Due to the increasing pressure of modern life and despite knowing the adverse effects it has on health, people tend to work more and sleep less. A new study shows that a poor work-life balance in…
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Iranian mountaineer Sajjad Salarvand, 35, first felt the call of the mountains when he was 24. And during the last 11 years, he has climbed many perilous peaks like Ararat in Turkey.
In…
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In 2012 and 2013, a study was conducted in Tehran to identify risky behavior among street children that could lead to the spread of HIV/AIDs. The aim was to expand programs to control and reduce…
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An online autism screening test for children between the ages of two to five years will be available on the State Welfare Organization's website from December 2, said Zahra Noparast, a senior SWO…
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The 5th International Congress of Legal Medicine will be held November 2-4 at Imam Khomeini Hospital conference hall in Tehran, said Ali Mohammad Ali Mohammadi, the event’s executive secretary, on…
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The new generation of bicycles, smart bikes, as part of the bike-sharing initiative in Tehran will be available by the end of November, said director of Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Department at…
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Hospital expenses will be waived for those who donate their body organs in the event of brain death. “If families consent to a patient’s organ donation in public hospitals, all the expenses…
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During the first seven months of the current year (started March 20), 906,585 births were registered in the country. In 10% of the births, the time-interval between marriage and childbirth was one…
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The University of Hakim Sabzevari (HSU) in Khorasan Razavi Province and the French Sorbonne University have signed a number of memoranda of understanding on academic cooperation, said Chancellor…
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Teacher burnout and student stress may be linked, according to a University of British Columbia study.
The study is the first of its kind to examine the connection between teacher burnout…
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The rate of economic participation of Iranian women is one of the lowest in the world, said Vice President for Women and Family Affairs.
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Top universities in Iran say the number of scientific courses held jointly by Iranian universities with reputed global universities is increasing, and consequently the quality of higher education…
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All traditional breads currently produced in the country are iron-fortified and studies are being conducted to find the best way to add Vitamin D to traditional breads as well, said Zahra…
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People with various degrees of hearing loss constitute only 14% of the disabled population covered by the State Welfare Organization (SWO). However, 40% of the SWO budget for provision of…
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An Afghan worker of the Tehran Province Water and Wastewater Company died in a land subsidence incident near Tehran’s Haft-e Tir Square on Saturday. The 37-year-old man was working at the bottom…
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A joint pharmaceutical production line was inaugurated in Algiers by the Iranian and Algerian health ministers during Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi’s recent visit to Algeria. A…
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An American Airlines jet engine that failed seconds before takeoff in a fiery runway accident at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport flung broken turbine parts as far as half a mile from the…
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Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization is planning to arrange meetings with established handicraft exporters to Iraq to return the volume of exports to the days prior to…
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Mobile phone reception in Britain is so poor that foreign tourists often get better coverage than locals, according to MPs.
Their investigation condemned the fact UK phone users are usually…
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The days when airlines lost luggage and created headaches for passengers could be numbered.
Airlines could dramatically reduce the number of bags that are mishandled, if they add tiny radio…
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To facilitate payment when using taxis, officials in Urmia, West Azarbaijan Province, are going ahead with plans to equip cabs with radio-frequency identification systems to allow passengers to…
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In a meeting with Iranian officials, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin revealed plans to facilitate visa procedures for a number of countries, including Iran. Ukraine's top diplomat made…
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EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides who was in Iran from October 22-24 for the second time this year, visited humanitarian projects across the country…
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Every five minutes, one Iranian has a stroke, said secretary of Iran Stroke Society Dr. Masoud Mehrpour. “On a daily basis, 288 people have strokes, which adds up to around 300,000 people in the…
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An official at the Urmia Lake Restoration Program has dismissed claims that sedimentation on the lakebed has thickened by a meter, saying it is “almost impossible.”
Speaking to ISNA, Masoud…
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