Association between height and malignancy among children in the north of Iran.

Background: This study aim to determine the association between height and cancer in the children aged 14 years at the time of diagnosis in Rasht, Iran.

Materials And Methods: In this cross-sectional study, height of patients with a malignancy (≤14) at the time of diagnosis measured in the standard charts of United States National Center for the Health Statistics (NCHS). Data were reported by descriptive statistics and analyzed by Regression tests in SPSS version 19.

Is there any relation between Duration of breastfeeding and anemia?

Background: In the early months of life, Breastfeeding increases chance of survival, reduces recovery time after disease and mortality due to infections such as diarrhea and acute respiratory infections. However, infants who are exclusively breast-fed for more than 6 months in developing countries may be at increased risk of anemia. Therefore, the aim of study was to assess the relation between duration of breastfeeding and anemia.