Iran Health News

Pregnant women are urged to take a supplemental dose of 400 micrograms of folic acid per day in the month preceding and during their first trimester of pregnancy, in bid to reduce the risk of neural tube birth defects in...

Small cell lung cancer tumors, a form of lung tumor with low survival rate, cannot be treated with surgery as they spread so fast in the body. Despite their early response to chemotherapy with or without radiation, they soon become...

According to the study published in Obesity Reviews , only 35 percent of teenagers perform moderate-intensity activities, recommended to be performed for 30 minutes for five or more days per week. The study revealed that the amount of time spent...

According to the report recently released by the Iranian State Welfare Organization, after trauma, mental and cardiovascular diseases are the second leading disease in the country, affecting some 21.3 percent of the rural population and 20.9 percent of those living...

Extracted from the Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni plant, the new lower calorie product is not only non-absorbable and non-digestible but also does not contribute to side effects commonly reported following the use of artificial sweeteners, said Mohaqheq. He added that the...

BPA had long been linked to various health conditions including brain damage, birth defects, hyperactivity, heart disease, early puberty, obesity, and prostate cancer in humans as well as reproduction problems in animals. According to a study published in Human Reproduction...

According to the study published in the British Medical Journal , dasatinib (Sprycel), the drug used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia, limits the growth and invasive powers of ovarian cancer cells. Combining dasatinib with chemotherapy enforces its ability in fighting...

Previous studies had considered neuronal cell cycle events (CCEs) as an early molecular event leading to Alzheimer's disease. According to the study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation , neuro-inflammation plays a critical role in the occurrence of CCE...