Quetta: A 12 days anti typhoid vaccination campaign has been launched in Quetta, Balochistan. “In the first phase, 856,000 children aged nine to fifteen years will be vaccinated against typhoid in the 39 urban union councils of Quetta”. District Health Officer Quetta Noor Bakhsh Bizenjo said while addressing a consultation. Session organized by PHC Global […]
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Artificial sweeteners linked to increased risk of heart disease
The findings of a large study of French adults suggest a potential direct association between higher artificial sweetener consumption and increased cardiovascular disease risk, including heart attack and stroke. The findings, published by The BMJ, indicate that these food additives, consumed daily by millions of people and present in thousands of foods and drinks, should not be considered a […]
Milk and Meat production severely affected due to floods and lumpy skin disease
Milk and Meat production affected; lumpy skin disease: Floods and this year’s monsoon season severely affected Pakistan’s milk and meat production. A huge number of casualties from the lumpy skin disease on record this year. Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail held a meeting with Chief Executive Officer of Pakistan Dairy Association Dr. […]
Indonesia confirms first monkeypox case
Jakarta: Indonesia confirms first monkeypox case. Indonesia has confirmed its first monkeypox infection, detected in a person who had returned from an unidentified country with documented cases, a health ministry spokesman said on Saturday. The 27-year-old male tested positive in the capital Jakarta late on Friday, Mohammad Syahril told a news conference. The Indonesian national, […]
Pakistan under the threat of Hepatitis
Despite Hepatitis cases multiplying at an alarming speed in Pakistan, government seems unserious. As World Health Organization has developed a Global health sector strategy to achieve hepatitis elimination by 2030 in collaboration with different countries’ authorities, and among them, some countries like Iceland, Qatar, Australia, Japan, etc are on the track to achieving hepatitis by […]
Pakistan confirms existence of poliovirus in seven cities
Federal authorities in Pakistan confirmed the existence of the poliovirus in seven cities following the collection of sewage samples from different locations. According to authorities, the poliovirus cases have been found in four Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cities. Testing involved gathering sewage samples from Peshawar, Bannu, Nowshera, and Swat. Polio has also been found in sewage samples […]
Strawberries may help fight Alzheimer’s: Study
ISLAMABAD: Adding strawberries to your cereal, salad or smoothie can likely help protect your brain from Alzheimer’s disease, suggests a study. The researchers from RUSH University in the US found that a bioactive compound found in strawberries called pelargonidin may be associated with fewer neurofibrillary tau tangles in the brain. Tau tangles are one of […]
Pakistan sees minor drop in daily COVID-19 cases
According to the data released by the National Institute of Health Pakistan on Saturday morning, Pakistan has recorded another 605 coronavirus infections and three deaths in the last 24 hours (Friday). As per the NIH data, the death toll in the country reached up to 30,486 after adding the three fatalities while the number of […]
First death from monkey pox recorded in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO: A 41-year-old man in Brazil has died of monkeypox, making him the first person outside of Africa to have been killed by the disease, local authorities said on Friday. First death from monkey pox recorded in Brazil. AFP broke this news. The man, who local media said had serious immune system problems, […]
San Francisco declared emergency on the spread of monkeypox
The mayor of San Francisco announced emergency over the growing number of monkeypox cases on Thursday. The declaration was welcomed by gay advocates who have grown increasingly frustrated on Monday. They called San Francisco’s lackluster response to a virus. The virus has so far has affected primarily men who have sex with men, although anyone […]