this manuscript is the result of ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology survey on the hezar mountain in se of iran. traditional botanical medicine is the primary mode of healthcare for most of the population of this region. the plants were collected in and around hezar mountain from 2008-2010. the authors have conducted an interview of total 75 informants; the traditional uses of 92 species belongin...

conclusions our study showed minority of cases had zinc deficiency, which is different from previous reported results, because the most subjects in this study had normal level of zinc. we recommend further studies on diet in our population. it seems the only reason for the obtained result in this part of iran with low socioeconomic status may be related to the diets containing high levels of zi...

background : chronic constipation is a common problem worldwide that negatively impacts quality of life. because of the effects of psychological and cultural factors on the function of the bowel tract and the vast variety of ethnicities and diet among the iranian people, the present study describes the occurrence of constipation and its associated factors in kerman, the largest city in southeas...

introduction: there are limited reports about selenium status in major thalassemia patients. the aim of this study is evaluation of selenium status in patients with major thalassemia south east of iran with large sample size and wide range of age. this study compared selenium status with other sites of the world. methods: in this study 369 cases that had major thalassemia for more than 5 years ...

introduction: gastric cancer is the second most common gi malignancy in zahedan. this investigation was undertaken to define the demographic,clinicopathological, and prognostic factors relevant to patients withgastric adenocarcinoma. methods: we did a retrospective study of 100 patientswith gastric cancer who had been at ali ebne abitaleb hospital and khatam al anbia hospitalin 2004-2006. data ...

BACKGROUND Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common chronic immune-mediated diseases of the human central nervous system and an important cause of non-traumatic neurologic disability among young population in several countries. Recent reports from East Asia, South East Asia and South Asia have proposed a low to moderate prevalence of MS in these countries. METHODS A literature review...

BACKGROUND In the present study, the epidemiologic aspects of road traffic crashes in South East of Iran are described. METHODS This cross-sectional study included the profile of 2398 motor vehicle crashes recorded in the police office in one Year in South East of Iran. Data collected included: demographics, the type of crash, type of involved vehicle, location of crash and factors contributi...