2014年12月20日 星期六

2014-12-21 Pakistan Health


The Express Tribune
   
Major shift: Mortality rate decreases in infectious diseases   
The Express Tribune
A 93 per cent drop has been witnessed in the number of deaths caused by tetanus between 1990 to 2013, however, the number of mortalities owing to chronic kidney disease and diabetes over the same period increased. This was revealed in a new, ...

Life expectancy increased in Pakistan: Report   The Nation

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The Express Tribune (blog)
   
Moving on from trauma, moving on from Peshawar   
The Express Tribune (blog)
In this acute phase of grief, no one – including families, friends or media – should pressure the victims to share their stories or experiences, as this kind of pressure may trigger instance-negative psychological reaction. PHOTO: REUTERS. The Taliban's brutal ...

Helplessness and unavoidable shockwave   Pakistan Today
Protecting Our Children From the Violence on the News   Huffington Post Canada
Now Children ask questions!   GreaterKashmir.com

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The Express Tribune
   
Major shift : Non-communicable diseases cause most deaths: study   
The Express Tribune
ISLAMABAD: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) — cancer, hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular and lung diseases — are now the leading cause of premature deaths and disability in the adult economically productive population in Pakistan. This was ...

Pakistan to fully integrate non-communicable   The News International
Request For Abstracts: Health Affairs Non-Communicable Disease Theme Issue   Health Affairs (blog)

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Moot on transforming secondary health care ends   
The Nation
LAHORE - Three day conference on "Transforming Secondary Health Care in Punjab" organized by Punjab Health Department in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO) concluded at a local hotel on Friday. Purpose of this conference was to get ...

Healthcare moot concludes: 'government is taking steps towards removing flaws ...   Business Recorder

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The Nation
   
Peshawar School Tragedy: What can parents and teachers do to help in the ...   
The Nation
ISLAMABAD-The Peshawar Army Public School massacre has taken a devastating toll on the mental health of parents, as well as the children. According to DrLubnaBukhari MD, a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, parents and family members should identify ...

Peshawar massacre to cause mental problems among students, parents ...   Inquirer.net
Peshawar massacre to cause mental problems among students, parents   AsiaOne

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The Indian Express
   
The 10-Second Trick That Can Help You Lose Weight   
Huffington Post
There are plenty of arguments that advocate throwing away the bathroom scale, but a new study suggests daily weigh-ins may be a key component to weight loss. The study, published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE and conducted by Elina Helander and ...

Weekly weigh-ins help dieters trim down   CBS News
Need inspiration to get rid of your pot-belly? Here's what you should do!   Hindustan Times
Weigh yourself on Wednesday to lose most weight, study finds   Telegraph.co.uk
Business Standard   
Zee News   
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Irish Independent
   
UN chief Ban Ki-moon praises Ebola health workers   
Irish Independent
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has been on a whistle stop tour aimed at thanking healthcare workers at the heart of the Ebola epidemic. AFP PHOTO / BINANI. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday urged countries affected by Ebola to avoid ...

Ebola: UN chief says West Africa mission to be short-term   Deutsche Welle
Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone's guardian of the dead is at work again   The Independent
NHS Ebola staff 'insulted' by UK travel ban   The Guardian
Reuters   
Sierra Express Media   
Nigerian Tribune   
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The Express Tribune
   
Explained: For Taliban, schools are a threat and a target   
The Indian Express
They have struck at more than 1,000 schools in Pakistan since 2009. Most were bombed, burnt down or simply shut through intimidation. They have also targeted students: Malala Yousafzai is a case in point, The United Nations reported 152 incidents of ...

Eye of the storm: Experts call for winter vacations across KP   The Express Tribune
Four new polio cases surface in Pakistan   Business Standard
Four new polio cases surface across Pakistan   Dispatch News Desk

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It's time to fight traditions that harm women's health: WHO   
Reuters
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Some of the major health problems faced by women in developing countries are caused by "terrible" traditions that must be stopped, said the head of public health at the World Health Organisation (WHO). Traditions ...


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Air Herald
   
Study Points To Being Overweight Leads To Kidney Stones   
Air Herald
From the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and published in the recent issue of Kidney International that suggests that being overweight leads to the development of kidney stones. This is a first and controversial study that has proven a link ...

Extra pounds increase chances of kidney stone   Daily Times

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