How Cranberries May Curb The Antibiotic-resistance Crisis
Islamabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / Online - 01st June, 2019) New research finds that cranberry molecules make bacteria more sensitive to antibiotics and reveals the twofold mechanism by which they do so.Both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Health Organization (WHO) have deemed antibiotic resistance a "global public health concern. Overpopulation, global ...
Speeding Up Of Efforts Stressed To Eradicate Polio
He also directed secretary home to ensure the coordination mechanism proposed by Coordinator Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at divisional and district level before every campaign. On the occasion, Coordinator National Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Dr. Malik Muhammad appreciated diligent efforts of Provincial EOC against advising strong monitoring at district level. Earlier, Coordinator Emergency Operations Center , Kamran ...
Assistant Commissioner Sana Visits Children Hospital To Review Treatment Facilities Of Children
AC Sana Majabeen expressed her satisfaction of provision of treatment of facilities to children patients and better cleansing and said provincial was making possible efforts to ensure provision of healthcare amenities to the people through improving condition of hospital in province. Earlier, Medical Superintendent (MS) of Children Hospital Dr, Javed Baloch briefed AC (Revenue) Sana Majabeen regarding ...
Pindities To Get 257,000 Health Insaf Cards; Dr Yasmeen
RAWALPINDI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 31st May, 2019 ) : Minister for and secondary health Dr Yasmeen Friday said that 257,000 Health Insaf Crads are being issued to the residents of District while the would provide Health Insurance cards to 7.2 across the province till the end of . Addressing a ...
WHO For Quitting Smoking To Protect Lungs
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 31st May, 2019 ) :On the eve of this year's No Tobacco Day, the Health Organization (WHO) on Friday asked the people to protect their lungs by not only quitting tobacco smoking but also saying no to second-hand smoke. According to WHO, enough scientific evidence is available to prove that ...
Health Experts For Raising Taxes On Tobacco Products
There was also a need to develop a multi-sectoral tobacco control policy with having ownership of the relevant ministries, provinces, private sector and stakeholders to implement Health Organization's (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), CEO, The Network for Consumer Protection, Nadeem Iqbal said. Medical expert Dr Wasim Khawaja Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) ...
Treatment for inherited blindness
VETERINARY vision scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have safely and successfully used a viral vector in targeting a class of photoreceptors of the retina called rods, a critical first step in developing gene therapies for inherited blindness caused by rod degeneration. In this study, the viral vector, or missile that carries the genetic material designed to correct a ...
Merck's Keytruda sets new five-year survival standard for advanced lung cancer
?The uniformly negative outlook that has been associated with a diagnosis of advanced non-small cell lung cancer is certainly no longer appropriate,? said Dr. Edward Garon, a lung cancer specialist at the University of California, Los Angeles, who led the study. ?It?s a very significant improvement,? Dr. Roy Baynes, Merck?s chief medical officer, said of the 5-year data in ...
Traffic-related pollution contributing to asthma in kids
LIVING near major highways has been linked to childhood asthma, but a new study led by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) suggests that traffic-related pollution near schools is also contributing to the development of asthma in kids. The researchers found that the risk of developing asthma due to exposure at ...
Pakistan’s polio program no longer on-track: WHO
Regarding Pakistan, the Committee stated that it ?is gravely concerned by the significant further increase in WPV1 cases globally this year, particularly in Pakistan.? It added that in the country the transmission of the virus continues to be widespread and recent ?cluster of cases in Lahore also indicates that vulnerabilities still exist outside the high-risk corridors.? The committee further expressed ...
New breast cancer drug found to boost survival rates by 30%
Lead author Sara Hurvitz told AFP the study focused on hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, which accounts for two-thirds of all breast cancer cases among younger women and is generally treated by therapies that block estrogen production. An estimated 268,000 new cases of breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women in the US in 2019, while the advanced ...
Exclusive: The Global fund fears possible spread of HIV into general population in Pakistan
Karachi: The Global Fund to fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria Saturday said that it is worried about a possible spread of HIV into general population in Pakistan as recent outbreak in Ratoderoa area of Larkana (and many outbreaks before) is just a symptom of a deeper crisis. Responding to queries from The News regarding HIV/Aids situation in Pakistan and ...
Special Polio Vaccination Drive To Be Launched In Bannu
In a statement, he said that considering the situation immediate after Eid-ul-Fitar special immunization campaign is in division and requested the parents to avoid fake propaganda against vaccine and vaccinate their children. "He said that it is high time to fight collectively against virus and extend support to brave frontline workers to vaccinate ...
Stipend, allowances of federal nurses increased manifold
Islamabad: Special Assistant to Prime Minister Dr. Zafar Mirza on Saturday announced manifold increase in stipend and allowances of regular and student nurses. In a landmark announcement made while addressing a gathering of nurses at PIMS hospital the minister said stipend of student nurses at the federal level has been enhanced from Rs. Terming it as Eid gift from ...
Circulatory system: Facts, function, diseases
While many view the circulatory system, also known as the cardiovascular system, as simply a highway for blood, it is made up of three independent systems that work together: the heart (cardiovascular); lungs (pulmonary); and arteries, veins, coronary and portal vessels (systemic), according to the U.S National Library of Medicine (NLM). In the average human, about 2,000 gallons (7,572 ...
ساہیوال: اسپتال میں اے سی کی خرابی سے 5 بچوں کی موت کی تردید
ساہیوال کے اسپتال میں ایئر کنڈیشن خراب ہونے سے پانچ نومود بچوں کی ہلاکت کی ڈپٹی سیکرٹری ہیلتھ نے تردید کردی۔ ڈپٹی سیکریٹری رفاقت علی نے کہا کہ اسپتال میں تین بچوں کی اموات ہوئیں، دو بچے نجی کلینکس سے کیس بگڑنے پرلائے گئے تھےجبکہ تیسرے بچے کی موت وارڈ میں ہوئی جس کا اے سی کی خرابی سے کوئی ...
خیبر پختونخوا میں پولیو کا نیا کیس سامنے آگیا
خیبر پختونخوا میں پولیو کا نیا کیس سامنے آگیا ، قومی ادارہ صحت نےضلع بنوں میں پولیو کیس کی تصدیق کردی۔ قومی ادارہ صحت کے مطابق ڈیڑھ سال کا بچہ وحیداللہ پولیو وائرس سے متاثر ہوا ہے ۔ قومی ادارہ صحت کی رپورٹ کے مطابق خیبرپختونخوا میں اس سال پولیو کیسز کی تعداد 14 ہوگئی۔ ...
Day-long Programme Held On TB Control
ASTORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 31st May, 2019 ) :A day-long Tuberculosis control programme was held for lady health workers in basic health unit of far-flung area of Mir Mailk here on Friday. The programme, held under the supervision of Dr Bashir that aimed to train the lady health workers about usage of latest techniques for the ...
Stroke Study Finds Mouth Bacteria In Brain Clots
ISLAMABAD (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / Online - 31st May, 2019) Researchers University in analyzed clot samples 75 people who received emergency treatment for ischemic stroke when they attended University Hospital's Acute Stroke Unit.The patients had undergone thrombectomies. The team reports the findings in a recent Journal of the American Heart Association study.The ...
World No Tobacco Day being observed today
The campaign will increase awareness on: the negative impact that tobacco has on people?s lung health, from cancer to chronic respiratory disease, the fundamental role lungs play for the health and well-being of all people. Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a condition where the build-up of pus-filled mucus in the lungs results ...
