Healthy food can be expensive. But according to a new study published in the Journal of Consumer Research, something really funky is going on with how consumers view the health level of a food…
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The State Welfare Organization has set up a hotline at 1480 to provide post-traumatic counseling services to anyone affected by the tragic Plasco incident in Tehran on Thursday. The 17-story…
The latest estimates from UNAIDS say that 75,000 people are infected with HIV in the country, of whom 40,000-50,000 people are not aware of their disease, said Fardad Doroudi, UNAIDS executive…
Researchers at the Iranian Institute of Medicinal Plants affiliated to the Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (IACECR) will unveil a type of herbal medicine on Tuesday…
The comprehensive Hepatitis C Management System was unveiled last week at a seminar on the infectious disease held January 29-30 in Babol, Mazandaran Province. “This comprehensive network aims to…
A total of 30 million vials of vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease will be produced by Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute by the end of the current fiscal year in March. “There is no concern…
Tehran has become a city of high-rises, many of which are unsafe and insecure, and therefore aerial firefighters like well-equipped helicopters and other air resources to combat fires in tall…
People usually think of bacteria as causing diseases, but the body is full of bacteria, both good and bad.
The cost of traveling will go down before the end of the Iranian year (March 20) and just in time for the Norouz (Iranian New Year) holidays, according to a lawmaker.
To exploit the full tourism potentials of Qeshm, local authorities are making efforts to reduce the costs of travel to the key Persian Gulf island.
Hamidreza Momeni, director of Qeshm…
Indians will no longer have the visa-on-arrival facility when traveling to Hong Kong and would have to complete a pre-arrival registration. The move, announced by the Hong Kong government in…
With six million Chinese tourists expected to travel abroad over the Lunar New Year break, China's Jan. 27 to Feb. 2 holiday is crucial for Taiwan tour agency operator Li Chi-yueh who relies on…
Leylaneh, a village in Sardasht County, is now home to West Azarbaijan Province's first ecolodge.
Previously a rundown structure, the building was renovated and repurposed by a…
The German parliament has voted to allow consumption of cannabis for medical purposes. The issue had been a point of heated discussion in the country for a long time. In a landmark bill, members…
The recent debates on satellite jamming in the country have raised the specter of harmful health hazards, including the risk of cancers and other ailments.
“Earlier, we didn’t have enough…
Nearly 3,000 buildings in Tehran are in the same condition as that of the Plasco Building that collapsed on Thursday following a blaze, says Masoumeh Abad, head of the Health and Safety Committee…
The deal between Iran and the world powers that eased sanctions in July 2015 and took effect a year ago, have been positive in the health sector as manifested both in terms of quality of medical…
A study has shown that while visiting a psychologist for therapy to deal with depression, men are more likely to prefer a quick fix than women who want to talk about their feelings.
Despite…
Most cities across the country, except for Khorramshahr and Abadan in Khuzestan Province (areas with low seismic activity) “are prone to moderate to very strong earthquakes,” said Seyed Hamid…
An earthquake measuring 4.3 degrees on the Richter scale shook Kazeroun in the southern Fars Province early Saturday at 2:28 am. Out of the total 10 injured people, nine with minor injuries were…
The Health Ministry has sent a team of mental health experts to the scene of the Plasco building collapse to provide psychological support to those affected by the tragic event.
Non-compliance with global standards and poor enforcement of regulations are the main causes of Tehran’s persisting air pollution, the head of Tehran’s Air Quality Control Company said.
Companies with a combined value of $2.9 trillion have formed a data alliance to help them push deforestation out of their supply chains.
The Court of Administrative Justice last week ruled against a directive by the Cabinet that aimed to add more than 6,000 hectares of land to Anzali Free Trade Zone, on the grounds that the…
Fifteen logging licenses in the Caspian Hyrcanian forests will be revoked by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2017), the head of Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization…
