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  • Notable achievements made in controlling non-communicable diseases 2023-03-10 15:54

    Notable achievements made in controlling non-communicable diseases

    TEHRAN - The health ministry’s program for early diagnosis of non-communicable diseases has brought great achievements, especially regarding cancers.

  • Over 50m Iranians suffering from obesity 2022-12-03 19:00

    Over 50m Iranians suffering from obesity

    TEHRAN – More than 50 million people in the country are obese and overweight, which greatly increases the incidence of non-communicable diseases, especially diabetes and high blood pressure, the chancellor of Iran University of Medical Sciences, Abdolreza Pazoki, has said.

  • diabetes 2021-11-10 17:40

    Diabetes among Iranians nearly doubled in 30 years

    TEHRAN – The prevalence of diabetes among people has increased by 95 percent from 1990 to 2020, Baqer Larijani, head of the Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, has said.