ranian fighters managed to win one gold, three silver and two bronze medals at the first 2019 Karate-1 Premier League which was held in Paris. Some 800 world-class karatekas from 80 countries gathered in the French capital from January 25 to 27 to compete in the first Premier League of 2019 season and also to...Read More
Obesity, undernutrition and climate change are the biggest threats to the world population, linked by profit motives and policy inertia, a top commission said on Sunday, calling for a binding plan and trillions of dollars to thwart the dangers. A $1-billion fund and action strategies targeting food policy and production are needed urgently to support...Read More
Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) will be given to children born on March 20, 2016 or later nationwide, head of the preventable diseases department at the Ministry of Health has said. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) there are two vaccines for polio: the Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) and IPV. OPV is taken orally as...Read More
Iran’s newly-appointed female ambassador to Brunei, Homeira Rigi, met with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday before leaving Iran for the Southeast Asian country. Iran’s newly-appointed female ambassador to Brunei, Homeira Rigi, met with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday before leaving Iran for the Southeast Asian country. Rigi was appointed as an...Read More
Iran’s Vice President for Women’s and Family Affairs, Masoumeh Ebtekar, has asked Tehran Mayor, Pirouz Hanachi, to make more effort on gender equality. In a letter published on Sunday, the VP called on the mayor to take effective steps for improving living space for all groups of the society, especially women, IRNA reported. Emphasizing policy-making...Read More
The 19th edition of Iran’s House of Music Celebration was dedicated to honoring best books on education, research and translation. The celebration is annually held to honor Iran’s top musical products. The honoring ceremony attended by House of Music director Hamidreza Nurbakhsh and a number of veteran musicians took place at Tehran’s Eyvan Shams Hall...Read More
Fighter, warrior, hero — some of the terms you might see used to describe people with cancer. But according to a new survey, for some with the illness the words are seen as inappropriate rather than uplifting, BBC wrote. The UK poll by Macmillan Cancer Support of 2,000 people who have or had cancer found...Read More
Iranian chess player Sarah Khadem ul-Sharie clinched draws against world champion in Gibraltar Chess Masters 2019 in south of Spain on Saturday and ranked 12nd of the Women’s Live Chess Ratings. In round fourth of the competition, Khadem ul-Sharie earned draw against Armenian chess Grandmaster Levon Aronian with 2,767 rating, which increased her rating 25.9...Read More
Women who have given birth have a higher chance of developing heart disease and strokes than those who are childless, a new study said. Previous studies have shown that women usually show changes in vascular properties, blood volume and heart rates during pregnancy. However, the impact of pregnancy on subsequent heart disease has been debated,...Read More
They may have had more than a sneaking suspicion that it was the case, but now working mothers have the data to back it up: They are indeed more stressed than other people — 18 percent more, in fact And that figure rises to 40 percent for those with two children, according to a major...Read More
