China Sees Significant Improvement In Medical Services
BEIJING, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th May, 2019 ) : has made significant in its medical services in recent years, especially since the launch of a scheme in , the People's Daily reported Monday. The scheme mostly aimed to solve problems with medical services concerning patients, and provide more convenient, safe and effective patient services. More efforts ...
It’s Everyone’s Business, Period, Health, Hygiene And The Menstrual Taboo
Lahore (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th May, 2019 ) The Centre of Business and Society, at the Suleman Dawood School of Business, LUMS organised its second edutainment event titled ?It?s Everyone?s Business, Period. The event premised around the issue of period poverty, which relates to the lack of access to sanitary products, washing facilities, dignity, and information ...
Eyesight: 1 In 5 Pakistanis Wears Glasses/spectacles
Islamabad, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th May, 2019) According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, 1 in 5 Pakistanis wears glasses/spectacles. A nationally representative sample of men and women from across the four provinces was asked, ?Do you wear glasses/spectacles?? In response, 21% said yes, whereas 78% said no. ...
Weighing Yourself Every Day Could Prevent Weight Gain
Islamabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / Online - 27th May, 2019) New research tests a novel strategy for preventing holiday gain and proposes a psychological mechanism that explains why the strategy work.Researchers have identified a new way to prevent gain over the holiday season.More than 37% of adults in the are living with ...
How Does Exercise Support Health Later In Life?
Islamabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / Online - 27th May, 2019) New research shows that older adults who exercise regularly can perform everyday tasks more easily and gain .Insufficient physical activity causes around 3.2 deaths worldwide each year, according to the Health Organization (WHO).These declining levels of physical activity be due, in part, to an ...
Pakistani Mothers-to-be Missing Out On Health Benefits Of Exercise
According to a study titled as "Household Chores as the Main Source of Physical Activity: Perspectives of Pregnant ," just over one in three respondents (36 per cent) were found to be physically active during pregnancy. Exercise has been identified to be good for expecting mothers as it improves cardiovascular health, protects individuals contracting diabetes or hypertension ...
Sindh Health Authorities To Launch Full Scale Drive Against Quacks
The Chief Executive Officer of SHCC Dr Minhaj Qidwai, Director Anti-Quackery Dr Ayaz Mustafa and the District Health Officers, among others, attended the meeting.
Awareness Walk Against Aids
The walk was led by Medical Supreintendent Degri hospital Dr Noor ud Din Kithri, Vice Chairman Town Committee Degri Babu Muhammad Hanif Arain and focal person Aids Control Program Dr Jaitha Nand and was attended by representatives social and political circles and large number of people.
How Do We Recall The Past? New Mechanism Revealed
The finding concerns how the brain retrieves long-term memory and should open new avenues for investigating and treating Alzheimer's disease and other causes of dementia.Researchers at the University of Nevada, have discovered that two brain areas that work together to consolidate memories interact differently during the retrieval of remote memories.The two brain areas are the hippocampus and the ...
Could Exercise Boost Well-being Among Psychiatric Inpatients?
Islamabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / Online - 24th May, 2019) A recent paper describes how scientists set up a gym in a psychiatric inpatient unit to find out whether exercise could improve symptoms and general well-being in this challenging environment.Over recent years, there have been several investigations into the relationship between exercise and mental health.Studies have shown ...
How Lack Of Sleep Harms Circulation
For example, research findings the start of this year showed that sleeping for less than 6 hours per night rather than for 7-8 hours could increase a person's risk of atherosclerosis a condition in which plaque builds up inside the arteries by as much as 27%.Another study this year explains how good sleep can help keep the ...
NIH Issues Advisories On Prevention Of Dengue Fever, Chikungunya
According to an official of NIH, the advisories were issued keeping in view the hyper active season of mosquitoes, and previous seasonal trends of vector-born diseases. According to the advisory, is a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus Aedes (Aedesaegypti and Aedesalbopictus), which are widely distributed in subtropical and tropical areas of the including . ...
LHWs Delegation Meets Health Minister
Prof Dr , Shehnaz Akhtar, Attiqua Majeed, Kishwar Sultana, Shameem Ishaq, Zareena and others were present on the occasion. Dr said that the played a central role for scale up-gradation of the lady health supervisors and lady health workers.
WHO Pledges To Boost Response To Ebola Outbreak In DRC Amid Violent Attacks In Country
"In view of the increasingly complex environment, the in partnership with the and partners is now strengthening its political engagement and operational support to negotiate access to communities; increasing support for humanitarian coordination; and bolstering preparedness and readiness planning for [capital of eastern North Kivu province where the outbreak is centered] and surrounding countries," WHO ...
Four-day Anti-polio Drive In Sukkur Division From June 17
Presiding over a meeting here on Thursday to review the arrangements for the campaign, he said that the district administration would take possible steps for the immunisation of children against disease. In this regard, the arrangements have been finalised by the district administration and teams would go door-to-door to administer drops to around 3,44,804 ...
Up To 90pc HIV Patients Will Get Compulsory Treatment: Minister
The provincial minister along with State Minister Zafar Mirza paid a surprise to the Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College Hospital on Thursday. HIV treatment services are being provided at 379 Health Awareness Centres at UC level and 24 District Health Centres of district headquarters hospitals,she added.
Walk Held To Give Awareness About HIV-AIDS
BAHAWALPUR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd May, 2019 ) :District Health Authority in collaboration with Bahawal Hospital organized a walk to raise awareness about HIV-AIDS here Thursday. The walk was led by Medical Superintendent Bahawal Hospital Dr. Aziz-ur-Rehman and Chief Executive Officer District Health Authority Dr. Farhat Abbas. The walk was attended by ...
Maximum Staff To Be Hired Under Dengue Control Programme: DC
CHAKWAL, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd May, 2019 ) :The Deputy Commissioner of Captain (R) Abdul Sattar Raisani here on Thursday expressed that under the Control Programme maximum staff would be hired during the period of 20 to 18 for timely action and safety of human being. Addressing in a meeting of District ...
Work On Various Health Projects In Full Swing: CEO Health
Under this programme the projects included 24 Basic Health Units, 5 Trauma Centers and Nurseries in RHCs OPD for evening in 6 BHUs, one Wear House and 3 Gyne centers. They said that Trauma Center would be established in 35 RHCs, Intensive Care units, Nurseries and Nutrition Clinics and 16 new Filter Clinics, and 8 warehouses for storage of ...
Work On Health Projects Worth Rs 370m Continued
This was told by CEO District Health Authority Rai Samiullah in a briefing to elected representatives comprising on Advisor to the Nawab Faisal Hayat Jiwana, MPA Maulana Muawya Azam and persons here Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, the Advisor said the people will be provided health facilities at their door steps through PM's Health Program. He said ...
