conclusions considering the high prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and fractures in iranian pilgrims, the necessity of self-care education to diminish such rates is substantial. results a total of 177 referral cases from iranian clinics to iraqi hospitals were recorded in 5 months. most of these referrals were due to cardiovascular diseases with 38.6%, then comes trauma with 26.55%, and fin...

compelling evidence suggests that the oxidative stress plays a key role in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease (cvd). superoxide dismutase (sod) enzymes play a major role in detoxification of reactive oxygen species and protection against oxidative stress. we examined the possible association between a 50-bp insertion/deletion in the sod1 promoter 1684-bp upstream of the sod1 atg with...

conclusions to reduce the impacts of particulate matter on health status of people in ilam, necessary training by health systems should be conducted for people, especially those with chronic lung and heart diseases, the elderly and children to reduce their activities on the dusty days. methods pm10 data was taken from the ilam environmental protection agency. the annual morbidity including hosp...

results totally, 108 subjects who filled in their questionnaires were included in the study. the study population, including 68.5% females, had a mean age of 36.30 ± 8.878 years. smokers comprised 1.8% of the subjects. exercise more than twice a week was reported by 19.4%. correspondingly, severe and moderate life-related and work-related stress was reported by 61.1% and 63.9% of the subjects. ...

clinical pharmacy is deemed an integral component of a health care system. the presence of clinical pharmacists in medical rounds could assist physicians in optimizing patients' pharmacotherapy. moreover, clinical pharmacists may reduce adverse effects and medication errors insofar as they contribute significantly to the detection and management of drug-related problems, not least in patients w...

background: the risk of cardiovascular diseases (cvds) increases with age. the objective was to determine whether lifestyle and dietary behaviors and anthropometric measures, which are affected by these behaviors, contribute to the increase of cvd risk factors across age categories of 20–50‑year‑old. methods: in a cross‑sectional design, 437 adults aged 20–50‑year‑old were selected from househo...

background: lipid profile changes are a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease with increasing prevalence in our society due to poor nutritional habits, sedentary, and smoking. owing to lack of epidemiological data in this area, this study was designed to investigate lipid profile and morbidity risk in smokers and non- smokers in babol, north of iran. methods: in this study, 204 young men...