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New understanding of how nicotine causes addiction has emerged, according to research published in eLife.

Although smoking rates are declining, a consistent part of the population…

The biggest crisis in Iran since the 1980-1988 Iraqi-imposed war is drug trafficking and abuse, says Parviz Afshar, deputy head of the Iranian Drug Control Headquarters.

Till Friday  (Dec. 11) morning, 42 people had died of swine flu in the country, according to Mohammad Mehdi Gouya, director-general of communicable diseases at the Health Ministry’s Disease…

Although heart stroke usually affects people in their 70s and 80s, the average age of the disease has decreased to 40 in the country, said Dr Mohammad Hussein Mandegar, father of heart transplant…

Preventing mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV is a Health Ministry priority, said Dr. Abbas Sedaqat, head of the ministry’s AIDS Control Office. “All women, and their spouses, who suspect…

Studies indicate that nearly 78% of Iranian children suffer from mild to severe Vitamin D3 deficiency and it is more common in girls than boys, said Dr Reza Shiyari, executive secretary of the…

Based on a quadrilateral MoU between Iran’s Red Crescent Society, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Kenya Red Cross Society, and Somali Red Crescent Society,…

France detected a case of highly pathogenic bird flu in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques region on Friday, taking to five the number of regions affected by the outbreak in the country’s southwest. H5N9…

Air pollution across Iran has been decreasing gradually during the past two years, according to an official at the Department of Environment.

Unauthorized use of the water of Zohre River in Khuzestan Province’s Hendijan Port has taken a toll on the river’s discharge to the extent that the mouth of the river in the Persian Gulf has all…

The government is considering adopting a two-day weekend (Thursday and Friday) in Alborz Province in a renewed bid to curb air pollution.

A whopping 1.1 million hectares of land in Fars Province are losing their battle with desertification, according to the director of the provincial office of Forests, Range and Watershed Management…

Scientists from the United States, Japan, and China are racing to perfect satellite technology that could one day measure greenhouse gas emissions from space, potentially transforming the winner…

The Supreme Council for Employment (SCE) has ordered Bank Melli, Iran’s top state-owned bank, to develop funding packages for small and medium enterprises in coordination with the Ministry of…

Non-chemical control of pests in an area of 250,000 hectares of farmlands will be implemented by the end of next year (March 20, 2017), said Yahya Ebtali, deputy head of the national Plant…

The first plan of action to address the issue of obesity will be unveiled at the upcoming 5th National Congress on Prevention and Treatment of Obesity, said Dr. Shahram Alamdari, scientific…

Breast cancer survivors with certain characteristics may have a higher risk of developing leukemia after chemotherapy or radiation therapy, according to a study published online in Cancer.

Preventative oral care can reduce the need for unpleasant dental drilling and filling by 30-50%, says a study.

The findings suggest that tooth decay or dental caries can be stopped,…

Storage facilities in the country’s blood banks are satisfactory and meet the needs of medical centers across Iran, said Bashir Hajibeigi, spokesperson for the Iran Blood Transfusion Organization…

Annual per capita consumption of poultry in Iran is 20 kg. Around 90% of poultry products are supplied in raw form and only 10% in processed products, said Hossein Rastegar, head of the Food and…

The death toll due to swine flu has reached eight in Sistan-Baluchistan Province in southeastern Iran, said Hussein Ali Shahriari, head of the Majlis Health Commission and MP from Zahedan.

Women between 45-49 years of age are more likely to be subject to domestic violence, says Dr. Shahla Moazzami, a criminal science and criminology instructor at Tehran University.

By the end of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2016), all those with disabilities in the country will receive their ICF (International Classification of Functioning) cards, said Anoushiravan…

Africa’s struggling tourism industry has reacted with outrage this week over a “worldwide” travel alert recently issued by the US State Department following the deadly terrorist attacks in Mali,…

Iran’s top three tourist cities will be named during the upcoming Norouz holidays (March 20 – April 3, 2016), according to the country’s tourism chief.