Literature review/background information. Consistently, studies conducted worldwide have found that regular physical activity for children with chronic asthma is beneficial. In spite of international guidelines for managing ...

Introduction: Tobacco use is one of the major preventable causes of death. Smoking rates among men in Armenia have been consistently high, being one of the highest rates among men. In India tobacco smoke is responsible for ...

Background: Leukemia is the most common blood cancer. Worldwide, leukemia accounts for 2.8% of all new cancer cases and 222,000 deaths each year. It accounts for 30% of all cancers diagnosed in children aged less than 15 ...

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a genetic disease predominantly affecting ethnic groups such as Armenians, Jews, Arabs and Turks. Signs of the disease are recurrent self-limited attacks of fever and polyserositis, ...

Financial risk protection, in spite of extensive efforts and observed progress, still remains a major problem for the Armenian healthcare system. Different studies agree on unacceptable level of out of pocket payments with ...

Background: Major Depression is a widespread and serious mental health illness. In 2012, 350 million people suffer from depression worldwide. Adolescents have the highest risk of depression. In this age range, 20% have ...

Background: Sternal and leg wound infections following coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) surgery are risk factors for increased morbidity and mortality as well as cost of treatment. It is estimated that the average ...

Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are infections of any part of respiratory system (from para nasal sinuses to pleural cavity) lasting less than 30 days. ARI is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children ...

BACKGROUND: Myocardial Infarction (MI) survivors are especially at increased risk for recurrent MI. Because of this increased risk of recurrences, cardiac rehabilitation should be carried out within the treatment process ...