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A three-month investigation in China resulted in the confiscation of about $4 million worth of endangered wildlife parts.

The wildlife trafficking case, which was code-named “May 21”, led…

Nearly 5000 samples of umbilical cord blood have been stored in Royan Institute’s public bank and 60,000 samples in its private bank, said Morteza Zarrabi, director general of the institute.

Nearly 50% of mental disorders develop before the age of 14, and 75% before the age of 24. The brain is far more impressionable (neuroscientists use the term plastic) in early life than in…

Researchers have shown for the first time that lung transplant patients in Europe who live on or near busy roads with high levels of air pollution are more likely to die or to experience chronic…

The Iranian Red Crescent Society and the International Federation of Red Cross signed a memorandum of understanding to provide food to the distressed people in Somalia.

Nearly 26.5% of Iranian women suffer from neuropsychiatric disorder (average for both men and women is 23.6%), said deputy minister of health Dr Ali Akbar Sayyari, at a joint meeting of the Health…

The Food and Drug Administration has granted food industries a grace period of six months to display food safety labels on their products, said FDA head Rasoul Dinarvand.

“Production…

Construction of commercial, educational and residential buildings is not allowed in the vicinity of gasoline stations, said Rahmatollah Hafezi, chairman of the Health and Environment Commission,…

Malnutrition in the underprivileged provinces is twice the national average rate, said Dr. Zahra Abdollahi, head of the Nutrition Improvement  Department at the Health Ministry.

Civil Aviation Organization of Iran has formed a network for distribution of air tickets at deregulated fares.

“It is impossible to raise service quality at prescribed fares,” Tinn News…

An 18-strong French delegation comprising representatives of travel agencies and hotel contractors arrived in Tehran on Tuesday.

According to the new regulations of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, entry to Hengam Island by any vehicle will be prohibited, director general of Dolf Hengam Travel…

The harm caused by the imprudent decisions of former officials of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization to build 60 four- and five-star hotels will become more apparent in…

A tourist suffered severe injuries after falling into the scalding-hot El Tatio geysers in northern Chile late last week, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

O ver 400 hospitals across the country were inspected this year for infrastructural safety during disasters, said Ali Ardalan, director of the Health Ministry’s Disaster Risk Management Office.…

The first clinical trial in injecting fetal stem cells into unborn babies in the womb has been announced.

It is hoped the cells, which are able to transform into a range of tissues, will…

The national document on prevention of non-communicable diseases was introduced at the 62nd session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean in Kuwait. Deputy health minister…

Clinics that volunteered to participate in the pink ribbon campaign will offer free screening to women of over 30 years of age, on October 15 and 29. The measure was initiated by the Charity…

Researchers have found how aspirin works in the body to target an inflammatory protein linked to a variety of diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, heart disease, and certain cancers.

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A health development fund is to be established in cooperation with public and private banks with an initial capital of $1.76 billion. Around 500 health centers are also to be constructed by…

Iran’s High-Tech Laboratory Network affiliated to the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, signed a contract with the South Korean HCT Company recently to develop laboratory science…

Around 2.5 million people aged 65 and older are treated in the ER for falls each year, but researchers who took part in a Massachusetts General Hospital study warn not to automatically assume that…

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma are the most common kinds of respiratory diseases, said Dr Hamidreza Jamaati, scientific secretary of the 7th International Congress on…

It may not be possible to transfer the bodies of some of the victims of the September 24 Mina stampede to Iran for burial, said Health Minister Hassan Hashemi, appealing to their families to agree…

The confirmed cases of ovine disease have doubled over the past 10 days in Alborz Province, which has caused concerns among officials about a possible epidemic among wild goats and sheep.