·      Editorial Board         

    

     ·      Review Article

Obesity pandemic: an Iranian perspective       

R. Malekzadeh, M. Mohamadnejad, S. Merat, A. Pourshams, A. Etemadi

       

       ·      Original Articles

Neodymium:YAG laser treatment for premacular hemorrhage        

M. Farvardin, M. Mehryar, H. Moghaddasi, M. Farvardin

 

Airway responsiveness to a beta-adrenergic agonist in smokers        

M. H. Boskabady, H. Neamati, H. Farhadi

 

Biatrial pacing as a cost-effective strategy for prevention of atrial fibrillation after

coronary artery bypass surgery         

S. H. Mirkhani, M. Eslami, H. Bayat, M. Sanatkar, R. Sattarzadeh, M. H. Naseri

 

Effects of progesterone on the ventilatory performance in adult trauma patients

during partial support mechanical ventilation    

M. Golparvar, F. Ahmadi, M. Saghaei

 

Tuberculosis of the female genital tract in Iran      

M. Hatami

                                                                                                                                               

A comparison of respiratory (J) sensations induced by intravenous lobeline injection

and produced by exercise in subjects with coronary artery disease      

G. A. Dehghani, M. B. Sharif-Kazemi, M. R. Parvizi, A. Anand, A. S. Paintal

                                                                                                                                          

A low-dose almond-based diet decreases  LDL-C while preserving HDL-C       

B. Tamizifar, M. Rismankarzadeh, A. A. Vosoughi, M. Rafieeyan,

B. Tamizifar, A. Aminzade

 

·      Brief Report

A serological survey in suspected human patients of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

in Iran by determination of IgM-specific ELISA method during 2000 – 2004      

S. Chinikar, V. Mazaheri, R. Mirahmadi, P. Nabeth, M. F. Saron, P. Salehi, N. Hosseini,

M. Bouloy, A. Mirazimi, A. Lundkvist, M. Nilsson, A. Mehrabi-Tavana

 

·      Case Reports

Familial Mediterranean fever: unusual age of presentation and the role of genetic

diagnosis      

S. Nakhaei, E. Talachian, A. Bidari

 

“Numb chin” as the first and sole presenting sign of multiple sclerosis      

R. Khandaghi, M. A. Arami

Nonpuerperal uterine inversion: a case report    

T. Ashraf-Ganjooie

 

·    Photoclinic       

A. Shahla, M. Milani

 

·     History of Contemporary Medicine in Iran

History of orthopedics in Iran      

B. Alami-Harandi

 

·     Excerpts from Persian Medical Literature         

 

·     Commented Summary from Current Medical Literature         

M. Haghshenas, F. Habibzadeh

 

·     Obituary        

 

·     Calendar of Events        

 

·     Note of Thanks