To help raise hope in children with hard-to-treat diseases, a campaign has been initiated by a group of artists calling on doctors to prescribe activities that lift up their spirits such as…
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A recent survey by the State Welfare Organization shows that Iranians’ performance in terms of social responsibility, defined as the obligation to act for the benefit of society at large, be it by…
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It is official. Women have better memories than men. In a study published in the journal Menopause, women aged 45-55 years performed better in all memory measures, despite experiencing a…
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The comprehensive plan to empower female breadwinners has been presented to the Social Council at the Interior Ministry for review and ratification. “The results of the plan’s trial run were…
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About 60% of all medical tests prescribed by Iranian physicians are unnecessary, said Naser Kamalian, head of Iranian Society of Pathology and professor at Tehran University of Medical Sciences…
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The 4th international congress of Medical Ethics and Law in Gene Therapy will be held on November 16-17 at the International Conferences Hall in Yazd, central Iran, said Mahmoud Abbasi, scientific…
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During the first half of the current year (started March 20) Iranian philanthropists have contributed 7.8 trillion rials ($216 million) to the country’s health system, said Dr. Seyed Mohammad Hadi…
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The Global Wellness Institute recently reported that global health tourism revenues grew an impressive 14% from 2013-15 (to $563 billion), more than twice as fast as overall tourism (6.9%), while…
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The inauguration of four marine tourism projects along the banks of Karoun River in Khuzestan Province has been put off once again, although they are claimed to be complete and ready to start…
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During construction operations in Tehran's Baharestan Street last week, a skull dating back to 3,000 years was discovered.
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Since the launch of a scheme a week ago by Iran's tourism body to authorize online travel agencies, 20 permits have been issued.
The scheme aims to streamline and supervise the activities…
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The new head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization has reportedly shifted focus onto cultural heritage and handicrafts, which has raised worries among some groups that…
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Work on Urmia Lake restoration has slowed due to intermittent cash injections, an official involved in the Urmia Lake Restoration Program said.
Masoud Tajrishi, the head of planning, also…
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Electric carmaker Tesla Motors Inc said on November 8 it would buy German firm Grohmann Engineering to improve its automated manufacturing systems. The deal, whose financial terms were not…
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As concerns grow regarding adequate vitamin D intake, low levels have now been linked to a risk of bladder cancer, according to results presented this week at the Society for Endocrinology…
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Well-qualified and talented Iranians continue to go abroad for higher studies or to seek better living standards. Many are driven away by the high unemployment rate (12.7%) in the country, but…
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Although the government has laid the tracks to improve women’s status in management, there is still a long way to go before they can get their due share, said Vice President for Women and Family…
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Around 950 applicants in the first half of the current year (started March 20) registered at the Tehran Central Forensic Medicine office seeking permission for medical termination of pregnancy (…
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A dental treatment center was opened on Monday at ‘Khaneh-Khorshid’ (literally Sun House) women’s charity to provide oral care services to HIV patients and drug addicts. The dental unit and other…
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A total of 714 LDR (Labor-Delivery-Recovery) rooms were inaugurated in 144 hospitals in 135 cities across the country on Tuesday.
Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi, who was in Fasa…
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Many patients in the country still receive chemotherapy and radiation therapy separately while new studies conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) have shown combining the treatments can…
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A bus carrying Iranian pilgrims to the holy city of Karbala in Iraq for the Arba’een mourning rituals overturned in an accident on Tuesday evening, killing 28 people and injuring 12.
The…
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A recent report by the Tehran Air Quality Control Company says that air pollution threatens the lives of 11.5 million children in the country. Children comprise 30% of the 80 million population.…
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Construction of Kamandan Dam in Lorestan Province started in 2005; however due to budget overruns and lack of funding the project after 11 years is only half complete.
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According to the Statistical Center of Iran, during the last Iranian year (ended on March 19), nearly 40 million Iranians in the working age (defined as 10 years and older) were not economically…
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