Men and women with high blood pressure reduced the need for antihypertensive medications within 16 weeks after making lifestyle changes, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association’s Joint Hypertension 2018 Scientific Sessions, an annual conference focused on recent advances in hypertension research. Lifestyle changes are the first step in reducing blood pressure...Read More
Iranian traditional medicine can play a major part in military medicine worldwide, Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari, an Iranian-Islamic traditional medicine researcher, said on Wednesday. Mirghazanfari, MD, who holds a PhD degree in medical physiology and is also an assistant professor in AJA University of Medical Sciences made the remarks in an exclusive interview with the Tehran...Read More
Literacy rate among Iranians has increased to 87 percent in the year to March 2018 from 48 percent in 1976, said Education Minister Mohammad Bathaie. Addressing International Literacy Day on September 8, he added, “We are witness to education of computer skills in country’s education system and diversifying the methods of literacy learning such as...Read More
Children whose mothers take fish oil supplements during pregnancy have more muscle and stronger bones in early childhood, a new trial has found. Research from the University of Copenhagen has found that women who took the omega-3 fatty acid pills daily from halfway through their pregnancy had children with a higher BMI by age six,...Read More
A former filmmaker now turned artist from the Philippines, currently a jury member in Iran’s 31st International Film Festival for Children and Youth, has commended the Iranian cinema, saying that it conveys outstanding concepts and values. Talking to a reporter at the festival’s news headquarters, Rowena Martinez Ulayan talked about her cinematic background, her personal...Read More
Iran’s Cultural Week opened in the Russian capital city of Moscow Monday with the aim of familiarizing the Russian people with Iranian culture. In his inaugural speech, Iranian Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanaei said that organizing cultural programs played an important role in upgrading mutual relations and introducing the country’s culture to other nations. Referring...Read More
TEHRAN – The pattern of food and water consumption is wrong among Iranian families and it needs to be improved, Masoumeh Ebtekar, the vice president for women’s and family affairs, said here on Monday. The improve of food and water consumption in line with resistance economy will certainly lead to a decrease in social vulnerabilities,...Read More
TEHRAN – A cooperative company is to be formed in order to organize activities of female vendors, Seyed Hamid Kalantari, deputy minister of cooperatives, labor and social welfare, said here on Sunday. Unfortunately, many women do not gain the opportunity to take advantage of their field of education for finding a job, Mehr quoted Kalantari...Read More
Published by popsci.com By Lydia Ruffles* Today (Sept. 2) marks the beginning of Migraine Awareness Week, and as one of the 8.5 million Brits with the condition, I’m glad we’re discussing its impact. The World Health Organization deems severe migraine as debilitating as dementia, psychosis and quadriplegia. I’ve spent at least 500 days in bed...Read More
TEHRAN – Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization has provided low-interest loans in a bid to support craftswomen who dominate the occupation. “The loans will have an interest rate of 10 percent with six months of grace period,” CHTN quoted CHHTO deputy director Pouya Mahmoudian as saying on Friday. “Females constitute 70% of the...Read More
