Tag: Diseases
46 dairy farms marked unsafe in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: As many as 46 milk spots have been accused of supplying adulterated milk which is responsible for spreading various diseases in the federal...
In Pakistan, 22% stroke patients die or become disabled
KARACHI: Stroke is the major cause of mortality and morbidity in Pakistan, as 22 per cent stroke patients die or become disable. A large...
Blood group diet: The only way to combat malnutrition, diseases
By Prof Dr Sarfraz Hussain
Many people in Pakistan have never thought about knowing their blood group until there is a need for transfusion of...
Of all human diseases, 60pc originate in animals: WHO
KARACHI: Many of the same microbes (e.g. bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites) affect both animals and humans via the environment they share and 60 per...
Experts identify disease that has killed 9 in Lower Dir
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) health services department on Thursday stated that experts have identified the mysterious disease that claimed nine lives in Lower Dir...
With the arrival of monsoon, threat of diseases increases
RAWALPINDI: The present spell of rains has increased the threat of various diseases, including dengue, which needs to be tackled on urgent basis as...
Death toll rises as admin fails to control outbreak of diseases...
Owing to the outbreak of several diseases in prisons across Punjab, more than 145 prisoners have died within the past one year, a private...
World Antibiotic Awareness Week: Are over-the-counter antibiotics even safe for your...
With the growth of antibiotic resistance complicating treatments for several diseases, it is possible that a point may be reached where common infections become...
Air pollution, diseases increasing hand in hand in Karachi
KARACHI: The air quality in Karachi is on the nosedive and the presence of heavy smoke in the air of the city has resulted in...
Fungal infections on rise in city
KARACHI: Eminent Skin Specialist Dr Iqbal Nabi Soomro on Wednesday said that fungal infection cases are on the rise in Karachi due to lack...
CM stresses coordinated efforts on World Mental Health Day
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the purpose of celebrating World Mental Health Day is to create awareness in the people about the...
Rain in city to cure weather-related diseases
The citizens had a sigh of relief as the city received its first winter rain on Thursday which according to doctors will cure weather-related...
Protestors contracting diseases owing to unhygienic conditions
A large number of sit-ins participants of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) are suffering from viral diseases due to changing weather...
President says govt gives priority to promotion of health sector
ISLAMABAD
President Mamnoon Hussain said on Monday the government gives priority to the promotion of health sector and steps are being taken to provide basic...
Measles’s increasing trend
Measles cases have increased manifold with 71 cases reported in December last year to 391 in January 2013 and 144 in February according to...
Get a disease with a hairstyle for free!
Different diseases including hepatitis are spreading due to use of unsterilised equipment by barbers in various areas of the twin cities.
Many shops, especially roadside...
Open garbage dumps in Sector E-7 invite diseases
Residents of Kuwait Hostel in Sector E-7 fear that open garbage dumps could result in the outbreak of an epidemic in the area. The...
