A case of myiasis due to Musca domestica describes in Pseudocerastes persicus for the first time. The snake was found in Bari Karafs, Kashan, Iran, with a lesion on its body. Fourteen live larvae of M. domestica removed from its wound. This is the first report of a new larval habitat of M. domestica.

The purpose of this study is investigating the chemical analysis of drinking water in Kashan district. This district contained Kashan, Aran and Bidgol and Nooshabad cities and it had an estimated population more than of 400,000 in 2007. 42 Samples were collected during October 2006 to May 2007.The temperature of the water Samples is in the range 25-30°C. The water samples were analyzed for pH ,...

BACKGROUND Malassezia species are lipophilic yeasts found on the skin surface of humans and other warm-blooded vertebrates. It is associated with various human diseases, especially pityriasis versicolor, which is a chronic superficial skin disorder. OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to identify Malassezia species isolated from patients' samples affected by pityriasis versicolor, usi...

BACKGROUND Birth injuries are defined as the impairment of neonatal body function due to adverse events that occur at birth and can be avoidable or inevitable. Despite exact prenatal care, birth trauma usually occurs, particularly in long and difficult labor or fetal malpresentations. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate the incidence of birth injuries and their related factors in Kasha...

BACKGROUND Physical activity in the elderly is influenced by aspects of aging that cause personal, mental, environmental, and social changes. Increases in factors that are barriers to activity cause physical energy expenditure to decrease. OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to survey the relationship between energy expenditure in metabolic equivalent units (MET) and factors that are ...

Background Different studies have been conducted to find the best adjuvant therapies for depression management. There are controversies over the effects of aspirin as an adjuvant therapy for depression. Objective To determine the effects of combined sertraline and aspirin therapy on depression severity among patients with major depressive disorder. Methods This randomized clinical trial was...

BACKGROUND Urban traffic accidents are an extensively significant problem in small and busy towns in Iran. This study tried to explore the epidemiological pattern of urban traffic accidents in Kashan and Aran-Bidgol cities, Iran. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to assess various epidemiological factors affecting victims of trauma admitted to a main trauma center in Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS Du...

BACKGROUND Psoriasis is a common inflammatory papulosquamous disease of the skin with unknown aetiology that may be associated with the abnormal T-cell function. AIM This study was aimed to determine the prevalence of oral mucosal lesions and their associations with severity of psoriasis in psoriatic patients attending the dermatologic clinic of Shahid Beheshti Teaching Hospital at Kashan, Ir...

background: the objective of the study is examining the microbial quality of drinking water in kashan’s villages, and determining the usage of safe water in rural population in terms of microbial quality in the second-half 2007. also the role of kashan rural water and wastewater company (krwwc) in improving drinking water quality in kashan rural areas was investigated. methods: in this descript...