food safety issues are not a new issue in science, but due to the dynamic changes in the modern world it is as equally important as decades ago. the aim of the study was to address the efforts in the development of a comprehensive food safety system in serbia, and make specific recommendations regarding the improvement of epidemiological investigation capacity as a useful tool which contributes...

objective: psychiatric distress and work related stress may have a profound effect on an individual's well-being .the aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence rate of mental health problems and their distribution by age, educational level, marital status and years of employment in a chocolate manufacturing company in iran .the general health questionnaire (a widely used screening instru...

a bstract background: during women lives, frequently face the challenge of calcium reduction and absorption. decreased calcium absorption followed by a decrease in estrogen at premenopausal ages, low average per capita calcium intake among women, wrong nutritional behavior, and household income reductions and make them more susceptible to osteoporosis and related complications. the aim of this ...

introduction: toxoplasma gondii is an obligatory intracellular protozoan with a worldwide distribution. we reported here the cerebral toxoplasmosis in an iranian hiv-positive patient. case report: a 35-year-old woman that hospitalized at golestan province, in summer 2016 because of dizziness, fever, and headache. after treatment, she showed severe pain and then paralysis symptoms. magnetic reso...

background: today, electronic mass media such as television (tv), influence behavioral patterns of their audiences. this study aimed to evaluate what messages on food advertisements related to oral health were transmitted (appeals) and how they were transferred (performance methods & artistic techniques) in islamic republic of iran broadcasting (irib). methods: in this cross sectional study, br...

results in this study after coding the transcribed interviews, the findings were categorized into three main themes as follows: personal views, social factors, and family factors. each theme included several categories and subcategories, and the coded sentences and phrases were placed under each category and subcategory. conclusions the results of this study showed that the number of factors pr...

food insecurity, as a multi-faceted problem with far-reaching health and societal consequences, is prevalent among disadvantaged households. household food insecurity has made the notion operationally useful in the design, implementation, and evaluation of programs and policies. this study was to investigate the socio-demographic associates contributing to severity of food insecurity among vuln...

background and purpose: utilization of health care services and food influence the health status. the food and health care expenditure ratios determine the importance level of them in household's consumption expenditures. we aimed to investigate the iranian rural and urban food and health expenditure ratios inequality during 1998 to 2012. materials and methods: this is a descriptive longit...

an active area of public health policy in the united states is policy meant to promote healthy eating, reduce overconsumption of food, and prevent overweight/obesity. public discussion of such obesity prevention policies includes intense ethical disagreement. we suggest that some ethical disagreements about obesity prevention policies can be seen as rooted in a common concern with equality or w...