Health & Medicine
Three-Quarters of US Adults Now Overweight or Obese
TEHRAN (ANA)- Nearly three quarters of U.S. adults are overweight or obese, according to a new study.
Iranian Specialists Indigenize Training Arm for Child Intravenous Injection
TEHRAN (ANA)- Experts at an Iranian knowledge-based company produced an intravenous injection training arm for injecting and collecting blood from a child.
Do Antibiotics Really Help with Acute Sinusitis?
TEHRAN (ANA)- Acute sinusitis, a common condition affecting millions each year, is primarily caused by inflammation in the nasal cavities.
Iranian Health Ministry Conducting National HIV Testing Campaign
TEHRAN (ANA)- The Iranian health ministry is carrying out a national HIV testing campaign for a month to identify cases of the disease and increase the public awareness.
Could Antibiotics Lower Parkinson’s Risk? Study Uncovers Surprising Link
TEHRAN (ANA)- A study from Rutgers Health discovered that individuals who had taken multiple courses of penicillin antibiotics showed a slightly reduced risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.
Immune Protein Key to New Bowel Cancer Treatments
TEHRAN (ANA)- Australian researchers have identified an immune protein that could be the key to developing new treatments for bowel cancer.
Iran-Made EGF Drug Treats Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Burns
TEHRAN (ANA)- An Iranian knowledge-based company succeeded in indigenizing an epidermal growth factor (EGF) medicine for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers and burns.
Iran to Present Cellular Medicine for Bone Marrow Transplant Patients by Winter
TEHRAN (ANA)- Iranian researchers at a knowledge-based company produced cell medicine named ‘Destrocell’ for bone marrow transplant patients suffering graft-versus-host disease, which reduces symptoms in 100% of cases and saves the patient from death.
Research Finds Link between Snoring, Elevated Blood Pressure
TEHRAN (ANA)- Australian research has found a link between snoring and elevated blood pressure.
Iran-Made Ultra-Thin Nano-Based Dressing Heals Skin Wounds
TEHRAN (ANA)- An Iranian knowledge-based company produced an ultra-thin nanocellulose dressing which treats the superficial wounds up to grade 2.
