How to avoid food poisoning during summer trips
Tehran Times – The hot days of summer are associated with eating and drinking whether you are on a trip or want…
Tag Archives: health
Common ingredient in toothpaste puts women at risk of bone disease
Tasnim – A study indicated that a chemical used in some toothpastes, soaps and antibacterial products puts women at a higher risk…
First cardio-oncology research center in Asia to open in Tehran
Tehran Times – First cardio-oncology research center in Asia will soon start operating in Shahid Rajaee teaching hospital in Tehran, said a…
Iran’s rank in health promotion ups 42
IRNA – Chairman of the Fourteenth Conference on Child Diseases, said that according to the results of the report of the World…
Iran eyeing to boost health, medical exports
MNA – Deputy Minister of Health and Director General of Medical Equipment Office the Ministry of Health and Medical Education Reza Masa’eli…
WHO supports health development plan
IRNA – WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Ahmed Salim al-Mandhari said that Iran had executed Health Development Plan over past…
Iran produces nano-threads with therapeutic applications
IRNA – An Iranian company produced nano-threads that can transform human body’s heat to infrared radiations and reflect it to body to…
Iran, Oman underline medical, health cooperation
IRNA – Iranian and Omani armed froces’ medical officials on Monday stressed promotion of cooperation in medical and health fields. The Islamic…
Iran, Azerbaijan vow to boost health coop.
MNA – In a Friday meeting between Iranian Health Minister Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, the officials of the…
Iran, Azerbaijanis’ first choice for receiving treatment
MNA – Iran is the first choice for many Azerbaijani patients who choose the country to receive relatively cheaper but high quality…
Iran plans to eradicate bloodborne Hepatitis B
MNA – Iran is planning to totally eradicate the risk of spreading Hepatitis B via blood transfusion, said Ali Akbar Pourfathollah, head…
Eating like an Iranian: A survey on Persian food
Tehran Times – The Divan of Bos’haq At’ema, written by the 14th century satirical poet Fakhreddin Hallaj Shirazi, is one of the…
Iran, Hungary pose for expanding health coop.
MNA – Iranian Deputy Health Minister for Education Bagher Larijani met with Hungarian minister of state for healthcare and the two vowed…
Iran enjoys high health potentials
MNA – Iran’s ultimate goal is to earn $25 billion a year through tourism by 2025, around $2.5 billion of which will…
Health Plan expenses exceed budget qutlay
ILNA – The government’s calculations underestimated public expenditure in the Health Reform Plan, as it did not take into account budget constraints…
Iran working to handle street children’s health issues
IFP – An Iranian lawmaker says a committee should be set up to deal with the health issues related to street children.…
Iran, Oman agree to implement health cooperation MoU
IRNA – Iran and Oman have agreed to take practical steps for the implementation of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the…
Rouhanicare: Iranian president’s unsung domestic success
The Guardian | Saeed Kamali Dehghan: When Ali’s father-in-law had a stroke in the Iranian city of Shiraz last year, the 67-year-old…
Iraq-Iran cooperation in health sector at highest level: Iraqi official
IRNA – Iraq has cooperation with Iran Health Ministry at highest level and the two states are continuously exchanging delegates, Health Minister…
Iranian parliamentary commission to discuss Crimean–Congo Fever outbreak
Tasnim – The Iranian parliament’s Health Commission plans to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF)…
Iran receives Polio-Free certificate from WHO
Financial Tribune- Iran received the certification for polio eradication from the World Health Organization on February 19 after decades of battling the…
Iran’s herbal exports earn $91m
Financial Tribune- About $91 million worth of medicinal herbs, including cumin, coriander and coriander seeds, henna and damask rose, were exported in…
Iran, Cuba to expand health coop.
MNA– An Iranian delegation headed by Health Minister Hassan Hashemi has arrived in Cuba to sign a number of MoUs on pharmaceutical…
Iran to unveil herbal medicine for treating Alzheimer’s
MNA– Researchers at Iranian Institute of Medicinal Plants will unveil on Tue. a type of herbal medicine ‘Melitropic’ that can be used…
Iran home to 800 species of medicinal herbs
IFP- Iran’s unique climate has contributed a lot to the growth of medicinal plants in the country, said Ali-Hossein Beiranvand, a member…
Health risks of Iran’s Lake Urmia desiccation under study
Financial Tribune- The universities of medical sciences in Tabriz (East Azarbaijan) and Urmia (West Azarbaijan) have been tasked to conduct a comprehensive…
Iranian teacher visits bed-ridden boy fighting cancer in hospital
Sputnik– A photo of an Iranian teacher visiting his hospitalized, cancer-stricken student is gaining popularity in the social media, according to Sputnik…
Iran’s health min. warns of rise of chronic diseases in world
MNA– Iranian Health Minister at a conference in Shanghai warned against the unprecedented rise of chronic diseases in the world, calling on…
Iran looks to personalized cancer medicine as a major treatment
ISNA– An Iranian researcher from Karolinska Institute in Sweden says Iran looks to personalized cancer medicine as a major treatment which will…
Autism gets attention
Financial Tribune- Temporary care centers for autistic children have been launched in Khorasan Razavi and Gilan provinces this year and are expected…
Pregnant women in America die more often than in Iran
The rate at which American women are dying from causes related to pregnancy or childbirth is on par with Iran, China, and some nations that…
Minister: Iran paying heed to Turkey’s investment in health sector
Ankara, Oct 5, IRNA – Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi said that Tehran prioritizes Turkey’s investment in its health sector. “Iran has…
Iran, Finland ink medical coop. MoU
TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – An MoU on joint medical cooperation has been signed by Iran’s health minister and Finland’s minister of…
China’s Hengkang to build medical center in Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – China’s Hengkang Medical Group plans to set up a medical center in Iran following the removal of anti-Tehran sanctions,…
Zanganeh underlines HSE observation
Tehran, Aug 1, IRNA – Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zanganeh on Monday called for observation of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) parameters…
Researchers improve efficiency of cancer heat therapy
TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Iranian researchers have improved the efficiency of cancer heat therapy process known as hyperthermia by laboratorial and…
Health minister briefs President on medical assistance to soldiers
Tehran, June 25, IRNA – Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh presented a report on the latest measures and conditions of the Iranian soldiers…
UNHCR official praises Iran as a role model for refugees’ health and education
Tehran, June 18, IRNA – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi praised Iran as a country which could be…
Mental Health Emergency Centres operational in 190 cities
Social emergency centres have been established across 190 cities, said Habibollah Masoudi-Farid, the deputy head of the State Welfare Organization (SWO). He…
World’s largest neurosurgical hospital to be launched in Tehran
TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – Iranian official announced the launch of the world’s largest neurosurgical hospital in Tehran by the end of…