the obesity epidemic raises important and complex issues for clinicians and policy-makers, such as what clinical and public health measures will be most effective and most ethically-sound. while nir eyal’s analysis of these issues is very helpful and while he correctly concludes that “conditioning the very aid that patients need in order to become healthier on success in becoming healthier” is ...

One of the major issues related to the environment in the 21st century is sustainable development. The innovative economic growth policy has supported relatively successful economic development, but poor environmental conservation efforts, have consequently resulted in serious water quality pollution issues. Hence, assessments of water quality and health are fundamental processes towards conser...

Sustainable development is a Controversial concept which has been considered over the three decades. It is comprehensive development and includes all of dimensions as “economic’’, “social’’ and ‘‘environmental’’. In economic objective, it requires substantial economic change that can be brought about by investment and trade. They are effective factors of sustainable developm...

PRIORITY ISSUES IN FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY Sir, Forensic psychiatry is an emerging area of psychiatric specialization in the world. The last few decades have seen many important advances in the field of forensic psychiatry. These include the formulation of newer laws regulating the functioning of mental health care delivery systems, laws relating to the possession and use of psychotropic drugs, as ...

consequences of environmental issues for have significantly affected on human life aspect, such as livelihood, nutrition, access to water and health. most of these aspects are human rights issues which associated with environmental. in recent years, concerns about human rights violations due to the unhealthy environment are growing. environmental planning approaches and tools have not developed...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the type and priority needs of people with multiple sclerosis in Khuzestan using Persian version of the Southampton Needs Assessment Questionnaire (SNAQ) and their relationship to age, gender, and physical disability scale, respectively. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the priority needs of 100 patients with multiple sclerosis (aged be...