conclusions rectifying the life style is one of the most effective factors on the individuals’ health. an important part in the life style of individuals which is related to fasting is sleeping. early rising, in other words, the optimum time for sleeping is an aspect of fasting and it can be concluded that fasting is meaningful with early rising. sleeping well and having enough time to sleep fo...

Since the 1980s, Islamic scholars and medical experts have used the tools of Islamic law to formulate ethico-legal opinions on brain death. These assessments have varied in their determinations and remain controversial. Some juridical councils such as the Organization of Islamic Conferences' Islamic Fiqh Academy (OIC-IFA) equate brain death with cardiopulmonary death, while others such as the I...

All health care providers may be confronted by a Muslim patient, but many health care professionals are lacking basic knowledge on the Muslim faith and medical ethics based on Islamic law (Shariah). One must endeavour to differentiate between ethnic customs and Islamic tradition. It is important for staff to have a general understanding of the principles of Islamic beliefs and actions to attain...

background: life style is an important element to prevent the cancer. therefore, this study aimed to determine life style risk factors of tehran citizens as well as to prevent cancer. methods: this study is a descriptive - analytic research with sample size of 2500 tehran citizens. the study data was collected via a questionnaire that contained 2 parts: demographic and questions related to life...

abstract there are various narrative books on imam ali’s accounts about women. however, in some of these accounts, women character and identity are undermined and blamed. some of these accounts in nahjolbalgheh and elsewhere reflect women as intellectually deformed and incomplete, mean, unfaithful, and vulnerable to sins, etc. all these have led to multiple disagreements among scholars and comm...

objective : the objective of this research was to study the sexual perception and practices among people aged 45 years and above and the associated socio-demographic factors. materials and methods : a cross sectional study was done on 473 middle aged and elderly people living in klang valley in 2005. they were married and literate.  data were collected by means of face to face interview using s...

introduction: more than seventeen millions people die due to cardiovascular diseases which account for one third of death worldwide. half of 60% of all mortality caused by acquired diseases throughout the world is due to heart disorders and this ratio will augment to 73% by 2020. it is known that individual lifestyle has a great influence on the well-being of cardiovascular system. seven of the...

background obesity is a risk factor that has been associated scientifically with hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, cancer and other life threatening diseases. the results of some studies have also shown that obesity is an independent risk factor for the development and progression of renal damage. objectives the aim of the current study is to define which general and central obesity anthr...

background and aim: one of the main strategies for keeping health is having healthy life style. due to important role of adolescent health in community health promotion, this study aimed to determine health promoting life style in female adolescents of high schools and its associated factors in mashhad, iran. methods: this cross- sectional study was conducted on 810 girls ranging in ages from 1...