The 11th annual international Addiction Science Congress will be held on September 13-15 at Tehran’s Razi International Conference Hall. Topics ranging from treatment options and reintegration…
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The national population and housing census, conducted by the Statistical Center of Iran, shows 6.1% of the population is over 65 years old.
According to the March 2016-17 report, published…
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Yazd University will launch a world heritage research institute to help protect its historical texture, which received world heritage status earlier this month.
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More than 3,170 samples of umbilical cord blood cells have been stored at the umbilical cord blood bank of the Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization, according to an official at the IBTO.
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Questions still linger over the safety of Tehran’s Metro Line 7 more than a month after it opened with unwanted fanfare by the municipality on June 10.
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Iran and Kyrgyzstan signed three memoranda of understanding on Tuesday to bolster cooperation in the health sector.
The MoUs were signed in a meeting between Iran’s Health Minister Seyyed…
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With the passage of an unusual cold wave, which brought along rainfall for a couple of days over the weekend, temperatures are expected to rise over the next week.
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The Iranian Nursing Association has given Health Minister Seyyed Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi an ultimatum to cancel a directive requiring hospitals to train nurses “or face serious consequences”.
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A staggering 3,300 old buses ply the packed and polluted streets of Tehran, doing little to alleviate the city’s air pollution problem. “There are 6,600 buses in Tehran, around half of which are…
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Around 200 motorcycle ambulances will be added to the emergency vehicle fleet in Tehran Province in the next two weeks, according to Pir Hossein Kolivand, the head of Emergency Medical Services. “…
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Researchers have successfully reversed brain damage in a drowned two-year-old using a low-risk treatment option. The toddler was the victim of a drowning incident in which she suffered cardiac…
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Public holidays and weekends provide an ideal opportunity for people to visit cultural heritage sites, unless one such site you want to visit happens to be Tabriz Bazaar.
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The US Transportation Security Administration said on Monday it was lifting a ban on passengers on Saudi Arabian Airlines carrying large electronics like laptops onboard US-bound flights, the last…
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The latest Hotels.com survey of Chinese travelers shows they spend more than a quarter of their income on overseas trips, but they're shopping less and splashing out more on dining and sightseeing…
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In a busy day for First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri, numerous tourism projects were inaugurated on Kish Island on Monday, as efforts to develop the Persian Gulf island’s travel sector…
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The highly anticipated museum in Pasargadae, a world heritage site in Fars Province, will open at most in three years, a senior official at Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism…
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The chief of the United Nations World Tourism Organization has urged governments to be more circumspect before issuing travel advisories, as this could aggravate the fight against terrorism.
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Daily tomato consumption appeared to cut the development of skin cancer tumors by half in a mouse study at The Ohio State University.
The new study of how nutritional interventions can…
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Rehabilitation centers for young drug addicts under the age of 18 have been launched over the past two years in seven provinces and their treatment costs are covered by the Iran Drug Control…
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Lawmakers on Sunday approved a bill that revises key criteria for death penalties handed out for drug offenses.
The bill, which was approved by 182 votes with 245 lawmakers present,…
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Maternal mortality rate in Iran dropped in the last fiscal (ended March 20), according to figures released by the Health Ministry
“Last year the maternal mortality rate dropped to 18.…
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Falling off walnut trees during harvesting is the chief cause of spinal cord injuries in Kohgiluyeh-Boyerahmad Province, accounting for 20% of all physical disabilities.
“One…
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The limitation put on certain high school majors for foreign nationals living in Iran has been removed, according to an official at the Education Ministry’s Center for International Affairs and…
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Based on an agreement between Iran’s Cultural Heritage and Tourism Research Center and Hosseinieh Ershad Library, museum brochures will be published in Braille and made available in audio to cater…
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Around 60 tons of medical goods were sent to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for Iranians making the pilgrimage (hajj) to the holy city. According to the head of the Hajj Medical Center at Iran’s Red…
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