Around half a million cars in Tehran are threatening the wellbeing of 9 million people in the Iranian capital and not a thing is being done about it, according to the head of Tehran Air Quality Control Company. It looks like allowing old, poorly-maintained cars to roam the streets is more important than the health of millions of people, Vahid Hosseini ...

TEHRAN Irans health minister said that people need not to worry about their milk quality because food safety organizations like Food and Drug organization and ministry of agriculture Jihad are closely monitoring milk quality and taking serious actions against those who endanger peoples health, the Mehr news agency reported on Thursday. Hassan Ghazizadeh ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian researchers from University of Tehran succeeded in the production of a sensor that finds the amount of blood sugar of diabetic patients by measuring acetone concentration in their expiration. Production of the sensor is simple and it has high detection ability and sensitivity. The sensor reduces diagnosis costs and time of the ...

[caption id="attachment_143799" align="alignright" width="159"] A Pakistani mother sits next to her HIV+ son, receiving blood at a medical center in Peshawar.[/caption] Scientists have taken crucial steps in their quest for finding a remedy for HIV by finding clues about how the virus manages to evade detection after being suppressed by drugs. Researchers ...

[caption id="attachment_124576" align="alignright" width="176"] Directely Observed Treatment Short Courses (DOTS) visiting family members and close contacts with TB cases[/caption] Iran is facing a number of major public health problems, which are directly endangering the health and survival of Iranian citizens and children. Some of these are related ...

Geneva, August 26, IRNA -- The World Health Organization challenged e-cigarettes as electronic nicotine delivery systems requiring global regulation in the interest of public health. E-cigarettes and similar devices are frequently marketed by manufacturers as aids to quit smoking, or as healthier alternatives to tobacco, and require global regulation ...

[caption id="attachment_109258" align="alignright" width="231"] The file photo shows a market in Moscow[/caption] Russia has blocked Ukrainian food products from its markets due to health problems. Moscow on Friday blocked most grain imports from Ukraine; it also banned dairy imports from the country after discovering contaminants in them. According ...

[caption id="attachment_106448" align="alignright" width="259"] A file photo of Irans Majlis[/caption] Irans Environment Commission is to probe the effect of interference waves on public health. The Iranian government uses interference waves to censor satellite programs, and many people have regarded these waves as the cause of serious health problems ...

A new research has suggested that trees play significant role in removing air pollution and preventing respiratory diseases. A large scale study conducted by the researchers of several centers unveils that trees save more than 850 people lives and prevent 670,000 cases of acute respiratory symptoms annually. The research focused on the effects of ...