Healthcare

Outrageous Cosmetic Surgeries Becoming All the Rage in Iran

The so-called “donkey ears” and “cat’s eyes” are the latest beauty surgery trends in Iran after “pig noses” and “camel lips.”

‘US Sanctions Putting Lives of Iranian Patients in Danger’

President of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the Islamic Republic of Iran Alireza Marandi says the United States has endangered the lives of many Iranian patients by imposing "unjust" food and medicine sanctions against Tehran.

Why Should We Take Sunburn Seriously

Sunlight is one of the charms of nature, but a sharp increase or decrease in the rate of receiving it may result in consequences. Sunburn is one of the worst repercussions of excessive exposure to sunlight.

Researchers Use Seaweed to Treat Diabetic, Traumatic Ulcers

A group of researchers have used seaweed to produce biopolymer wound healers which can heal lesions, diabetic wounds, cuts and ulcers of superficial skin trauma.

What Do We Know about Skin Burn Treatment?

Today, there are modern ways to treat skin burns; however, prevention is always better than cure.

Iran Produces Anti-Cancer Drug to Neutralize US Sanctions

An Iranian scientist has managed to produce an anti-cancer drug whose scarcity, caused by the US sanctions, had created problems for the country in the recent months.

Why Babies Need Probiotic Supplements?

Probiotic products can play a great role in relieving the problems babies have with digesting and absorbing milk in the first weeks and months of life, when their digestive system is not complete yet.

Bone Marrow Transplant: A Major Life-Saving Surgery

Bone marrow transplant is an important and life-saving surgery which can be performed via different methods.

What Foods Should We Eat to Remain Healthy?

If you are given a basket and asked to fill it with at least ten types of nutritious fruits and vegetables, which ones would you choose? Do you know what to choose for your daily diet in order to avoid digestive diseases?

Iran Briefs Astana Health Conference on Its Achievements

Iranian Minister of Health and Medical Education Seyyed Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi has briefed the Global Conference on Primary Health Care in Astana on the Islamic Republic’s achievements in health and medicine.

Animal Probiotics Highly Beneficial for Human Body

Probiotic products are living microbial compounds that are directly added to the diet of livestock and poultry and have a very favourable effect on their performance and health. That will finally result in an improved diet for human beings who consume meat and dairy products.

SMA: A Progressive Genetic-Muscular Disease

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a kind of genetic-nervous-muscular disease in which the patient comes down with movement disorders. The disease is very hard to treat, but it is now possible in Iran to diagnose and prevent it through DNA extraction and genetic tests.

How Much Calories Should We Eat to Remain Healthy?

Any type of food, except water, contains calories that produce energy in our body. The amount of calories one needs per day varies from person to person; our daily calorie intake depends on a variety of factors including weight, height, gender, age, and daily activity.

Probiotic Foods: A Must in Daily Diets of All

Probiotic foods are very beneficial to health if added to our daily diet as they boost the performance of the digestive system.

Probiotic Products Key to Preventing Digestive Disorders

Probiotics play a key role in improving the health of people and cutting the odds of contracting digestive diseases.

Modern Methods Make It Easier to Treat Infertility in Men

Modern methods are used nowadays to treat sterility in men, which is easier to treat than infertility in women.

Jujube Tea: Delicious Autumn Drink with Medicinal Properties

Jujube is a fruit with numerous therapeutic properties which can be used in different forms, particularly as tea mixed with other ingredients.

Iran’s Innovative Nano Products Waiting for Foreign Investment

A main booth at the ongoing Nanotechnology Exhibition in Tehran has been allocated to emerging products that need financial support from investors for commercialisation.

Appearance of Hands May Give Clues about Diseases

Symptoms for certain diseases and conditions may appear on your hands, which could be very helpful for prompt diagnosis or treatment.

Researchers Use Marine Animals’ Waste for Wound Treatment

An Iranian knowledge-based company has used marine animals’ waste to develop powerful healing agents for the treatment of various types of wound.

Nano Pharmaceutical Developed to Target Cancer Cells

An Iranian knowledge-based company has managed to develop a nano-pharmaceutical that targets cancerous cells and helps treat recurrent cancers.

Iranians Rushing to Deliver Babies on Luxury Dates!

Iranian mothers lined up at maternity wards on 7/7/1397 in the Iranian calendar (September 29, 2018) to give birth to their infants on that certain date despite dangers of delivering babies prematurely.

Drinking Dodgy Booze Kills, Poisons 300 Iranians

Alcohol poisoning has taken the lives of at least 27 people and caused over 300 others to be hospitalized in three Iranian cities.

Iranian Museum of Medical History Internationally Recognized

The Persian Gulf Museum of History of Medicine in the southern province of Bushehr has been registered as the second medical museum of Iran at the International Council of Museums.

Assistant Dogs in Iran to Help Autistics Control Their Disease

A group of researchers in Iran have trained assistant dogs that can help autistic children control their disorder.

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