halitosis is an oral health condition characterized by unpleasant odors emanating constantly from oral cavity. almost 22-50% of the population experiences such a condition during lifespan and about half of them suffer from personal discomfort and social embarrassment. based on the literature survey, it seems that the oral cavity is the most important origin of halitosis; therefore, this area co...

this study aimed to evaluate the attitude of pediatricians toward the use of complementary and traditional medicine (tm) on children in muscat, oman. a cross-sectional survey was performed using a self-completed questionnaire during the year 2012. a total of 67 pediatricians, comprising of 30 males (44.8%) and 37 females (55.2%) participated in the study. the majority of the studied group (83.5...

background: recently, the traditional and complementary medicine has largely gained interest among scholars across the globe. keeping pace with the on-going trend, the iranian academia have provided the phd course on traditional iranian medicine. in this study, we attempted to perform a qualitative study, comparing the phd curricula of the chinese and iranian traditional medicine in detail. met...

introduction: journal clubs play an important role in teaching evidence based medicine (ebm). evidence based journal clubs focus on real problems of the group, and set a minimum level of evidence for articles to be presented, and in the end a clinical bottom line is set to be used in the daily clinical practice. in this article, we have explained our experience in running evidence based journal...

Background: Health is a very essential issue in our world. From the classic and traditional medicine point of view, our surroundings and habitat including geographic location, climatic conditions , eating and drinking habits , training and emotions, contribute to a healthy life style. With an overview in traditional medicine, it is clear that there is another important aspect in preventive medi...

background and objectives: cucurbita pepo l. is a one-year creeper plant with wide heart shaped leaves covered by tiny trichome with many benefits in its fruit, seed, leaf and root. currently some studies has been directed to show its preventive and curetive properties for some diseases as an alternative or supplement for other methods. the purpose of present study was to investigate the mentio...

the relation between economy and medicine had a long history since ancient times. supplying (providing) health care and the required drugs and medical equipments were the main concerns of the human communities even when they were at rather primitive stages of civilization. later, in developed civilizations, trade was added to the concepts of medical economy. in this study, various economic acti...

background: rosa canina l. (rose hip) has been traditionally used to treat diabetes mellitus in iran. however, no scientific human study has determined its efficacy in diabetic patients. objective: this study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of r. canina fruit aqueous extract in type 2 diabetic patients. methods: sixty patients with type 2 diabetes, aged 35 - 60 years with fast...

pet (positron emission tomography) is a powerful imaging technique that can provide quantitative information on the distribution of positron emitter labeled radiopharmaceuticals (pet radiopharmaceuticals) in the body. positrons (ß+) are positively charged beta particles. they are emitted when the atom is proton rich. a positron has only a transient existence. after losing all of its kinetic ene...