From among 3,100 knowledge-based companies registered at the Office of the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology, 890 (28%) are firms active in the health sector, Hossein Vatanpour,…
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Iran Hepatitis Network plans to eliminate hepatitis C among haemophilia and thalassemia patients by 2020, Mo’ayyed Alavian, head of IHN said on the sidelines of the 7th International Tehran…
Tehran Map Museum, a collection of old maps and historical documents of Tehran, opened in the upscale Aqdasieh district. Newly elected Tehran Mayor Mohamamd-Ali Najafi and Education…
A 4.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Birjand City in South Khorasan Province early on Wednesday. No fatalities have been reported. According to the Iranian Seismography Center, the quake, which…
Chadormalu Mining and Industrial Company finally obtained a permit on mining in D19 District in Yazd Province, a potential habitat of the rare Asiatic cheetah.
The recent declarations of Isa Kalantari, the new chief of the Department of Environment, have raised the ire of experts.
His statements in support of transgenic products that had been…
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality filed a request on Aug. 28 to waive environmental regulations around solid waste disposal, including permitting regulations, transporting standards…
Wetlands are the most endangered ecosystems, with the global extent of destruction and degradation estimated to be $20 trillion.
This is seven times Iran’s annual budget. However, the…
World Suicide Prevention Day is observed on Sept. 10 every year. The day is organized by the International Association for Suicide Prevention, in sponsorship with World Health Organization, to…
The newly elected Tehran Mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi took oath of office on Tuesday, eight days after taking office on August 28. Addressing the fifth meeting of Tehran City Council, Najafi…
Dutch researchers claim to have discovered the maximum age “ceiling” for human lifespan, despite growing life expectancy because of better nutrition, living conditions and medical care.
Addiction and its consequences cost the government nearly 500 trillion rials ($13.2 billion) every year, says a report from the Expediency Council’s working group on drug abuse reduction. This…
The 19th International Congress on Cardiovascular Updates (ICCU 2017) will be held September 12-15 at Milad Tower’s International Conference Hall in Tehran.
The Iranian Red Crescent Society will add 450 emergency vehicles, including ambulances and rescue vehicles, to its fleet in the near future, head of IRCS, Morteza Salimi, said at the weekend.
So far an estimated 12 million students have enrolled in schools in the country for the upcoming academic year that starts on September 23, Mehr News Agency reported. Of the total, 7.49 million…
Like in many developing countries in the world, Iran too is threatened by an increase in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) due largely to the increase in life expectancy and a rise in urban…
Chinese outbound tourism has witnessed "an explosive growth" in the past 10 years and the trend is likely to continue in the next decade, Jane Sun Jie, CEO of a major Chinese travel agency, said…
The construction of a concrete building, which is currently underway in the buffer zone of the historical texture of Yazd, the capital of Yazd Province, has raised concerns that the city might…
The Health Ministry has developed a comprehensive plan to ensure preventive services are given to people at high risk of HIV infection. The ministry says it has also focused efforts on…
The bus accident on Friday in the southern province of Fars, which was carrying 44 girl students on an educational trip, has once again raised serious concern about the safety of such trips for…
All vehicles taking children to and from school will get barcode stickers to enable their tracking, ISNA reported. The barcode stickers enable the Road Maintenance and Transportation…
The First International Conference on Urban and Intercity Road Landscape will be held in Tehran on November 30, according to the website of the conference (icuirl.ir).
Staying in education is associated with a lower risk of developing heart disease, says a study published by the British Medical Journal, Medical Xpress reported.
During the first five months of the current calendar year (March 21-August 22), as many as 905,803 people donated blood at centers set up by Iran’s Blood Transfusion Organizations across the…
Of the 1.3 million disabled people registered with the State Welfare Organization, so far 45% have received international identity cards and the remaining cards will be issued before the end of…
