Tag: Health
Minister inquires about ambassadors’ health at CMH
Minister for States and Frontier Regions Abdul Qadir Baloch visited Rawalpindi Combined Military Hospital (CMH) on Sunday and inquired about the health of foreign...
Clinically depressed three times more likely to commit violent crime
LONDON -
People diagnosed with major depression are around three times more likely than the general population to commit violent crimes such as robbery,...
Bolivian grandmothers stay fit with handball
EL ALTO, Bolivia —
Dozens of traditional Aymara grandmothers ease many of the aches and pains of aging by practicing a sport that is...
Tea’s benefits extend to old bones, Japanese researchers claim
Researchers in Japan say black tea could help treat osteoporosis, a bone condition affecting older people, but admit you need to drink an awful...
UV exposure keeps damaging skin after sunset: study
WASHINGTON-
Significant ultraviolet radiation damage to skin can still occur hours after its exposure to sunlight, scientific researchers have determined.
Exposure to sunlight or tanning lamps...
Plain tobacco packs likely to deter smoking, studies show
LONDON-
Studies on the health impact of "plain" or standardised cigarette packs suggest they can deter non-smokers from taking up the habit and may...
Weight gain linked to child health
Women who gain too much weight during pregnancy run the risk of giving their offspring health problems in later life, researchers have found.
Experts discovered...
Blueberries may help control blood pressure
NEW YORK-
Eating blueberries every day might improve borderline high blood pressure in middle-aged women, according to a small U.S. study.
Women who ate freeze-dried blueberries...
Australian boy, 4, gets ‘world first’ artificial pancreas
SYDNEY-
A four-year-old Australian boy has been fitted with an artificial pancreas in what researchers said was a world first treatment for managing type 1...
IVF babies healthier than before: study
Better techniques and policies have given children born from artificial fertilisation a much better chance of survival and good health, a Scandinavian study said...
Quit smoking success ‘predictable’
Success at quitting tobacco can be predicted from the way a smoker's body processes nicotine, a study has found.
Measuring the rate of nicotine breakdown...
Early weight gain ‘ups asthma risk’
Babies who rapidly gain weight in the first three months of life are more likely to develop asthma, a study has found.
Researchers at the...
Radiation plus hormone therapy saves lives in prostate cancer
MIAMI-
Older men with prostate cancer may live longer if they receive a combination of radiation and hormone therapy, but many men do not get...
Whole grains lower heart disease risk, but not cancer
MIAMI-
People who eat more whole grains are more likely to live longer and avoid heart disease, but such a diet does not affect...
‘Small screens’ prevent kids from sleeping: US study
Children who have access to tablets or smartphones in their bedrooms get less sleep than children who do not have the devices with them...
Not all obese people prone to poor health: study
MIAMI-
US scientists encouraged 20 obese people to eat extra fast food for several months, and found that about a quarter stayed in good health...
Cancer often due to bad luck, not genes or environment: US...
MIAMI-
Cancer is often caused by the "bad luck" of random mutations that arise when cells divide, not family history or environmental causes, US researchers...
