2014年8月17日 星期日

2014-08-18 Pakistan Health

  DAWN.com   
Pims puts ambulances on high alert  DAWN.com
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) has put 18 highly-equipped ambulances on high alert in light of the current status of the sit-ins. Pims spokesman Dr Wasim Khawaja said that people had been advised to call the hospital helpline at ...

PIMS 18 ambulances to remain available for sit-in participants   Pakistan Observer
Marchers start falling ill   The Nation
Experts fear spread of infections   The News International

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  The Hindu   
Ebola Spurs Nigeria Surveillance, Regional Border Limits  Businessweek
An attack on an Ebola clinic in Liberia's capital city is complicating already strained efforts there to contain the virus's spread. The incident, in which patients suspected of having the disease mingled with the crowd, shows the complex nature of an outbreak ...

Fears of Ebola spread rise as quarantine centre attacked   DAWN.com
Ebola treatment center opens in Liberia after patients, protesters overwhelm ...   Dallas Morning News
Ebola patients flee Liberia clinic attack 0:41   The Australian
Wall Street Journal   
Nigerian Tribune   
CBC.ca   
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  DAWN.com   
Three die of Congo fever in Zhob  DAWN.com
QUETTA: Three people died of Congo virus in Zhob last week and some more are under treatment in the district hospital, officials said. District Health Officer Dr Shah Mohammad told Dawn on Sunday that the three men had been brought to hospitals from ...

Congo fever claims 4 lives   Pakistan Observer
One more falls prey to Congo virus, tally hits 4   Pakistan Today
Two die after contracting Congo virus in Balochistan   The News International
The Express Tribune   
Outlook   
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  The Express Tribune   
Six more test positive for dengue fever in Swat  The News International
MINGORA: Six more persons were tested positive for dengue in the district, an official said on Saturday. Dr Haider, spokesman for the Health Department, said six cases of dengue fever were reported in the district in the past 24-hour. He said Izat Begum, ...

Spreading virus: Dengue count in Swat rises to 80   The Express Tribune

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Act before it is too late  Business Recorder
A press report points out that despite a heightened threat of dengue fever outbreak in Karachi and other parts of Sindh, the province's Dengue Prevention and Control Programme remains dysfunctional due to turf battles. MQM's Dr Sagheer Ahmad who took ...

JE & Dengue training for medical officers held   MorungExpress

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  The Express Tribune   
Remedying malnutrition: 'Half of region's people vulnerable to malnutrition'  The Express Tribune
Lansa has been working on improving agriculture and food chains to advance nutrition in the region. By Our Correspondent. Published: August 18, 2014. Tweet · Share this article Print this page Email. Dr Swaminathan said special attention should be paid to ...

Dr Iqrar elected head of South Asian research partnership   Daily Times

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  Care2.com   
When it comes to exercise, how much is too much?  Business Recorder
Running more than four miles a day could be dangerous to your health, according to a study out on August 12 that examined how much exercise is too much. Researchers focused on 2,400 heart attack survivors and found that the more exercise they did, the ...

What's The Exercise Sweet Spot? More Isn't Better for Everyone   Care2.com
How much is too much exercise?   The Globe and Mail

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Fear outweighs risk of Ebola, experts say  The Augusta Chronicle
Dr. Diane Weems knew the virus was on their minds, so the acting director of the East Central Health District just launched into it at last week's meeting of the Richmond County Board of Health. Related Stories. Ebola toll might 'vastly underestimate' ...

Ebola highlights growing global virus threat: experts   Business Recorder
Ebola emergency   Hindu Business Line

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  SeniorJournal.com   
Older people should get high dose flu shot  Business Recorder
Older people are likely to benefit from a high-dose flu vaccine to ward off the seasonal malaise, which can be particularly dangerous to those over 65, researchers said on August 13. The findings in the New England Journal of Medicine are from the first ...

Most Seniors Not Aware of High Dose Flu Shot for Elderly Provided by Medicare   SeniorJournal.com
High-dose flu shot better for seniors   Clinical Advisor

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  Sydney Morning Herald   
HIV carriers refused boarding by Chinese airline  Sydney Morning Herald
Two HIV-positive passengers and a friend are suing a Chinese airline for refusing to let them on board, in the country's first such lawsuit, state media reported Friday. The pair planned to travel from Shenyang in the northeast to Shijiazhuang, south of Beijing, ...

PLANE WRONG! HIV PASSENGERS BARRED FROM FLIGHT   QNews
HIV+ Passengers Denied Boarding, Court Accepts Case   Chinatopix
HIV Patients Suing China-based Airline for Discrimination   International Business Times, India Edition
CRIENGLISH.com   
BBC News   
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