A 15-minute walk after each meal could prevent older people developing type-2 diabetes, a study has found. The post-meal walks control blood sugar as well as one long walk, research by George Washington University suggested. Elevated blood sugar after meals could increase the risk of type-2 diabetes, so resting after eating “is the worst thing […]
Jun 12 2013 | Posted in
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Introduction. Coronary heart disease remains the most common conditions in the world and despite modern intervention; its prevalence is on the rise. It has been shown in studies that Asians are at more risk of developing Cardio vascular disease (CVD) and Diabetes mellitus (DM). There are two main types of risks, reversible and irreversible […]
Jun 3 2013 | Posted in
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Introduction: Asthma is a disorder caused by inflammation in the airways (called bronchi) that lead to the lungs. This inflammation causes airways to tighten and narrow, which blocks air from flowing freely into the lungs, making it hard to breathe. Symptoms include wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and cough, particularly at night or after exercise/activity. The […]
May 30 2013 | Posted in
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More than 15,000 people die every year because of cancer treatments rather than the illness itself, Lord Saatchi has said. The peer, who lost his wife to a form of ovarian cancer in 2011, is attempting to introduce new legislation to enable doctors to carry out alternative treatments without fear of litigation, The Daily […]
Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf Chief, Imran Khan, walked in hospital on Tuesday for the first time after falling off a mechanical lift raising him onto a stage at a rally on May 7, his doctors said. Khan was injured and admitted to Shaukat Khanum Hospital where had been on bed and doctors allowed him to walk […]
An anti-polio vaccination team was attacked in Bajaur tribal region on Monday, killing one Levies official, officials said. Unidentified men opened fire on the team in Bajaur’s Mamond tehsil killing the Levies man deployed for the purpose of security. The attackers escaped from the site of the incident. No group claimed responsibility. […]
President Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospitals, Lieutenant General (Retd) Hamid Javaid, on Thursday said that almost 480 people are developing eye problems in Pakistan every day. Around fourteen thousand people are exposing to eye diseases every month which means that one Pakistani is catching disease every three minutes which is distressing the whole society, he […]
The neglected disease cutaneous leishmaniasis is on the increase in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), according to reports by FATA’s Directorate of Health. In response, the international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has donated supplies of medicines to treat the disease. Cutaneous leishmaniasis is the common form of leishmaniasis, a […]
Sometimes, it feels as if you are all alone in this world, as if there is absolutely nobody who acknowledges or appreciates the fact that you exist. This feeling of isolation can be extremely difficult to deal with. The mind keeps getting heavy as negative thoughts keep filling it up. It is impossible to keep […]
Mar 19 2013 | Posted in
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The ruling Pakistan Peoples Party Thursday ignored strong protest by the opposition in the National Assembly and adopted the Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (PIMS), Islamabad Bill, 2013. With the enactment of the bill students of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) has been provided more opportunities for getting higher education, according to the bill. […]
We all know that cigarette smoking is extremely harmful and is proved to be a leading cause in a number of deaths around the globe, each and every year. While the habit may have declined in a number of countries, it still prevails in those nations where literacy is low and cigarettes are widely available […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) took a quick step seeing the growing worst condition of measles outbreak in Sindh and has launched a massive vaccination campaign across the province. The Organisation will target approximately 2.9 million children in eight different districts of Sindh. “Measles campaign has been planned upto 9th Jan, 2013 for eight districts […]
Jan 3 2013 | Posted in
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