1Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran 2Faculty of Veterinary Science, Shahrekord Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran 3Department of Medical Genetics, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 4Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 5Departmen...

BACKGROUND The treatment of tinea capitis using radiotherapy was introduced at the beginning of the twentieth century. A variety of cancers including basal cell carcinoma (BCC) are seen years after this treatment. OBJECTIVE We sought to determine the clinical characteristics of BCCs among irradiated patients. METHODS The clinical records of all patients with BCC in a clinic in north of Iran...

The anaesthetic agent halothane is still widely used in developing countries including the Islamic Republic of Iran because of its low price. Because of halothane-induced hepatitis, a rare complication, it has been replaced by other inhalation anaesthetics in Western countries; it has been suggested by some Iranian professionals that the Islamic Republic of Iran should do the same. We evaluated...

Four decades after the civil rights revolution began with the Supreme Court’s unanimous 1954 school desegregation decision, Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court reversed itself in the 1990s, authorizing school districts to return to segregated and unequal public schools.... The new policies refl ected the victory of the conservative movement that altered the federal courts and turned ...

INTRODUCTION Nutrition transition is occurring rapidly in the world, especially in developing countries. The nutrition transition occurred in Iran very fast due to urbanization and changes in the lifestyle of people, leading to overweight and obesity. However, nutritional deficiencies are still detected due to economic factors and low nutritional knowledge. Nutrition policies do not adequately ...

Prostate cancer (CaP) imposes a great health burden on men, while its incidence has significantly increased in recent years. The screening program for CaP is still controversial and recent large trials have failed to present a significant reduction in prostate-specific mortality and all-cause mortality. An entire body of data obtained from worldwide studies conducted on CaP screening is require...

1DMD, MSc, PhD, Associate professor, Iranian Center for Endodontic Research, Iran Center for Dental Research, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2DDS, MSD, Associate professor, Iran Center for Dental Research, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3DDS, Iran Center for Dental Research, Shahid Beheshti Uni...

1Department of Iranian Traditional Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 2Department of Anesthesiology, Research Institute for Islamic and Complementary Medicine (RICM), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 3Traditional Medicine Clinical Trial Research Center, Shahed University, Tehran, IR Iran 4The Research Institute fo...