SWAT: A meeting was held at the Commissioner’s Office in Saidu Sharif under the chair of Commissioner Malakand Division, Syed Zaheerul Islam, to review the arrangements for a national anti-polio campaign in the same area. The meeting reviewed the steps taken for the upcoming anti-polio campaign, performance of districts and polio teams in the previous […]
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Why Asad Umar is disappointed at Islamabad population figure?
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar informed that 21 percent of the total targeted population in Islamabad has gone through with the vaccination. Addressing the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce in the capital, Umar said Islamabad was showing a positive response rate and had reached a point where the “first rays […]
Higher taxation on beverages, less diabetes
KARACHI: The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has proposed to Pakistan to contemplate increasing the taxes on sugary beverages in its upcoming budget to prevent diabetes among people. A recent study of the consumption trends for sugar beverages in Pakistan (Datta and Husain, 2020) shows that carbonated beverages have become an integral part of the Pakistani […]
*CBD is not a narcotic drug; EU court opens up potential new market with a “big win” decision against French ban*
The European Union’s top court ruled that CBD derived from the entire industrial hemp plant is not a narcotic, thus the French ban on marketing hemp-derived CBD products contradicts EU law. The court ruled that CBD is not a narcotic drug as “it does not appear to have any psychotropic effect or any harmful effect […]
I would’ve settled for vaccines that prevent 70-75% people from contracting coronavirus: Fauci
Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the Moderna vaccine’s early results were “stunningly impressive”. Anthony Fauci, United States’ top infectious disease expert, says he would have settled for vaccines with a prevention rate of 70-75%. In an interview with AFP, Fauci said the idea that there is a […]
PCOS cursing the generations
A new study now finds that girls who are born to women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are more likely to suffer from heart problems when they grow up. The study, conducted by researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, on mice, found that babies exposed to high levels of male hormones, which is a […]
The study suggests possible link between sugary drinks and cancer
LONDON: Drinking large amounts of fruit juice may raise your risk of cancer, according to a big study which has found a link between the regular consumption of all kinds of sugary drinks and the likelihood of developing the disease. The study, carried out in France, is the first substantial piece of research to find […]
Govt will give Insaf sehat cards to poor families: PM Khan
RAJANPUR: Prime Minister(PM) Imran Khan said on Friday that government will provide insaaf sehat cards to poor families. PM along with health minister Yasmeen Rashid was addressing inaugurating health cards ceremony in Rajan Pur. PM Khan said that “I was born in a government hospital, my sisters were too. In the past, these hospitals used to provide […]
Philippines hit by deadly measles outbreak
A growing measles outbreak in the Philippines killed at least 25 people last month, officials said Thursday, putting some of the blame on mistrust stoked by a scare over an anti-dengue fever vaccine. Most of the dead are children and the toll is expected to rise as more cases are confirmed of the highly contagious […]
Sehat Sahulat Program: 15 m families to get health card
ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan and State life on Wednesday has signed an agreement to provide Sehat Insaf Cards (SIC) to 15 million families Under the Universal Health Coverage of Prime Minister Imran Khan the Sehat Sahulat Program (SSP) will be implementing all over the country. Captain (R) Zahid Saeed, Federal Secretary National Health Services, […]