We aim to study the prevalence of the side-effects of statins among Iranians patients admitted to a cardiac-specialized hospital and had taken statins prior to hospitalization. Data was collected between September 2007 and March 2008 and 200 patients were enrolled. A questionnaire was completed using the patients' records and by interviewing the patients. The mean age of the participants was 61...

Iran has experienced one of the most successful family planning programs in the developing world, with 64 percent decline in total fertility rate (TFR) between 1986 and 2000. This paper focuses on Iranians’ unique experience with implementation of a national family planning program. Recognition of sensitive moral and ethical aspects of population issues resulted in successful collaboration of t...

OBJECTIVES Consanguinity has been a long standing social habit among some Iranians. This study is aimed at determining the role of consanguinity on congenital malformations and the correlation of inbreeding coefficient with anomalies. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, all the newborns who were born during 9 months period from April to December 2008. (n=1195) at Shahid Sadoughi hospital, ...

the iranians’ understanding of the political concepts posed in mashruteh (constitutional) period is a challenging issue which can help us better study iran’s constitutional revolution and the grounds for its failure. right and law are two modern political concepts which entered into this period as part of people’s claims. the iranians’ image of the said concepts is the basic issue discussed in ...

In the early Iron Age, brave Savromat-Sarmatian tribes, dexterous horsemen, well-aimed archers were known in history as «nomadic tribes of horsemen». they occupied a special place Eurasia. They led nomadic lifestyle and formed kind culture. The historical evidence suggests that these lived on large territory east from southern Ural Mountains, west to Danube River. Due migration west, written so...

This article reviewed the influence of pre-Islamic religions such as Mithraism and Zoroastrianism on decorative elements ancient Persian rugs. The then evaluated effect Islamic religion was examined through extant evidence from pre–Islamic empire artefacts publications in carpet history, iconography religious studies. Using spiritual motifs some rugs results important position Iranians’ lives. ...