GENEVA: According to a recent report by the World Health Organization, the number of males using tobacco was on the decline. This happened for the first time, indicating a powerful shift in the global tobacco epidemic. The findings demonstrated how government-led action could protect communities from tobacco, save lives, and prevent people from suffering tobacco-related…
For centuries, Chinese women viewed collagen as a fountain of youth. Collagen, a protein that binds tissues in fish and animals, routinely consuming foods like pig’s feet, shark fins, and donkey skin in hopes of smoothing withered skin and preserving aging joints. In the 1980s collagen was known as an expensive injectable filler to plump…
According to recent study, researchers have developed a new automated method for testing hundreds of molecules at a time. This was done in order to find out which molecules block cancer cells from consuming glucose. Cancer cells use glucose to spread and grow. Healthy cells need sugar to carry out their normal cellular functions, such…
According to recent study, health physicians with depressive symptoms are 95% more likely to make medical errors. The analysis also showed that doctors who made medical errors are 67% more likely to have subsequent depressive symptoms. The findings were published in JAMA Network Open, Impact on Quality of Care. The study was investigated by Karina…
In 2011, a drug called Makena was approved by the US food and drug administration (FDA) on the basis of small trial showing that it helped prevent preterm. MAKENA is a prescription hormone medicine (progestin) used in pregnant women who have preterm delivered in the past. MAKENA is used to help lower the risk of having a preterm baby again. But it…
KARACHI- António Guterres, UN Secretary‑General recently delivered a special message for World AIDS Day through a press release on the official website of United Nations (UN). The message was titled as ‘Need to Harness Community-Led Organizations in Fight to End Epidemic’. The UN Secretary General said in his message that The United Nations was committed to…
Many countries around the world are experiencing measles outbreaks. As of November 2019, there have been 440,263 confirmed cases reported to WHO through official monthly reporting by 187 Member States in 2019. From the start of the year 2019 till November 2019, Pakistan confirmed 1,978 cases. Measles is a highly contagious viral disease which affects…
According to the latest research, people at high risk of a heart attack can be identified at least five years before it strikes. Researchers from the University of Oxford have developed a new bio-marker, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) for the detection. The team funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) have developed the bio-marker,…
It is an established fact that sleep affects both mental and physical health. But, according to latest research, lack of sleep can lead to life threatening cardiovascular diseases. The link between insomnia and cardiovascular problems and the way it controls it, are new findings. The issue of insomnia is a widespread problem. People with insomnia,…
KARACHI: According to a WHO report, more than 141 million children will be born: approximately 73 million boys and 68 million girls. Girls are expected to live longer than boys. However, it is important to note that the extra years that women live are not necessarily healthy ones for they may have to live with…
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