The Iranian Health Ministry is providing healthcare services to some 12,500 patients suffering HIV/AIDS nationwide, head of communicable diseases center at the ministry has said. All consulting and treatment services for patients diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and their families are free of charge, ISNA news agency quoted Mohammad Mehdi Gouya as saying on Monday. Since last...Read More
Iranian women play important role in society despite Western media propaganda, said the project manager of DocsBarcelona international documentary film festival. “Some Western media stress that Iran neglects women’s rights, but I observed during my short trip that the women are strong and active and play important roles in society,” Elena Subirà i Roca told...Read More
In-school nutrition policies and programs that promote healthier eating habits among middle school students limit increases in body mass index (BMI), a new study led by the Yale School of Public Health finds. The five-year trial, conducted in conjunction with the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of Connecticut, followed nearly...Read More
Nan-e Sarma (mother of cold) looks forward the light and his male mate Amoo Norouz felicitates the spring and Norouz (Iranian New Year). The love story of Nan-e Sarma and Amoo Norouz is an example of what happens not only in the nature but the whole world. This is one of the folk stories of...Read More
Women play a great role in planning to address water and environmental problems, Molood Shiva, advisor to the energy minister for women’s and family affairs said here on Saturday. Women have played an effective role in water supplying and water projects all over the world, Fars quoted Shiva, speaking at the congress titled “zero point...Read More
The budget bill for the next fiscal year (starting March 21, 2019) has proposed policies regarding improvement of women’s condition in the country, Masoumeh Ebtekar, vice president for women’s and family affairs, has said. One of the duties assigned to the department for women and family affairs in the Sixth Five-Year Development Plan (2016-2021), is...Read More
Stress in the evening may take more of a toll on your body than stress at other times of day, a new study suggests. The reason? Later in the day, the human body releases lower levels of the hormone that helps ease stress, according to researchers from Japan, UPI wrote. “Our study suggests a possible...Read More
New research finds that cognitive behavioral therapy sessions delivered via an app can effectively treat various forms of depression, including a severe form of the condition. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a short-term form of therapy that helps change people’s thought patterns, medicalnewstoday.com wrote. The technique can successfully treat depression, anxiety and panic disorder, bipolar,...Read More
The 19th festival for commending Iranian tech-savvy experts and researchers was held in Tehran on Sunday, Mehr news agency reported. The event was held concurrent with “research week” (December 15-19) under the theme of “purposeful research, efficient technology promoting domestic production”. Some 24 top tech-savvy experts and researchers were lauded out of 226 individuals. Health...Read More
Children’s book writer Mostafa Rahmandust and veteran storyteller Ehteram Borumand will be honored with lifetime achievement awards at the 21st International Storytelling Festival in Tehran. They will receive their awards during separate ceremonies on Monday and Wednesday, the organizers announced on Saturday. Borumand, 71, who is also an actor, is the widow of actor Davud...Read More
