[Evaluation of efficacy of H. pylori eradication regimens in Iran: a systematic review]

Treatment regimens for the eradication of H. pylori as suggested in Western studies may not be applicable for Iran. Herein, we conduct a systematic review to ascertain the efficacy of eradication therapy regimens used for Iranian patients and introduce the more successful treatment regimens for Iranians. This review was a comprehensive search of English and Farsi electronic databases conducted from June to September 2011. A total of 11 trials were included in our study. In these, there were 28 different eradication regimens studied. Of the 28 regimens, 8 had an H. pylori eradication rate of over 85% and in 3 the eradication rate was greater than 90%. In Iran, the regimens that contained amoxicillin-furazolidone or amoxicillin-clarithromycin for two weeks were the most effective for H. pylori eradication, although the furazolidone-based regimen was less expensive. For first-line treatment, the amoxicillin-furazolidone-based regimen for 2 weeks is cost-effective for H. pylori eradication in Iranian patients

[Lifestyle of nurses working in Shiraz University Hospitals]

Due to increasing urbanization, diet changes, and sedentary lifestyle in today's world, the incidence of certain chronic diseases is dramatically increased. This study is designed to investigate the lifestyle of nurses as individuals that play an important role in educating healthy lifestyle in different groups of people. This cross-sectional study was carried out on 300 nurses working in Shiraz University Hospitals as study group. Subjects were selected through stratified random sampling by means of a questionnaire including different questions about lifestyle. The statistical tests of the 11.5 version of SPSS software were used for data analysis; these tests included t-test, One-Way ANOVA test, Kruskal Wallis H-test and Spearman correlation. P-Value was considered statistically significant at >0.05. Research analysis showed that 54% of the study group had average conditions in their diet, 60.3% had moderate physical activity and 76% had intermediate and poor conditions in mental health. 44.6% of individuals had got poor grades in personal health care and 62% had got poor grades in disease prevention activities. 96.3 per cent of nurses did not smoke and 95.7 per cent of individuals did not ever consume alcohol. According to the results of this study, nurses, in spite of being educated and having important role in patients' education, do not have desirable lifestyle