The range of mean QRS axes in the frontal plane was determined in electrocardiograms of subjects examined in a program of periodic health screening. Fifty-three of 5,163 individuals had a mean frontal QRS axis between -30 degrees and -60 degrees. Fourteen individuals had an axis between +110 degrees and +133 degrees. These findings suggest that individuals with no history of heart disease may m...

The screening of cancer is important in secondary prevention in clinical oncology. The cervical cancer screening by pelvic examination and Pap smear test is the standard practice worldwide. However, the coverage of the screening is an important consideration in public health. Some specific vulnerable populations are considered to have a low chance of having access to health care services includ...

background: cancer is the third most common cause of death in iran. colorectal cancer is an ideal tumor for screening. therefore, early diagnosis through screening can reduce its prevalence and mortality. on the other hand, knowledge of practitioners about screening programs has a direct relationship with their performance. methods: in the present cross-sectional-educational study, knowledge, a...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To test the effectiveness of a community-based intervention to increase mammography screening for Korean American women. DESIGN Quasi-experimental, pre-/post-test, three-group design. SETTING Urban Korean American communities in Southern California. SAMPLE 141 Korean American women, aged 40-75, who had not had a mammogram in the previous 12 months. METHOD Two Korean c...

ebola is one of the members of filoviruses family. it causes severe hemorrhagic with the human mortality rate of 50-90%. in the initial steps of infection, it enters the host cell by glyco protein1 (gp1). gp1 is a big subunit with the molecular weight of 130 kda. its n-terminal domain is responsible for attaching the host cell. in the present study, a database containing 100.000 drug like chemi...

background: helicobacter pylori (hp) is a gram negative, spiral shaped bacterium which colonizes the gastric mucosa and induces gastroduodenal complications varying from mild gastritis with no clinical complications to peptic ulcer diseases and even gastric malignancies. the rate of hp infection is 30-50% in developed countries whereas it has been rated up to 80% of the adult population in deve...

background success of screening programs depends on the people belief toward the importance and necessityof these programs . this study was conducted to determine the effect of health belief on participation of official administrative personnel of shiraz university of medical sciences with an average risk (age: 40 years) for colorectal cancer in fecal occult blood test (fobt). materials and met...

background: cancer-screening programs are effective in reducing cancer prevalence and mortality; however, cancer remains the leading cause of death in elderly people in korea. the aim of this study was to identify the factors associated with elders’ participation in the national cancer screening program (ncsp) and differences in screening rates by gender. methods: original data from the korea n...

background: cancer has been known as a class of dangerous diseases which cause tremendous physical and emotional problems to both patients and their families. in spite of medical advances, cancer is still considered to be equal with death and pain. this study aims to analyze the emotional distress and the causes in breast cancer patients. methods: this study was a quantitative study which tries...