The precipitation rate in Iran's six main catchment areas has declined by 5% since the beginning of the current water year on Sept. 22, 2016. According to the latest report by the Iran Water…
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Over the past decades, excessive construction of villas and housing quarters in the coastal areas and woodlands in the three northern provinces of Gilan, Mazandaran, and Golestan have inflicted…
In a study analyzing the genomes of 210,000 people in the United States and Britain, researchers at Columbia University found that the genetic variants linked to Alzheimer’s disease and heavy…
All Iranians over 15 years have been asked to apply for their smart national ID cards before the end of the calendar current year that ends in March 2018, Tasnim News Agency reported.
Recent flooding in Gilan Province, particularly in the cities of Langeroud and Lahijan, have inflicted losses amounting to more than 600 billion rials ($15.7 million), Gilan Governor Mohammad…
Following an agreement signed by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Health Ministry, domestic production of all human vaccines will henceforth be the function of the Pasteur Institute of Iran…
The Iranian Legal Medicine Organization received 792 requests for therapeutic abortion in Tehran Province during the first four months of the current calendar year that started in March,…
Based on latest research conducted by the Health Ministry, one in every four Iranians suffers from mild to severe mental disorder.
“The prevalence of mental disorders is 24% among the 15…
Two kulbars were shot dead in Baneh County of Kurdistan Province last week when border guards opened fire at a group of smugglers sighted one kilometer away from the Iraqi border, close to Hang-…
Decrepit urban neighborhoods in Tehran pose a great risk to residents as they are vulnerable to natural disasters, especially earthquakes.
Not very long ago Tehran was (still is) infested with rats and then came the stray dogs in visibly big numbers. Now it is the turn of stray cats. In addressing all three problems what is…
Iran’s Red Crescent Society is preparing aid for Myanmar Rohingya Muslims as they flee a crackdown by the junta’s brutal security forces, Mehr News Agency reported. “A relief package including…
The 11th Annual International Congress on Addiction Sciences will be held on September 13-15 in Tehran’s Razi Hall. It is organized by the Iran University of Medical Sciences, State Welfare…
The Tehran Penitentiary, a prison in Hassanabad region south of Tehran, is implementing a pilot program for addiction treatment program for 450 prisoners, which includes injecting methadone for…
Sedaye Yara helpline center, created by the Society for Protecting the Rights of the Child to offer counseling on issues related to children and adolescents, received 516 calls during the first…
Safety and fire prevention has been included in the curriculum for tenth grade students in the current academic year that begins on September 23.
“The students will learn about disaster…
Air quality in Arak, capital of Markazi Province, was unhealthy for sensitive groups for the third day in a row on Saturday. The Air Quality Index has exceeded 100, twice the acceptable…
The conditions of zoos, bird gardens and animal care centers across the country have improved over the past few years, as a result of a more efficient stick-and-carrot approach.
Hurricane Irma is not the only show in town. Two other dangerous and strengthening hurricanes, Jose and Katia, are swirling in the Atlantic Ocean basin.
Jose, following a similar path to…
Haraz Dam will not become operational unless an efficient waste management strategy is adopted to tackle the growing bulk of garbage in the vicinity of Haraz River, the head of the office of…
The head of the United Nations' body tasked with addressing desertification, stressed the importance of financing national commitments to combat land degradation, as a global summit on the issue…
The strong association between use of tobacco and a variety of diseases like cancer and early death has long been proven by researchers and physicians. As per statistics published by the World…
Childhood obesity is reaching alarming proportions in many countries and poses an urgent and serious challenge. As per official data, in Iran around 21% of urban and 13% of rural children aged 7…
Mobile phone use during pregnancy is unlikely to have any adverse effects on child neurodevelopment, according to new research published in the open access journal BMC Public Health. The…
Shahrban Company, affiliated to Tehran Municipality, has identified and terminated an estimated 97,000 illegal construction projects in the capital during the first five months of the current…
