Air pollution (indoors and outdoors) is a major issue in public health as epidemiological
studies have highlighted its numerous detrimental health consequences (notably, respiratory …

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common neurological disorders and
a leading cause of nontraumatic disability in young adults in many countries. Recent reports …

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 …

Background Comparable data on the global and country-specific burden of neurological
disorders and their trends are crucial for health-care planning and resource allocation. The …

Background The eastern Mediterranean region is comprised of 22 countries: Afghanistan,
Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, …

Beyond vitamin D (VD) effect on bone homeostasis, numerous physiological functions in
human health have been described for this versatile prohormone. In 2016, 95% of the world's …

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) incidence has dramatically increased in Tehran, Iran.
The health impact of air pollution in Tehran underscores the attention to a possible …

Background: There is emerging evidence that particulate pollution also contributes to lung
function decline; decline in lung function has been reported across Europe. The objective of …

Background: Tehran is the capital of Iran with an increasing Multiple Sclerosis (MS) incidence.
A retrospective population-based study was conducted to evaluate the status of MS …

BACKGROUND: Summary measures of health are essential in making estimates of health
status that are comparable across time and place. They can be used for assessing the …