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The paintings have been drawn by children in cooperation with MS, MPS and Iran Diabetes Associations, Ali Asghar and Mofid Children Hospitals and Behnam Daheshpour Charity.

The 27th of July each year has been declared by the International Federation of Head and Neck Oncology Societies as World Head and Neck Cancer Day. There are over 500,000…

PKU is an inherited disorder, caused by a faulty gene. People with PKU are born with a deficiency of a liver enzyme called phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH). PAH is needed to…

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common diseases of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). Today, 2.8 million people around the world have MS. Most people…

High blood pressure (hypertension) is the major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Hence, in 2002, it was named ‘the number one killer’ by the World Health Organization (WHO) in The…

May is a very special month for the MPS diseases. The Societies across the world and its members celebrate International MPS Awareness Day on May 15. Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS)  is genetic…

Injection of a killed microbe or virus to stimulate the immune system against the microbe, thereby preventing disease. Vaccinations, or immunizations, work by stimulating the immune system, the natural disease-fighting system…

Pompe disease is an inherited disorder caused by the buildup of a complex sugar called glycogen in the body's cells. The accumulation of glycogen in certain organs and tissues, especially…