the death of the english national health service (nhs) has been pronounced many times over the years, but the time and cause of death and the murder weapon remains to be fully established. this article reviews some of these claims, and asks for clearer criteria and evidence to be presented.

Today's medical world has gained a growing appeal towards CAM/TM which can be seen in the strategies of US in the form of establishing National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy (WHCCAMP) at the White House, the annual increase of integration of CAM clas...

Today's medical world has gained a growing appeal towards CAM/TM which can be seen in the strategies of US in the form of establishing National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy (WHCCAMP) at the White House, the annual increase of integration of CAM clas...

The international data have indicated a growing trend of alcohol use worldwide during recent years. Although alcohol use is against cultural norms and religious law in Iran, anecdotal reports from substance abuse treatment providers show that there is demand for alcohol treatment in the country. A recent national report also documented alcohol use disorders in Iran. Development and implementati...

background: statins have been effective medications in lowering serum total cholesterol (tc) concentrations across populations over time. the aim of this study was to estimate national and provincial trends in atorvastatin sales in iran, to systematically quantify its relationship with socio-economic indicators, and changes in tc level.   methods : in this retrospective ecological study, conduc...

BACKGROUND National heart failure (HF) hospitalization rates have not been appropriately age standardized by sex or race/ethnicity. Reporting hospital utilization trends by subgroup is important for monitoring population health and developing interventions to eliminate disparities. METHODS AND RESULTS The National Inpatient Sample (NIS) was used to estimate the crude and age-standardized rate...

Aerobics is a rhythmic, rhythmic aerobic exercise performed to the accompaniment of music, which achieves purpose and fitness through coordination upper lower limbs all joint parts, its movements combine characteristics various types dance gymnastics, unarmed or use equipment exercise, achieve fitness, beauty heart. Through aerobics can not only make body fit, improve health also be achieved lo...

Using the information provided at the district level in the latest report for 2007, we have calculated the provincial prevalence applying the method used in the 2006 report. This involves simply summing the number of HIV-positive cases per district sample and dividing by the total sampled population for the province. The national prevalence is estimated as the weighted average of the provincial...