1Department of Physiology, Qom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, IR Iran 2Department Of Biology, Qom branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, IR Iran 3Department of chemistry, Qom branch, Islamic Azad university, Qom, IR Iran *Corresponding author: Ramesh Ahmadi, Department of chemistry, Qom branch, Islamic Azad university of Qom, 15 Khordad St, Qom, IR Iran. Tel:+98-2537780001, Fax:+982137770...

The Islamic Republic of Iran ranked 17th in terms of science production in the world in 2012, according to the latest statistics released by the Scopus database. According to the statistics, Iran produced 34,155 articles in 2012, which gained the country the world’s 17th rank in science production and fixed its top position in the region, above Turkey. Scientific progress over the past few year...

1School of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. Received: 14/04/03; accepted: 26/10/03 ABSTRACT Between 1991–2000, Leishmania species were isolated and characterized by isoenzyme and molecular analysis from rodents caught in various parts of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In areas endemic for cutaneous lei...

Review of Iran’s experiences regarding health following Islamic Revolution suggests that two major events influenced on health system structure; establishment of Primary Health Care (PHC) and integration of medical education in former ministry of health and formation of Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MOHME). Both of these important developments began in the first decade after the rev...

Both cutaneous and visceral forms of leishmaniasis are prevalent in some parts of the Islamic Republic of Iran [1,2]. The Mediterranean type of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is also reported sporadically throughout the country [3] with canines being the main animal reservoir hosts [4]. The cutaneous form of leishmaniasis is seen in 2 forms: anthroponotic and zoonotic. Anthroponotic cutaneous leis...