which this condition induced on the health disorders of elderly people. METHODS This cross-sectional study was performed on 1544 elderly people aged 60 and over in Amirkola, Babol...

Neospora caninum is an intracellular parasite which causes abortion in cattle worldwide. This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted during 2009 to investigate the sero-prevalence of Neospora Caninum infection among Cattle from three climate zones of Iran. Female animals that had abortion history were sampled. Totally, 226 serum samples were collected from cattle herds living in Ardeb...

BACKGROUND Information regarding the frequency and severity of eye involvement in diabetic patients and its risk factors can be useful for prevention and treatment. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy and its associated risk factors in diabetic patients who referred to teaching hospitals in Babol, Mazandaran. METHODS In this study a total of 1562 patients with...

BACKGROUND Brucellosis is one of the important multi-organ zoonotic infectious diseases. The forms of the clinical course of brucellosis in humans are acute, sub-acute and chronic. OBJECTIVES The present study aimed to retrospectively analyze the clinical characteristics and complications in the clinical forms of human brucellosis in Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS The population included 957 pa...

BACKGROUND Skeletal complication of brucellosis is common in endemic region of brucellosis, but its frequency has not been clearly determined. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of skeletal complication in brucellosis patients in Babol, north of Iran. METHODS From 2005-2015, 1252 cases of brucellosis were diagnosed at the Department of Infectious Diseases, Ayatollah Rouhani ...

In the management and evaluation of asthma, simple instruments for measurements of peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) are necessary. The aim of this study was to determine normal PEFR of the healthy children in Babol, Iran. This study was randomly done on 1050 students (primary and secondary schools) in Babol. Mini-Wright peak flow meter was used for measurement of PEFR. The range of age, weight ...

∗ Corresponding author: Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center (CMBRC), Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran. Email: [email protected] he role of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) as a transport medium for biologically and behaviorally active hormones, drugs, and other such molecules has become increasingly evident over the past decade. It is a good sample for the reflect...

In 2010; 12(5):568-571 issue of IRCMJ journal, an article about herpetic encephalitis (HE) in children was published with the following title: Clinical Manifestations, Laboratory Findings and Outcomes of Children with Herpetic Encephalitis in Amirkola Children Hospital, Northern Iran. The authors found that during 2 years 34% (17 cases) of the 50 patients with clinical diagnosis of encephalitis...