Given the increase in life expectancy rates, the need to expand healthcare services has increased considerably and the health sector is grappling with shortages of various stripes, namely…
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A total of 600 homeless drug addicts and drug dealers on Tehran’s streets were rounded up last week by police and sent to Fashafuyeh Rehabilitation Center in Rey County south of Tehran,…
Iranian students won the first place in ‘graphs’ field at the International Mathematics Tournament Towns held in Moscow (August 3-11). The tournament is an international math event for school…
A 25% decrease in the number of pilgrims’ referrals to medical centers has been seen during this year’s hajj season, said Pir-Hussein Kolivand, deputy head of Hajj Medical Center at Iranian…
A recent study says obesity and overweight in Iran is reaching critical levels, Ensafnews.com reported.
According to the Iranian Physiotherapy Association, 85% of the population suffers from back pain or types of musculoskeletal disorders.
With a ban on US citizens traveling to North Korea reportedly set to come into effect next month, Pyongyang has unveiled a contingency plan: It is courting Russian tourists.
The number of Iranian tourists to Istanbul has seen an uptrend in recent years and could soon surpass the number of German visitors, partially as a result of economic recovery experienced after…
Russia has finally removed visa requirements for Iranian tourists based on an agreement signed recently to ease visits between the two countries.
According to Ali Rafiei, the deputy head…
As the controversial construction of an 18-story hotel near Arg-e Karim Khan (Karim Khan Citadel) in Shiraz, Fars Province, continues, calls from NGOs and heritage lovers for pulling down the…
Although three million pilgrims visit Iran annually, the sector is still underperforming, according to a faculty member at Tehran University.
Mohammad Reza Rezvani also lamented that…
Children of ages 7 to 15 are for the first time involved in the production and exhibition of handicrafts in the 28th National Handicrafts Exhibition that opened on Aug. 23 at Tehran’s…
Iran’s pharmaceutical industry is on a positive course and should not be impeded by financial constraints, said a member of the Iranian Association of Pharmacists.
Speaking at a press…
During inspections of businesses, including industrial units and construction sites, in Sistan-Baluchestan Province since the beginning of the current fiscal (March), 322 foreign nationals were…
Men who took high doses of vitamin B6 and B12 supplements had a higher risk of lung cancer, and the association was highest among current smokers, according to a study published Tuesday.
Elections for the Tehran City Council chairmanship were held on Wednesday during the new council’s first official meeting.
Mohsen Hashemi Rafsanjani, the sole candidate for the job, won…
Dental care services for pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and children younger than 14 years is free in small towns, according to a Health Ministry official.
During the Iranian month of Tir (June 22-July 22), cars and motorcycles were responsible for the most traffic accidents, according to the Traffic Control Police Chief Nader Rahmani.
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National Doctor’s Day is observed every year on August 23 on the birth anniversary of Avicenna, the 10th-century Iranian philosopher, physician and scientist. The occasion is an opportunity to…
Gholamreza Asghari, former head of Isfahan’s University of Medical Sciences was appointed Monday as the new head of the Food and Drug Administration by Health Minister Seyyed Hassan Qazizadeh…
Charity organization Barakat Foundation is paying for infertility treatment to help couples in rural Ilam Province, according to a provincial health official.
Some 37 million Iranians are living in water-stressed regions, according to an official at the Geological Survey & Mineral Explorations of Iran.
Speaking to ISNA, Jalil Qalamqash…
The US state of California raised an estimated $640 million for its greenhouse gas fund by auctioning permits to curb carbon emissions—a result that analysts said shows restored confidence in…
In megacities, which are home to nearly 10% of the world's 7.5 billion people, trees provide each city with more than $500 million each year in services that make urban environments cleaner,…
Japan and Iran have agreed to implement the second phase of a plan to protect and manage forests and rangelands along Karoun River, the only navigable river in Iran.
