The British government is considering bringing in additional charges for buying plastic bottles to tackle the quantity of waste taking up space in landfill sites and polluting the sea. Customers…
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Around 3.2 million children aged 3-6 were screened for lazy eye (amblyopia) syndrome, and 60,000 children had been diagnosed with the problem. Amblyopia screening program began in October 2016…
Early marriages and childbirth in the tender years has serious consequences on the health of girls. “Poverty, social problems and other factors are the main reasons of early marriage of girls,”…
Women from low socio-economic backgrounds are 25% more likely to suffer a heart attack than disadvantaged men, research shows.
Iranians consume the most bread per capita (160 kg per person) in the world after Turkey with 199.6 kg per person, as per official figures.
There are 10,000 unidentified old people in the country covered by the State Welfare Organization, said Hossein Nahvinejad, deputy of rehabilitation. Pointing to the shortage in nursing homes for…
The fate of at least 20-30 people remains unknown after a 17-storey commercial building in downtown Tehran collapsed on Thursday even as firemen were putting out a blaze.
The fire was…
For men, prolonged exposure to work-related stress has been linked to an increased likelihood of lung, colon, rectal and stomach cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a new study has warned.
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The deal between Iran and the world powers in July 2015 to end sanctions has enabled the import of raw materials for production of vaccines directly from European countries, reducing costs by 15…
Islamic Revolution Mostazafan Foundation, one of the largest conglomerates in Iran, will send a team of experts to study the tourism potential of Lark and Hengam islands in the Persian Gulf. “The…
The dossier for Arasbaran Forest in East Azarbaijan Province will be submitted to UNESCO this week, as authorities eye Iran’s second natural site on the coveted World Heritage List.
Last…
The proposed route of the project to transfer water from the Persian Gulf in the south to Kerman and Yazd provinces in central Iran might change if impact assessments conclude that the…
Despite global challenges and threats to tourism—an increase in terror activity, unstable financial and economic situations like Brexit and growing political hostility fueled by the likes of…
Football fans will face “a challenge” when traveling between games at the continent-wide European Championship in 2020, UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said on Thursday.
The tournament…
Plasco Building, in central Tehran, collapsed on Thursday morning following a major fire in the building, leaving at least 78 people injured.
The building was evacuated after the fire…
Children and their parents in six southern districts of the capital Tehran will be examined for heart problems over a two-day period (January 18-19), said Samaneh Zamani, director general of the…
A bill passed by parliament in an open session on Sunday has approved two-week paternity leave for fathers.
Men employed at government or public organizations can make use of paternity…
The Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei issued a religious decree in 2002 declaring embryonic stem cell research acceptable under Islamic law. American scientists at the time were stuck in an…
Two decades after they were spurred into action to tackle AIDS in Africa, global drugmakers said on Wednesday they would invest $50 million over three years to fight cancer and other non-…
The State Welfare Organization is implementing measures to assess and evaluate all kindergarten teachers in the country as per specific standards.”The scheme is being piloted in Tehran Province at…
The second sound barrier in District 20 of Tehran Municipality (TM) will be installed at the end of the 40-km Imam Ali Expressway, where many residential apartment buildings are located close to…
In a meeting between Belarusian deputy health minister Shylo Vyacheslav Dmitrievich, and his Iranian counterpart Rasoul Dinarvand, in Tehran on Wednesday, the two sides discussed avenues to…
Members of the Tehran City Council (TCC) now say that adequate research was not conducted before construction of the two-level Sadr Expressway in northeast Tehran, and the costly project has…
People recovering from depression but struggling with its effect on memory, concentration and cognitive function may benefit from the stimulant modafinil, according to results of a small study…
Tehran taxi fleet will be equipped with new hybrid taxis from January 20, said Maziar Hosseini, deputy mayor of Tehran, on Tuesday. “Nearly 200 hybrid taxis will be added to the fleet increasing…
