Greenhouse gas emissions in 2030 could still be up to 12 billion tons more than the level needed to keep global warming within 2 degrees Celsius this century, a United Nations report estimated on…
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Low precipitation, injudicious water use/waste and dwindling groundwater resources have exacerbated desertification in the central Isfahan Province.
Hamid Zahrabi, head of the provincial…
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The rehabilitation wing at the state hospital ‘Rofeideh’ in Tehran has been issued a permit by the Health Ministry and will soon start operating.
“Tariffs at the hospital are considerably…
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The Health Ministry is closely pursuing the problems of EB patients and is determined to alleviate their plight, said Fatemeh Hashemi, head of the Iranian Rare Disease Foundation (IRDF).
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Moderate rainfall a few days ago left Tehran city with huge traffic jams for hours together. The deluge also caused water logging in some parts of the capital with storm water drains overflowing…
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Exercise is critical to staying healthy and living longer. New research suggests that exercising after age 40, in whatever dose, may be the most critical time of all.
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The 10th annual national congress of clinical oncology will be held on November 11-13 in Shiraz, Fars Province. Specialists and experts from Iran, the US, Spain and Germany will attend the…
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The pilot phase of the Social Security Organization’s plan to replace insurance booklets with smart cards has commenced in Yazd Province. “Under the project, the two basic insurers, Iran Health…
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The Seventh World Science Forum is underway in Budapest with more than 900 participants from over 100 countries, including an Iranian delegation headed by Vice-President for Science and Technology…
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The Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC) participated in CHInanano 2015 held October 28-30 in Suzhou, China along with nine Iranian enterprises active in the field of nanotechnology. The…
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This year’s UNESCO Avicenna Prize for Ethics in Science has been awarded to Pakistani bioethicist and Professor of Biotechnology Zabta Khan Shinwari for his scientific and educational work in…
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Visitors are advised by the World Air Quality Index that if they are travelling to countries where the Air Quality Index is over 151, strenuous exercises or activities should be avoided as the…
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Ancient sites in Syria occupied by Islamic State extremists are being looted on an industrial scale, with cultural artifacts being smuggled into Western countries to fund the terrorist group.
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Familiarizing the local populace with other cultures and educating them in the basics of hospitality is imperative to developing local tourism, a senior Gilan Province tourism official told ISNA…
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Iranian ecolodges have been nominated for the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s prestigious Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism, according to Ali Ebrahimnejad, director of…
PeopleIranian diplomatic missions need tourism attachés to help attract investors and travelers alike, according to Mohammad Savidanlouei, director of North Khorasan’s chapter of the Iran Cultural…
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Police confiscated 1.29 tons of narcotics in three separate operations in southeast Sistan-Baluchestan Province on Monday. Brigadier-General Hussein Rahimi, provincial police commander, said three…
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Bodies of five more Iranian pilgrims who died in the Mina stampede on September 24 during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia have been identified, said Saeed Ohadi, head of Iran’s Hajj and…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) and Yemen’s Ministry of Public Health and Population are intensifying efforts for cyclone Chapala, which battered parts of the country on Tuesday. The storm…
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Around 40% of Iranians in the age groups 15-64 years suffer from physical inactivity.
Fars Province tops with the lowest level of physical activity at 53.4% followed by Sistan-Baluchestan…
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It is an effective pain reliever and has been linked to reduced risk of a number of health conditions, including heart attack, stroke and cancer. But is aspirin really the “wonder drug” many…
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Iran has set an example, globally, by including all refugees into its ‘Salamat’ (health) Insurance Scheme that will provide all registered Afghan and Iraqi refugees with health insurance services…
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Ten years after it became mandatory for drivers to wear seatbelts, this traffic violation is still the most frequently committed by Iranian drivers.
In 2005 seatbelts was declared…
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More than 977,900 births have been registered since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21) while the number of deaths was 224,400, said Ali Akbar Mahzoun, head of the National…
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A program to screen unmarried people aged 15 to 25 years for genetic disorders will be implemented soon, said Majid Rezazadeh, head of the Social Welfare Organization’s Addiction Prevention and…
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