2014年12月21日 星期日

2014-12-22 Pakistan Health


The Nation
   
Thar famine claims 219 lives in 80 days   
The News International
THARPARKAR: Thar famine continues to spread fear of death in the region as 219 children have lost their lives in the time span of 81 days, reported a private news channel on Sunday. Earlier, malnourished children continue to die in Thar at the hands of ...

Impoverished but peaceful: Poverty breeds crime, but not in Thar   The Express Tribune
Six more children die in Thar   Pakistan Today
Death toll in Thar famine reaches 213   The Nation
Daily Times   
SAMAA TV   
The News on Sunday   
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The Express Tribune
   
Post Peshawar attack: Committee formed for victims' counselling   
The Express Tribune
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination Saira Afzal Tarar has directed the ministry to prepare a plan in coordination with key stakeholders for provision of counselling sessions on “post-traumatic stress ...

Saira seeks counselling plan for Peshawar school attack survivors   The Nation
Posttraumatic stress management for victims of Peshawar tragedy   Daily Times

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Daily Times
   
6 per cent people suffering from internet addiction   
The News International
Islamabad: Six per cent of people are suffering from internet addiction worldwide hampering their health and interpersonal relationships, a study has revealed. Researchers from University of Hong Kong presented 164 internet addiction prevalence figures ...

Internet addiction affects 6% of people worldwide   Hindu Business Line

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Patients denied admission due to less number of beds in DHQ-ND   
International News Network
Rawalpindi: Despite of experienced doctors in District Headquarter Hospital (DHQ) Neurosurgeon Department (ND), only 32 beds are placed for patients in the ward. Unfortunately, due to less number of beds, patients are facing problems and are denied ...


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Business Recorder
   
President warns terrorists to surrender or face consequences   
Business Recorder
image ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain, Friday said there is no place for terrorists in Pakistan and warned them to surrender or otherwise face the consequences. Addressing the 48th convocation of College of Physicians and Surgeons here, the ...


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US FDA approves AbbVie hepatitis C drug, costs $83319 for 12 weeks   
Reuters
(Reuters) - U.S. health regulators on Friday approved AbbVie's all-oral treatment for hepatitis C, and the company said the drug would cost $83,319 for a typical 12-week plan, a bit below its huge selling competitor Solvadi from Gilead Sciences. Gilead's ...


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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, ...

Global life expectancy rises 6 yrs in last 2 decades   RT
Life expectancy increased in Pakistan: Report   The Nation
Life Expectancy Report Shows Big Drop in Infant and Child Deaths   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Daily Times   
Fox News   
Mail & Guardian Online   
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Chicago Phoenix
   
Wednesday weigh-ins lead to bigger weight loss   
Chicago Phoenix
Researchers in Finland concluded that people who weighed themselves each Wednesday lost more weight than those who weighed themselves regularly on other days of the week. Tempere University of Technology studied 40 overweight adults and pored ...

The 10-Second Trick That Can Help You Lose Weight   Huffington Post
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
Macro Insider   
Panorama.am   
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New drug may block sun-related skin ageing   
Newsx
Toronto: Scientists are developing a drug that could ultimately prevent the gradual ageing of the skin, which is mostly caused by sun exposure. Researchers at the University of British Columbia and Providence Health Care in Canada have genetically ...


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Kansas City Star
   
The world should unite against Ebola   
Nigerian Tribune
LAST week, it was reported that about 6,400 people had died from the deadly Ebola virus, with the majority from the three worst-hit countries of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. Some other countries too have had their outbreaks contained. What my biggest ...

UN Chief Ban Ki-moon tours Ebola-hit states as toll soars over 7000   South China Morning Post (subscription)
Ebola death toll hits 7373 mark   Manila Bulletin
The threat to West African health care   gulfnews.com
Nation News   
Aljazeera.com   
Deutsche Welle   
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