HAFIZABADFollowing sharp rise in the mercury coupled with prolonged power loadshedding for the past one week, heat-borne diseases have also increased in the city.During last 48 hours, more than 150 children, suffering from cholera and gastro dieses, have been admitted in the DHQ hospital. As ...

SHEIKHUPURAWith the advent of summer season, the sale of unhygienic beverages, juices, lollies and even ice cream, being made locally has increased, raising concern among parents for the health of their children. The sale of counterfeit and unhygienic summer items have been thriving in the city and ...

SHEIKHUPURA - Ali Abid - With the advent of summer season, the sale of unhygienic beverages, juices, lollies and even ice cream, being made locally has increased, raising concern among parents for the health of their children. The sale of counterfeit and unhygienic summer items have been thriving ...

ISLAMABAD - Acupuncture and Acupressure therapies are best forms of treatment in traditional Chinese medicines that help adjust and alter the body's energy flow into healthier patterns.These words were expressed by experts on Acupuncture and Acupressure Therapies Dr Rizwan Kothari & Dr Zikr ...

LAHORE  - Every 9th countryman is suffering from liver diseases, putting the number of patients at 1.2 million in which around 300,000 patients are in a dire need of liver transplant.This was stated by Prof Amir Latif who is one of two professors of liver diseases and transplant in the country ...

KARACHI  - Pakistan is among the high ranking countries where people are still get affected of preventable diseases like tuberculosis, polio and malaria while non-communicable diseases are raising vigorously in different cities due to apathy of the authorities concerned which is not playing ...

LAHORE – Parliamentary Secretary Health Dr Saeed Elahi said on Monday that diseases could be controlled by fostering culture of hand washing with soap. Speaking at a ceremony held at the Government Pilot Secondary School Wahdat Colony in connection with World Hand Washing Day, Elahi said ...

ISLAMABAD – Problem of noise pollution in the twin-cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, because of traffic density and lack of proper management, is increasing day-by-day and causing hearing problems.Noise pollution has increased in pollution free zone areas of twin cities due to the lukewarm ...

KARACHI - Various health centres and organisations in the metropolis on Thursday observed “World Kidney Day” spreading awareness on kidney diseases that had have an alarming presence in the country.The World Health Organization estimates that more than 180 million people around the ...

LAHORE  - The Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) has called upon University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences to conduct research on diseases affecting poultry and update poultry farmers so that they may look after poultry well. This consensus was developed by the PPA representatives at a ...

RAWALPINDI (Agencies) - The detainees in Adyala jail are being served sub-standard food which is causing diseases among them. As per details, unhygienic food is being served to detainees in Adyala jail, which is badly affecting their health. The detainees have complained that substandard ghee is ...

Mosquitoes breed in stagnant rainwater that has been accumulated in parts of Sindh is causing Malaria among various waterborne diseases. District Badin is still under water where flood affectees are experiencing tough life. Flood affectees are facing food shortage and suffering from various ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) Contaminated water is the main reason for many diseases in Pakistan and according to an estimate, waterborne diseases kill 230,000 children each year in Pakistan. The extent of enteric diseases in different areas depends upon the extent to which certain water is exposed to ...

Our Staff Reporter KARACHI - Every year over 150,000 children die of vaccine-preventable illnesses in Pakistan, while public-private partnerships and civil society engagement are critical to achieving full immunisation coverage for Pakistan, said experts at the second National Vaccination Seminar, ...

KARACHI Speakers have urged the government and non-government organisations to invest more on provision of safe drinking water, as five million people die every year of waterborne diseases. They were speaking at seminar to mark World Water Day held at Jhimpir near Karachi. The seminar was ...

ISLAMABAD 8th Annual Conference on Infectious Diseases The Age of Superbugs; Facts and Solutions was organised by Infectious Diseases Society of Pakistan (IDSP) in collaboration with The International Society of Chemotherapy (ISC) on Saturday. It is heartening that IDSP has been in the forefront ...

LAHORE Food outlets, hotels, restaurants and bakeries, functioning in the provincial metropolis, are playing havoc with the lives of its dwellers as they use unhygienic and reused cooking oil and ghee in their edibles. They are also spurring the birth of new diseases and contributing to old ones. ...

In village Zafarwali of Sambrial Tehsil,District Sialkot more than 80 percent of the population has become a victim of hepatitis and other fatal diseases due to the rising larger scale pollution caused by the tanneries. As per details, local notables disclosed this while talking to the Online News ...

Poor cleanliness system in Dhok Elahi Bux union council-42 is creating problems for residents of the area while they have demanded of the high authorities to take notice of the situation. Talking to the Online news agency here on Thursday the residents of the Dhok Elahi Bux union council-42 ...

KARACHI Citizens have become easy target of infectious diseases in the metropolis, as the Provincial Government has failed to get control over the spread of infectious diseases, especially dengue fever, malaria, viral fever and conjunctivitis, in the city. Dengue fever and malaria, caused by ...

LAHORE - Deteriorating environment and persistent muggy weather in the wake of prolong rainy season has considerably increased viral eye diseases, posing serious threat of epidemic breakout in the City, senior medics told TheNation on Tuesday. The cases of viral eye diseases have increased ...

ISLAMABAD United Nations on Tuesday warned of two second waves of disaster to engulf the flood-hit region if emergency arrangements are not made to address the humanitarian situation. In a joint press conference, the top officials of United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), United Nations World Food ...

The number of flood affectees has been surging continuously across the province and its number has reached upto 4 million while out of them 1 million affectees are suffering from various diseases, said Jamil Soomro, Advisor to the Chief Minister, Sindh. Talking to BBC He said that among these ...

Water borne diseases amongst the flood affectees in Rojhan are causing agitation while, acute food scarcity is adding to their problems. Raging river water caused more devastation in the country in form of flood. The survivors of Rojhan are confronted with many problems as they have no food, ...

ISLAMABAD With the start of Monsoon season and the recent rain spell this week, the fear of outbreak of seasonal diseases, especially water-borne, in twin cities has increased manifolds. Especially, people living in the low lying areas and those living in slums are more vulnerable to fall prey to ...

Supply of contaminated water in sector G-8/4 is causing many diseases amongst the residents and they have demanded of the authority concerned to stop supply of contaminated water. On Wednesday, the residents of G-8/4 CDA block 3 said that polluted and zinc mixed water is being supplied in the ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Flu related diseases including cough and soar throat, pneumonia and diarrhea are spreading everywhere as the ongoing long dry spell persists. Flu related diseases have caught a large number of people particularly children with such complications were seen in high number at the ...

KARACHI (PPI) - Natural treatments of thyroid disease are getting popularity due to their low cost and virtually no side effects. Hypothyroidism is basically a malfunction of the thyroid gland meaning the thyroid gland doesnt produce enough thyroid hormones required for optimal functioning of the ...

KARACHI - Sindh Agriculture Department has planned an awareness campaign for farmers to take preventive measures to save wheat from weeds and other diseases. The department has also estimated that averagely 30 to 40 per cent of wheat crop yields are affected by the weeds in the province annually. ...

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