The First International Endometriosis and Minimally Invasive Surgeries Congress will be held from October 25-28 at Tehran Shahid Beheshti University. Organized by Tehran’s Avicenna Research Center…
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A memorandum of understanding was signed between Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi and Finland’s Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services, Juha Rehula during a meeting on Tuesday…
PeopleThe newest version of the comprehensive cancer management system will be inaugurated soon, said Ali Qanbari Motlaq, head of the Cancer Control Office at the Health Ministry’s Non-Communicable…
PeopleNew guidelines for the treatment of 3 common sexually transmitted infections have been issued by the WHO in response to the growing threat of antibiotic resistance. Chlamydia, gonorrhoea and…
PeopleIran’s Sharif University and the University of Melbourne in Australia have agreed to set up a center on water research in a bid to use Australia’s expertise in battling the water crisis to save…
PeopleIncreasingly polluted rivers in Africa, Asia and Latin America pose a disease risk to more than 300 million people and threaten fisheries and farming in many countries, a UN report warned Tuesday…
PeopleKhuzestan Province’s top environment official has said Ahvaz and Mahshahr’s struggle with soil pollution is “worrying” and must be addressed as soon as possible.
PeopleData from the Department of Environment indicate that the concentration of carbon monoxide in Iran’s metropolises has remained well below dangerous levels throughout the past two years and the…
PeopleThe 35-article Clean Air Bill was passed by the Majlis Agriculture, Water and Natural Resources Commission on Sunday, paving the way for it to be reviewed and passed by the parliament before being…
PeopleFor the first time, Iranian scientists have developed an automated external defibrillator (AED).
PeopleThe national plan on prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) will take off from the second half of the current Iranian year that started in March, said Ali Akbar Sayyari, deputy…
PeopleOver 70,000 students deprived of education have returned to schools since the beginning of the government’s tenure in August 2013, said Deputy Education Minister Mohammad Deymevar. “A total of 76,…
PeopleAll infertile couples will be covered by the government-sponsored treatment programs, said Deputy Health Minister Mohammad Aqajani. “A total of 1,050 billion rials ($30 million) has been allocated…
PeopleA citizen’s claim to 5,000 sq meters of what is currently a public park named ‘Armaghan’, located in northern Tehran, has led to demolition of parts of the garden facade, and it is likely that the…
PeopleFocusing only on one sport year-round can increase kids’ risk of injury and burnout, according to a clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
PeopleMbah Gotho, who has outlived his ten siblings, four wives, the last of whom died in 1988, and his children, says now he just wants to die.
PeopleThe final draft of the document to provide social support to women compiled by the Ministry of Labor, Cooperatives and Social Welfare, is now ready, said the ministry’s advisor in women and family…
PeopleAn expected explosion in US tourism to Cuba will likely take years to materialize even after US airlines resume commercial flights to the Caribbean island this week for the first time since 1961,…
PeopleItalian experts are helping with the construction of roofs above the gates leading to the two royal palaces in Pasargadae, a World Heritage Site located just outside of the historical city of…
PeopleIran’s underdeveloped tourism infrastructure has failed to keep pace with the growing demand to visit the long-isolated country, forcing travel agencies to reduce their tour capacities.
PeopleFollowing the first Asia Cooperation Dialogue Ministerial Meeting on Tourism, held on August 28-29, in the northwestern city of Tabriz, East Azarbaijan Province, Bangladesh’s top tourism authority…
PeopleBased on reports from Iran’s Cultural heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, almost all travel agencies in Iran complied with the temporary ban on Turkey tours.
PeopleDestinations struggling to attract visitors after terrorist attacks will continue to see a fall in international arrivals, flight reservations suggest.
Turkey will be hardest hit, with…
PeopleSick of waiting in traffic jams? You could be. Pollution that gathers inside cars in traffic jams and at red traffic lights is far higher than that found in cars that are moving. Now, research…
PeopleAccording to the World Health Organization, of the total amount of waste generated by hospitals, about 85% is general, non-hazardous waste. The remaining 15% is considered hazardous that may be…
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