BACKGROUND Parasitic infections are still a significant health problem in rural areas in developing countries including Iran. There is no recent population-based data about the prevalence of human intestinal parasites in most rural areas of Iran. The current study aimed to determine the prevalence of intestinal protozoan infection in inhabitants of rural areas of Boyer-Ahmad district, Southwest...

BACKGROUND Women's health is a key factor affecting the health of the whole population. Tackling inequality in determinants of health is recognized as the main path toward reducing the inequality in health outcomes. This study aimed to analyze the provincial inequality in determinants of women's health and health care in Iran. METHODS Using the Moss's model (2002) as a comprehensive framework...

Department of Chemistry, Islamic Azad University, Qom Branch, Qom, Iran 2 Department of Chemistry, Teacher Training University, 15614, Tehran, Iran 3 Department of Chemistry, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran 4 Institute of Materials Chemistry, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria 5 Department of Chemistry, Imam Hossein University, Tehran, Iran 6 Department of Chemistry, Razi Universi...

*Department of Radiation Oncology, Nemazee Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran **Student Research Committee, Nemazee Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran ***Endocrinology Research Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran ****Shiraz Institute for Cancer Research, Shiraz University of Medical Sc...

1 Bu Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran 2 Research and Training Center of Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran, Iran 3 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran 4 Mycology Research Center, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran 5 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Amol University of Special Modern Technologie...

1. Dept. of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran 2. Dept. of Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Paramedicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran 3. Biotechnology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran 4. Faculty of Paramedicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran 5. Drug Applied Research ...

Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Alborz, Iran; Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Basic Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran; Department of Poultry Disease Diagnostics Section, Center of Iran Veterinary Organization Laboratory, Tehran, Iran; Department of Basic Sciences, F...

1. Dept. of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran 2. Dept. of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3. Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 4. Dept. of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Kurdistan Uni...

CASE A 52-year-old man presented with malaise and weakness associated with edema and nephrotic range proteinuria. He also had arthralgia and myalgia. Serum creatinine level was between 2 mg/dL and 2.5 mg/dL. Physical examination revealed purpura on the extremities and also on the abdominal skin. Laboratory studies revealed high serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels. He also was anemic (haem...

BACKGROUND Cancer is a major public health problem in the world. In Iran especially after a transition to a dynamic and urban community, the pattern of cancer has changed significantly. An important change occurred regarding the incidence of cancer at the southern shores of the Caspian Sea, including Gilan, Mazandaran and Golestan province. This study was designed it investigate the epidemiolog...