the purpose of this study which has been conducted among 1864 heads of turkmans households or their wives in the north-east of iran in 1979 was to rind the type and frequency of health practices in a traditional society, and the relation between these practices and variables such as age sex, literacy use of mass media and spatial mobility. as the pilot study uncovered the scarcity of health ins...

accessibility to all levels of information technology has experienced rapid progress in recent years, particularly in the health sector. rapid penetration into this technology has led to changes in lifestyles and changes in the working procedures of institutions. in 2014, the number of internet users reached 3 billion, and this number is predicted to exceed 8 billion in 2018. statistics estimat...

Accessibility to all levels of information technology has experienced rapid progress in recent years, particularly in the health sector. Rapid penetration into this technology has led to changes in lifestyles and changes in the working procedures of institutions. In 2014, the number of Internet users reached 3 billion, and this number is predicted to exceed 8 billion in 2018. Statistics estimat...

results this study showed that the existence of unused drugs and the number of unused drugs in household have significant difference in four zones (p = 0.01, p < 0.001). also, health insurance coverage was statistically different in various health centers (p = 0.002). also, there is a significant association between unused medication in the household and family size, father’s occupation, and a ...

Each year the American Cancer Society (ACS) publishes a summary of its recommendations for early cancer detection, a report on data and trends in cancer screening rates, and select issues related to cancer screening. This article summarizes the current ACS guidelines, describes the anticipated impact of new health care reform legislation on cancer screening, and discusses recent public debates ...

abstract background and aims: diabetes is a major killing recognized as a silent epidemic globally problem. india has the highest number of diabetes cases in the world causing huge morbidity and economic losses to the country. there were 66.8 million adults suffering from with diabetes in india in 2014, which is expected to rise by 63% to 109 million by 2035. diabetes led to at least usd 612 bi...