15 more dengue cases reported in Karachi
Pakistan, Health News : Fifteen more dengue viral fever cases were reported in Karachi on Saturday, increasing the patient toll TO 4414 in 2013, said Dr M Shakeel Aamir Mullick Focal Person for Dengue...
View ArticleNew York City expands smoking ban to Public places
Health News : Years after being exiled to New York City’s sidewalks by a ban on smoking in indoor public places, some smokers relished electronic cigarettes as a way to come in from the cold. Now...
View ArticleMeasles killed 151 lives in Sindh last year
Pakistan, Health News : A total 5,460 measles cases were reported in Sindh province last year and 151 patients died during the treatment. According to Sindh Health Department official sources, as many...
View ArticleCancer cases ‘set to rise by half by 2030
Health News : New cases of cancer will rise by half by 2030, reaching 21.6 million per year compared to 14 million in 2012, the UN said on Monday in a global analysis of the scourge. Cancer deaths,...
View ArticleVitamin E protects against memory disorders
Health News : A joint research by Finnish and Swedish scientists has shown that the entire vitamin E family plays a role in prevention of age related memory disorders. The latest research by the...
View ArticleNational Health Insurance Scheme Approved
Pakistan, Health News : Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Thursday approved the National Health Insurance Scheme for poorest of the poor in Pakistan. The Prime Minister chaired a meeting to give...
View ArticleGene flaws may saves from heart disease
Health News : A rare set of genetic mutations found in fewer than one percent of the population may cut the risk of heart disease by 40 percent, researchers said Wednesday. The findings in the New...
View ArticleShisha can be more harmful than cigarettes
World News, Health News 2015 – World health experts warned Thursday that smoking water pipes, long popular in the Middle East and North Africa and with a growing fan base elsewhere, can be more...
View ArticleScientists join tobacco companies to fight cancer
Health News, Tobacco Cancer : Scientists who have devoted years developing medicines to cure disease are now working for tobacco companies to make e-cigarettes. Philip Morris International Inc has...
View ArticleAll people with HIV should get anti-retroviral drugs
Health News : The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that all people with the HIV virus should be given anti-retroviral drugs as soon as possible after diagnosis, meaning 37 million...
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