objective: the aim of this study was to determine knowledge and attitude about emergency contraception among women using condom, coitus interruptus and rhythm methods. materials and methods: between april and september 2006, 400 women referring to the health centers in shahrekord, were evaluated. they entered the study if they were using condom, coitus interruptus or rhythm methods. a questionn...

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a plasma cell dyscrasia and it most often occurs in old age adults. The mean age of the patients at diagnosis is 66 years old and only few percent of patients are younger than 40 years old (1,2). At the time of diagnosis, about 3% of MM patients have no M-protein in their serum or urine, based on immunofixation method (1-3). Approximately 50% of MM patients have at leas...

M. Kargarfard1, A. Shariat2, E. Lam3, B. Shaw4, I. Shaw4,5 and A. Shariat6 1Department of Sport Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran 2Department of Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra, Malaysia 3Department of Health and Human Performance, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA 4Dep...

BACKGROUND Brucellosis remains a major worldwide zoonosis. Caprine brucellosis is a significant problem for both public health and animal production. Brucella melitensis causes disease in goats, sheep, humans, and occasionally cattle. Transmission is by ingestion or contact with infected materials, vaginal discharge, or milk. OBJECTIVES The current study aimed to determine the rate of B. meli...