At least 226 Iranian pilgrims lost their lives in Thursday’s deadly crush during the hajj rituals in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, said head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage…
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Two brands of genetically modified (GM) imported cooking oil are now available in the market, said Hossein Rastegar, head of food laboratories at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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The slogan for this year’s National Seniors Week (September 26-October 2) is “health and social welfare for elders, a symbol of sustainable development,” said Farid Barati Saddeh, head of the…
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Psychedelic drugs have shown benefits for people suffering from anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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People with heart attacks may survive the initial attack, but it causes permanent damage to the organ in the form of scar tissue, which affects its ability to pump blood.
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Nine daily flights from Tuesday will bring home Iranian pilgrims till October 18. The current year’s hajj season ended September 26.
Returning hajj pilgrims will be thoroughly screened by…
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Import of juices with high sugar content is proscribed by the Food and Drug Administration, said Masoumeh Takalo, a food safety expert at the FDA. “Importing high sugary drinks has been banned…
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The 4th Iran Cardiac Nursing Congress is scheduled in March next year. Organized by the Iranian Cardiac Nurses Society, the four-day event starting on March 1 will be held at Tehran’s Milad Tower…
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The government has allocated $442 million to the travel industry in the sixth five-year economic development plan (2016-21), according to Government Spokesman Mohammad Baqer Nobakht. Speaking to…
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Asian Development Bank on Monday inked a pact with India to lend $123.51 million for upgrading tourism infrastructure in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab.
This is the third tranche…
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Egypt’s tourism industry, hit by years of political upheaval and militant violence, is expected to post moderate growth this year and hopes a global advertising campaign will revive the sector…
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The most common cause of hospitalization in intensive care units, of Iranians who are otherwise healthy, is injuries in car accidents. Trauma is a major reason for admission to the ICU, said Dr.…
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The 9th Urological Nursing Congress of Iran will commence on Tuesday, in parallel with the 18th Congress of Iranian Urological Association.
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Electronic voting will be conducted in nine cities including Tehran, Tabriz, Mashhad, Karaj, Shiraz, Kermanshah, Ahvaz, Isfahan and Qom for the upcoming parliamentary elections on February 25,…
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With around 9% of the population suffering from diabetes, Iran represents a big market for insulin.
In fact, over the last few years the number of diabetic patients has increased at a CAGR…
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Pope Francis met victims of child sexual abuse Sunday on the final day of his US visit and promised to hold accountable those responsible for the scandal in the church, delivering a powerful…
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Nearly 41% of domestic knowledge-based firms (95 companies) are focused on producing health care products including pharmaceuticals, said Seyed Mohammad Sahebkar Khorasani, head of Knowledge-Based…
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World Rabies Day is observed annually on September 28, the death anniversary of Louis Pasteur who developed the first rabies vaccine in collaboration with his colleagues.
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More than 4 million trips were undertaken by urban transportation in Tehran from the beginning of the new academic year (September 23), said Pourya Mohammadian, deputy of transportation at the…
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The death toll of Iranian pilgrims has reached 169, said deputy head of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization on Monday.
Hamid Mohammadi told IRNA that the number of injured and missing…
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While world leaders fret over how best to combat climate change, many animals and plants are already feeling the effects.
CBS News has listed the following 11 species, chosen by the…
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A total of 76 wild goats and sheep in Taleqan No-Hunting Area, Alborz Province, fell victim to the deadly disease of ovine rinderpest, also known as pestes des petits ruminants, veterinarian at…
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A new model that predicts solar cycles more accurately than ever has suggested that solar activity will drop by 60% between 2030 and 2040.
Fifteen years later, Earth could sink into what…
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Why is Eastern North America so cold while the rest of the globe is getting warmer?
Temperatures across the Great Lakes and Eastern United States are setting cold temperature records for…
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“I’m going to climb the mountain to hunt deer”. This is the first verse of a famous Persian folk song that is in fact an amorous poem sung by many singers. In the refrains of the song, the poet…
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