In this study, concentration of 17 elements, including As, Ba, Cd, Co, Cu, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn, Ca,Fe, Mg, Na, P, S, Si, as well as methylmercury in 31 surface sediments were assessed. The sampling stations were Gulf of Golestan, Miankale Island, Babolsar, Nowshahr and Anzali, which represented the most important harbors in the Golestan, Mazandaran and Gilan provinces in the southern parts of th...

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is currently one of the greatest problems in public health. Mycobacterium tuberculosis infects about one third of the world's population, of whom more than 80% are living in developing countries. The incidence and prevalence of TB are very different in various parts of Iran and also throughout the world. Golestan province is one of the areas in the country where th...

background: tuberculosis (tb) is currently one of the greatest problems in public health. mycobacterium tuberculosis infects about one third of the world's population, of whom more than 80% are living in developing countries. the incidence and prevalence of tb are very different in various parts of iran and also throughout the world. golestan province is one of the areas in the country where th...

OBJECTIVE Dietary factors seem to play a major role in esophageal carcinogenesis in Golestan Province, a high-incidence area for esophageal cancer in northern Iran. The current study was conducted to evaluate previous reports on severe deficiency of vitamin intake in Golestan. METHODS Using a food frequency questionnaire, food intake data were collected from 30,463 healthy participants in the...

Silene is represented by c. 110 species in flora of Iran which growing mainly in the mountainous areas. During several expeditions to different regions of Iran (Tehran, Semnan, Kerman, Kermanshah and Kohgiluyeh va Boyer-Ahmad Provinces) some interesting specimens were collected. S. caucasica, is introduced as a new record for the flora of Iran. Five interesting and very restricted Iranian endem...

Southern margin of the Caspian Sea due to keeping of domestic animals and abundance of surface water reservoirs is prone to infection with Leptospira sp.. This study was performed to determine anti-Leptospira antibody frequency in Golestan province, southeast of the Caspian Sea in the north of Iran. This study was performed on 1028 people in Golestan province. Sampling was stratified. Leptospir...

Background and Objectives: In order to evaluate the burden of disease in provinces Iran, this study seeks investigate provincial differences main causes years life lost old age 2016. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional that was conducted 2016 at national levels. These data were obtained from registration system Ministry Health Medical Education, using standard method World Organizati...

Ethnobotanical and ethnopharmaceutical studies are best way for screening medicinal properties of plants. Indigenous people use their native plants for medical perposes that may be of high potential and value for modern pharmacology. Turkmens are descendants of Oguz Turks and originaly nomadic group. they are culturaly an isolated ethnic group inhabited in NE of Iran and taking ethnopharmaceuti...