Health
More than 18% of teenagers in Pakistan suffer from high blood pressure
In Pakistan, more than 18% of teenagers suffer from high blood pressure, and about 46% of adults over the age...
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How to prevent heat stroke?
Avoid going outside during the hottest days, and avoid vigorous activity and exercise if possible to prevent heat stroke. Direct...
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An easy recipe for making sunblock to protect against the sun’s heat
The temperature of the earth rises and rains more heat of the sun. Due to the heat, not only our...
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Phone addiction a significant health risk
The leading ophthalmologist at Al-Shifa Trust, Prof. Dr. Tayyab Afghani, said on Tuesday that smartphones have developed into a significant...
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Dr Baig on forefronts in Pakistan’s fight against polio
Islamabad: Polio eradication is a global vaccination success story. The disease, which can cause disability or death, occurs mainly in...
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Al-Shifa says corneal donations can transform thousands of lives
Major General (Ret) Rehmat Khan, president of Al-Shifa Trust, said on Monday that cornea donations have the potential to give...
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National Health Ministry denies ban on vitamins and supplements
Spokes persons for Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination has categorically denied the fabricated reports that use of...
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South Asia female health workers fight for basic rights, social protection
GURUGRAM/KARACHI/KATHMANDU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Hobbling out of a tuk-tuk, Pooja Gupta joined fellow community health workers as they punched...
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Women seek compensation over involuntary birth control
A group of 67 women from Greenland are seeking compensation from the Danish government over a campaign of involuntary birth...
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It’s difficult to breathe: Malaysia prepares to make rain, close schools as haze worsens
Malaysia will try to make rain by seeding clouds and prepare to shut schools as the air quality in various...
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