Iran as a developing nation is in epidemiological transition from communicable to non-communicable diseases. Although, cancer is the third cause of death in Iran, it;s mortality are on the rise during recent decades. This mini-review was carried out to provide a general viewpoint on common cancers incidence in Iran and to explain incidental differences that may help us to establish early detect...

Population of Iran as a Middle Eastern country with its population growth rate of about 1.3% has passed 80 million in 2016. Iran has a young population and it was reported that in 2013 sixty percent of its population was under the age of 30. However, due to a substantial decrease in population growth rate and increase in life expectancy, Iran will face an aging population in coming decades. Wit...

Background Microsporidia have been reported as the cause of opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients in Iran and other countries. There is no data on prevalence of intestinal microsporidia in healthy population of Iran. This study aimed to provide preliminary data on the present status of microsporidia infection in the local healthy population in Jiroft, Kerman Province from south...

Iran is a country with advanced health care system. In 1974 government of Iran established a centralized transfusion system. Since then donations of blood may not be remunerated and therapy with blood and its components is free of charge for all Iranian patients in need of the treatment. Most of donors in Iran are educated middle age men. In 2005 Iranian donated more than 1.6 millions units of ...

INTRODUCTION Estimating the number of key populations at risk of HIV is essential for planning, monitoring, and evaluating prevention, care, and treatment programmes. We conducted this study to estimate the number of female sex workers (FSW) in major cities of Iran. METHODS We used three population size estimation methods (i.e., wisdom of the crowds, multiplier method, and network scale-up) t...

In Iran, the last National Nutrition and Dietary Survey [1] showed that about 80% of Iranians do not meet the estimated average requirement for calcium. While foods are not generally fortified in Iran, dietary supplement may be a convenient way to prevent nutritional deficiency in high-risk population groups including the elderly [2, 3]. There is however, no data on supplement usage by older ad...

Iran with an area of 1.648 million km(2) is located between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf. The Iranian population consists of multiethnic groups that have been influenced by various invasions and migration throughout history. Studies have revealed the presence of more than 47 different β-globin gene mutations responsible for β-Thalassemia in Iran. This paper is an attempt to study the or...