2015年3月5日 星期四

2015-03-06 Pakistan Health


Pakistan Today
   
Diabetes epidemic spreading alarmingly in Pakistan   
Daily Times
KARACHI: Diabetes is national issue which is emerging at alarming level in continent of South Asia including Pakistan with nearly 7 million patients have been diagnosed so far, said Sir Michael Hirst President International Diabetes Federation (IDF).
Healthcare: 'Eat less, walk more' to avoid diabetes   The Express Tribune
Diabetes poses serious social and economic threat: speakers   Pakistan Today

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WGBH NEWS
   
Facing a determined opposition, Pakistani officials tell parents to vaccinate their ...   
WGBH NEWS
A girl cries before receiving polio vaccine drops at a government children's hospital in Peshawar on March 3, 2015. Pakistan authorities have arrested hundreds of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children against polio. Fayaz Aziz/Reuters. A province in ...


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Business Recorder
   
Minister announces cut in hepatitis drug price   
The Nation
Islamabad - Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Saira Afzal Tarar on Wednesday announced sharp reduction in the prices of the drug for Hepatitis C patients, Sovaldi. The current price of Rs 55,000 has been slashed and now ...

Price of Hepatitis C medicine cut by 40pc   DAWN.com
Hepatitis c medication: Govt slashes Sovaldi's price   The Express Tribune
Saira announces reduction in price of drug used by Hepatitis C patients   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)

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Toronto Sun
   
Sierra Leone Ebola Orphans Face Yet Another Crisis   
Voice of America
SIERRA LEONE—. There's growing concern about the future of an orphanage run by a British charity in Sierra Leone, after one staff member died last week from Ebola, and his wife died this week. The Saint George Foundation Orphanage in the capital, ...

Liberia's last Ebola patient discharged   DAWN.com
Liberia's Last Ebola Patient Heads Home   NBCNews.com
'Am Overjoyed': Liberia's Last Ebola Survivor Walks Out   Front Page Africa
Toronto Sun   
CTV News   
Macleans.ca   
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PMDC working as per int'l standards   
Pakistan Observer
Friday, March 06, 2015 - Islamabad—A delegation of the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) visited Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PMDC) on Thursday day to see if the PMDC is following the ...

PMA concerned over falling medical education standards   Daily Times

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The Inquisitr
   
Gilead Sciences USA cut Hepatitis C's tablet price by 40% for Pakistan   
Daily Times
KARACHI: World's breakthrough cure for Hepatitis C, Sovaldi (sofosbuvir 400 miligrams) would be available soon in Pakistan at reasonable price. Manufacturer of drug Gilead Sciences Incorporated United States of America (USA) has approved significant ...

Hope In Hepatitis C Pandemic   The Inquisitr

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Day-care centre inaugurated   
Pakistan Observer
Friday, March 06, 2015 - Lahore—Fourth day care centre under Punjab Government scheme was inaugurated in Nursing hostel at Children Hospital here on Thursday. Punjab minister for Women Development Hameeda Waheed uddin inaugurated the facility ...


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The Express Tribune
   
Raising awareness about breast cancer   
The Express Tribune
A quiz on Softlan and Pink Ribbon was also conducted towards the end of the session. PHOTO: FILE. KARACHI: Softlan, a fabric conditioner brand, hosted session on breast cancer awareness in collaboration with Pink Ribbon Pakistan at Colgate-Palmolive ...

Wait, What? HS Basketball Coach Suspended After Team Wears Breast Cancer ...   Showbiz Spy (blog)
Students at West High sport pink to raise money and awareness for breast cancer   KTIV

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PerfScience
   
High-Dose Oxygen can Help Stimulate Immune System against Cancer   
PerfScience
Researchers have been trying to use oxygen against cancer. A team of researchers have come one step closer in the experiment, which could lead to breakthrough treatment for cancer by boosting the immune sysmte. As per the novel research, high-dose ...

Using oxygen to fight cancer?   Investor's Business Daily
Breathing In Extra Oxygen Shows Promise In Fighting Cancer And Boosting ...   Medical Daily
Oxygen May Boost Immune Cells Fighting Cancer   Science Times
Newsmax   
Pharmaceutical Processing   
Headlines & Global News   
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Times LIVE
   
Sugar? Just one lump, not two   
Times LIVE
Setting the bar at 5% would mean people should consume no more than 25g, or the equivalent of six teaspoons, of sugar a day - less than the 10 teaspoons in an average can of carbonated cold drink. File photo. Image by: © staticnak/shutterstock.com ...

Stop eating so much sugar, says World Health Organization   Stuff.co.nz
WHO recommends cutting sugar intake   Al Jazeera America
No sugar-coating health risks: WHO report   Globalnews.ca
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