Although the positive relationship between insulin resistance (IR) and central obesity is well known, the direct relationship between waist circumference and IR is not clear yet and there is no consensus regarding the cut ...

An important complication of chemotherapy is thromboembolic events that can occur during treatment course. In this way, Warfarin can be used as an efficient prophylactic agent to prevent these complications. Although ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global health problem, and there is an association between tobacco smoke and TB. Water pipe smoking has become an increasing problem not only in Middle Eastern countries but also globally because ...

We aim to evaluate the trend of national and sub-national (provincial) utilization pattern of antihypertensive medicines in the Iranian population in the past decade and evaluate whether there is any wealth-related inequality ...

Gene-dietary pattern interactions may contribute to the determination of a susceptibility to metabolic syndrome (MetS). The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential interactions of dietary patterns with the common ...

Despite women playing a pivotal role in shaping nutritional patterns in their families, it is the men whose ideas and preferences, after children, influence the selection and consumption of daily foods among Iranian families. ...

Hirschsprung's disease (HD) is a relatively common congenital disease that could be suspected by clinical symptoms, abdominal plain X-ray, and finally diagnosed by rectal biopsy. In 80% cases, rectosigmoid junction is ...