Tag: Diabetes
Every fourth person in Pakistan has diabetes-I
--6th International Diabetes Conference organised by Sanofi and DAP concludes
KARACHI: Sanofi and the Diabetic Association of Pakistan (DAP) collaborated to bring to Pakistan renowned international...
Change in lifestyle can put diabetes into remission: Prof Gerry Rayman
KARACHI: A change in lifestyle and diet can put diabetes into remission, said Consultant Physician at the Diabetes and Endocrine Centre Professor Gerry Rayman, Ipswich...
‘Diabetes in urban people higher than rural population’
LAHORE: Diabetes on the rise in the country as its rate of spread in adults is 25 per cent urban while it is 10...
Survey reveals diabetes gaining ground in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: National Health Services Federal Minister Muhammad Yusuf Shaikh said that there are 425 million people living in the world with diabetes and the inexorable...
Air pollution plays significant role in diabetes
PARIS: Air pollution caused one in seven new cases of diabetes in 2016, according to a US study, which found even low levels raised...
Survey reveals 50pc of Pakistani population is obese, prone to diabetes:...
LAHORE: A scientific survey has revealed alarming figures with Pakistan's 50 per cent population found to be obese, which is a major cause of diabetes,...
Denmark ready to support Pakistan in health sector
Danish envoy says Pakistan ranks 9th in carrying obesity, with 8th largest population having diabetes
NATHIAGALI: In Pakistan, the number of diabetes and obesity suffering...
PM Abbasi inaugurates modern diabetes centre
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Friday inaugurated “The Diabetes Centre” at Phulgaran in the outskirts of the federal capital to help early diagnosis...
Research of Pakistani doctors appreciated at UK diabetes conference
LONDON/LAHORE: The research papers, presented by three Pakistani doctors serving at Lahore General Hospital (LGH), earned appreciation and applause from the participants of the five-day...
Anti-cholesterol drug Praluent cuts death risk
PARIS: The anti-cholesterol drug Praluent (alirocumab), made by France's Sanofi Pharmaceuticals, is linked to a 15 percent lower risk of major cardiovascular events like...
Study says there are five types of diabetes, not two
PARIS: Scientists on Friday unveiled a revised classification for diabetes, one they said could lead to better treatments and help doctors more accurately predict...
4th ophthalmology conference concludes, diabetes declared leading cause of blindness
KARACHI: The 4th Pioneering Innovations in Ophthalmology (PIO) was held the other day in Karachi here at a local hotel. The conference was organized...
Socially isolated people more likely to develop diabetes
Socially isolated people may be more likely to develop diabetes than adults with closer ties to family and friends, a recent study suggests.
Loneliness has...
Fibre-rich food could cut risk of diabetes, bowel disease
Regularly consuming a Western-type diet, high in fats and sugars but low in fibre, may increase the risk of inflammatory bowel diseases, weight gain,...
‘High’ prevalence of hepatitis C, diabetes in Lahore police: report
LAHORE: A recent study has reported an alarming high prevalence of hepatitis C and diabetes mellitus in Lahore’s police force, reported English daily, Dawn.
As...
Seminar held at QIH in connection with World Diabetes Day
ISLAMABAD: A seminar was organized by the Quaid-e-Azam International Hospital (QIH) on Tuesday in connection with World Diabetes Day in Islamabad.
The event was organised...
PTCL organises diabetes awareness programme
KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) organised a diabetes awareness programme and medical camps to mark World Diabetes Day at Central Telegraph Office in...
