2014年8月22日 星期五

2014-08-23 Pakistan Health

  DAWN.com   
'Brain-eating amoeba' kills man with no swimming history  DAWN.com
KARACHI: A young man from Karachi's Garden area has been confirmed as the latest victim of the 'brain-eating amoeba', or Naegleria fowleri, as the death toll blamed on the deadly virus in Sindh has reached eight in three months, officials said on Friday.
In sickness and in health: Sindh's first Congo virus case surfaces in Karachi   The Express Tribune
N fowleri and Congo fever claim three lives   The News International

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  DigitalJournal.com   
Women beware: Ramen Noodles linked to heart disease  DigitalJournal.com
Cheap and easy. As Americans, these are perfect ways to describe our dining habits at times, but who knew the risk to our health would far outweigh the risk to our wallets when it comes to heating up a bowl of instant noodles? The popular college dorm, late ...

Instant Noodles Linked to Heart Disease, Diabetes Risks In New Study   Bustle
Ladies, eat instant noodles at your peril   iAfrica.com
Health risks for women in instant noodles   SBS
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  Irish Independent   
'Shadow zones' confound accurate reporting on Ebola virus  Los Angeles Times
Liberian police in protective clothing address residents as they wait for food rations in Monrovia, part of the quarantine plan to curb the spread of the Ebola virus. Liberian police in protective clothing address residents as they wait for food rations in Monrovia, ...

We must focus on Africa's plight - Ebola is not a threat to West   Irish Independent
Ebola outbreak: World Health Organisation drafts strategy to combat disease as ...   ABC Online
Ebola Quarantines Spark Anxiety in Liberian Capital   Voice of America
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  The Nation   
Special direction  The Nation
ISLAMABAD - Minister of State Barrister Usman Ibrahim of Capital Administration & Development Division has directed the officials of PIMS, NIRM, and Poly Clinic to make special arrangements to administer polio vaccination to the children who have come ...

Children taking part in sit-in to be given polio vaccine   DAWN.com
Hospitals asked to make special arrangements for polio vaccination   Pakistan Observer

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  The Express Tribune   
Marchers health woes: CDA told to improve sanitation facilities  The Express Tribune
Pims Vice-Chancellor Prof Javed Akram said on Friday that he had a meeting with the CDA health directorate head in which he had requested improvements on both fronts. PHOTO: FILE. ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) ...

PIMS makes arrangements to provide clean water to protesters   Pakistan Observer

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Men, substance users less likely to have weight-loss surgery  Reuters India
NEW YORK, (Reuters) - A one-size-fits-all approach to weight-loss surgery may be keeping obese men, substance users and older people out of the operating room, a new study suggests. The study analyzed data from a Canadian program intended to ...


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'Aerobically fit' kids have more compact brain white-matter  Daily Times
WASHINGTON - Kids who are aerobically fit have more fibrous and compact white-matter tracts in the brain than their peers who are less fit, a new study has revealed. According to the study, significant fitness-related differences in the integrity of several ...


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Modern Medicine: Irritable Bowel Syndrome  wmbb
We all dread getting that sore feeling in our throat. It can be one of the first signs we're getting sick.More >>. We all dread getting that sore feeling in our throat. It can be one of the first signs we're getting sick.More >> ...

Pain pills less effective in irritable bowel syndrome   International News Network

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Amid Afghanistan's escalating war, a battle to beat polio  DAWN.com
KABUL: Tens of thousands of volunteers fanned out across Afghanistan this week, braving deteriorating security situation and distrusting parents to administer two chilled drops of the oral polio vaccine each to millions of children. Keeping the highly infectious ...


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  Medscape   
Ebola Therapies and Vaccines Need Priority, Support  Medscape
The development of experimental therapies and vaccines for Ebola should receive priority, according to several editorials written by infectious disease experts and published in major medical journals this week. The urgency for such therapies and vaccines, ...

Test drug stops Marburg virus in monkeys   Science News (blog)
Regulatory, Supply Issues Haunt Ebola Drug Makers   Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
Drug For Ebola-Like Virus Promising In Monkeys   Huffington Post
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