A blast of explosive material at a residential unit in Ardebil city in the northwest Ardebil Province, claimed the lives of seven people and injured eight others on Friday night, ahead of the…
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In the first 11 months of the current year (ends March 20), a total of 20,000 small residential units were allocated to mostly elderly people and the disabled under coverage of the Imam Khomeini…
It is well established that a poor diet can raise the risk of cardiovascular death. New research, however, sheds light on the leading dietary risk factors for death from cardiovascular…
Eleven categories of audiology, a branch of science that studies hearing, balance, and related disorders, were discussed at the 16th International Congress of Iran Audiology which wrapped up in…
Teenagers who consume a diet low in vegetables and high in sugar-sweetened and diet soft drinks may be at increased risk for premenopausal breast cancer, warns a study.
Fifty percent of tobacco tax will be allocated to the health sector in the next fiscal year that begins on March 21, said deputy health minister for legal affairs in parliament. “Also, 30% of the…
Iran must take measures within three to four decades to prevent its population from ageing, said an expert at a recent conference on the consequences of single-child families.
The government should cooperate with the private sector in managing the situation of street and working children, said Minister of Labor, Cooperatives, and Social Welfare Ali Rabiei.
Some 500,000 young people are volunteering in youth-related NGOs, said deputy minister of sports and youths affairs. “These non-governmental organizations numbered 50 in 2013, but have increased…
The diyye (blood money) compensation rate in the next Iranian year (starts March 21) has seen a 10.5% increase compared to the outgoing year. According to news outlets, the rate of diyye in the…
Today’s teen smokers have experienced a spike in depression in recent years, according to a new study. Researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health found that among smokers…
Men from the age of 50 should be screened regularly for different diseases including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood sugar and diabetes as well as male-specific diseases…
The hotel industry is the most competent and reliable sector for investment in the revival of historical buildings for possessing both the required funds for the purpose and sufficient experience…
The National Museum of Iran will feature a temporary exhibition of a series of collections from France's Louvre Museum in the next Iranian year (starting March 21).
Low-cost carrier Pobeda Airlines, a unit of Russia’s Aeroflot, says it will teach its employees judo and sambo, a Russian martial art, after a passenger at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport acted violently…
Three US states have joined Hawaii in a legal challenge against President Donald Trump's revised travel ban.
Trump signed an executive order placing a 90-day ban on people from six mainly…
A group in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, is launching a campaign about safety in the border city in hopes of sparking more tourism. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports that members of Love Jrz, a nonprofit,…
The Research Institute for Earth Sciences on Friday released a report about a new seismic fault identified in Tehran.
A study conducted by Morteza Talebian, a seismologist, said the…
The number of unsafe schools across the country has seen a remarkable decrease over the past three years, said Education Minister Fakhreddin Ahmadi Danesh-Ashtiani.
So far, 1,080 homeless addicts have been admitted to rehab camps across Tehran Province, said Anoushiravan Mohseni Bandpei, head of the State Welfare Organization (SWO) on Wednesday.
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The Muslim prayer ritual can reduce lower back pain if performed regularly and properly, says recent research published in the latest issue of the International Journal of Industrial and Systems…
Iran and Italy will hold the first meeting on joint scientific cooperation in April, said Vahid Ahmadi, deputy head of research at the Science Ministry. “The meet aims to provide new opportunities…
A total of 433,000 kg of unsafe food items were identified and confiscated since the start of food safety inspections across the country for the Iranian New Year ‘Norouz.’ “Since February 19, a…
The research quality ranking system of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in its 2016 edition, has named 44 Iranian institutions among the top ones in the Islamic World, the Iranian…
The French are more worried and outraged by climate change than their British or German neighbors, but they don’t want to pay for a solution.
