background : peptic ulcer is common and symptoms such as epigastria pain and heartburn, the results of various studies and aim of study was to evaluate the prevalence of gastric ulcers in the systematic review and meta-analysis is a method. materials and methods : 6 iranian papers in the range of 2002 to 2012 are selected using valid keywords in the sid, goggle scholar and elsevier databases an...

introduction: there are various studies looking at the effects of formocresol (fc) and mineral trioxide aggregate (mta) on pulpotomy of primary molars. this is a systematic review of literature comparing the success rates of mta and fc in pulpotomy of primary molars. materials and methods: the study list was obtained using pubmed, embase, scopus, science citation index, iran medex, google schol...

objectives: irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is a common gastrointestinal disorder. due to its high prevalence and absence of curative therapy, ibs has the potential to create tremendous burden on the health care system. herein, we systematically reviewed the published literature to investigate the epidemiology of ibs in iran. methods: studies that were reviewed in this article were primarily ide...

background: the global burden of conduct disorder is a major public health concern. although there are different reports on the prevalence of conduct disorder in different middle eastern countries, to date, no research has reviewed them. therefore, we aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis on the literature and present the prevalence of conduct disorder among children and adoles...

conclusions it is proposed that the needed research be conducted at national and regional levels in coordination and cooperation with international organizations active in the field of traffic crashes in various parts of the world, especially in asian, african and latin american developing countries, where a greater proportion of pedestrian traffic crashes occur. results a review of the studies...

a book review is presented on numerical simulation of groundwater flow and solute transport, edited by l. elango, published by allied publishers pvt. ltd. in 2005, 245 pp, hardback isbn 81-7764-923-x.

background: metabolic syndrome (mets) is the major risk factor for development of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in different populations. the aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of mets among iranian population. methods: thirty-four cross-sectional studies were analyzed with a sample of 83227 people. national and international english electronic databases (pubmed, goo...

conclusions hbv and hcv are important culprits of hcc in emro countries and the middle east and different nations need different strategies to tackle them accordingly. countries with high rates of hbv such as turkey should continue their hbv vaccination and also increase sanitation. nations with high hcv rates such as egypt should maintain their blood product monitoring in addition to increased...

conclusions despite the presence of vast oxidative stress in hepatitis b, antioxidant therapy is not always effective as a treatment strategy, especially considering that antioxidants can act as “double-edged swords” or antioxidants; if not used at the right time or place or in the right combination, these substances can easily become pro-oxidants. therefore, several studies will be needed to d...

background: the burden of obesity and diet-related chronic diseases is increasing in iran, and prevention and treatment strategies are needed to address this problem. the aim of this study was to determine the outcome, cost, safety and cost-consequence of non-invasive weight loss interventions in iran.   methods: we performed a systematic review to compare non-invasive interventions (cryolipoly...