Health & Fitness

The Health Department in Sindh is still waiting for the federal government to arrange vaccines for XDR typhoid. The Health Department in Sindh has admitted the provincial government has no action plan to prevent the spread of the extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strain of typhoid fever in the province. According to …

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has called for a health centre to be made in the hometown of a Pakistani hero who saved 14 lives during the floods in Jeddah in 2009, Arab News reported on Monday, citing the state Saudi Press Agency (SPA). As per the SPA, the …

An unborn baby has had surgery on her spine while she was still in her mother’s womb. Bethan Simpson, 26, from Maldon, Essex, was told her unborn daughter Eloise had spina bifida at her 20-week scan. Mrs Simpson has become one of the first mothers in the UK to undergo …

The brain function of very late risers and “morning larks” during the hours of the working day is different, according to a study. Researchers scanned the brains of night owls with a bedtime of 02:30 and a wake time of 10:15, along with early risers. The tests – performed between …

New results suggest ageing brains can potentially be rejuvenated, at least in mice, according to researchers. Very early-stage experiments indicate that drugs can be developed to stop or even reverse mental decline. The results were presented at the 2019 meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The US …

So in 2009, when she decided to leave a lucrative job in banking to spend a year in France, she had no idea it would give her an opportunity to channel that childhood passion. A labor of love While in Paris, she enrolled in Le Cordon Bleu culinary school where …

Minister for National Health Aamer Mehmmod has emphasized on revitalizing the exports of pharma sector to boost the national exchequer. Chairing the first meeting of Steering Committee of Pakistan Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Bureau in Islamabad on Thursday, he said every possible facility will be provided to pharma sector as it …

UK and Canada researchers said they had found “robust” evidence showing using the drug in adolescence increased the risk of developing depression in adulthood by 37%. Parents should not be complacent about the risks of teenagers using cannabis, experts are warning. They said the findings should act as a warning …

Over one billion young people, aged 12-35 years, risk irreversible hearing loss from exposure to loud sounds such as music played on their smartphone, UN health experts said on Tuesday, unveiling new guidelines to help address the problem. The recommendations to prevent noise-induced hearing loss and related conditions such as …

Greenland could start to export sand in a rare positive spinoff from global warming that is melting the island’s vast ice sheet and washing large amounts of sediment into the sea, scientists said Monday. Mining of sand and gravel, widely used in the construction industry, could boost the economy for …