en-pk-hotdailynews: 2015-03-21 Pakistan Health

Over 5m vaccinated in 3rd anti-polio round
DAWN.com
PESHAWAR: The third round of the anti-polio campaign in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under the Sehat Ka Ittehad programme concluded on Friday. During the third round that lasted for three days, about 5.1 million children under the age of five years were ...

Special anti-polio drive: over 5.1 million children vaccinated in KP   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
High-risk areas: KP takes the plunge with injectable polio vaccine   The Express Tribune
Sehat ka Ittehad campaign: 38000 parents refuse polio vaccination to children   dunyanews.tv (press release) (blog)

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Free artificial limbs facility launched
DAWN.com
KARACHI: A state-of-the-art rehabilitation centre for physically challenged people was launched on Friday at The Indus Hospital (TIH) in a ceremony. The facility developed in collaboration with the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) and Chal ...

Indus Hospital to provide 1500 prosthetic limbs every year   The Express Tribune

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India may delay bigger pictorial warnings on cigarette packs
Times of India
The Centre may delay the April 1 introduction of gory pictorial images covering 85% of tobacco product packs. The "rethink" on implementing the government's notification in this regard was discussed when civil society representatives, along with MP Supriya ...

'Lives Bachao Size Badhao' campaign lauds larger health warnings on tobacco ...   The Hindu
India mulls putting tobacco pack warning proposal on hold   Economic Times
BAT team asks govt to withdraw decision   The Nation
Scoop News
Business Standard
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Junk diet in childhood affects heart later
The Express Tribune
Children are losing an awful lot of intrinsic cardiovascular health very early in life. PHOTO: FILE. NEW YORK: Keep an eye on what your child is eating will have a long-term effect on his/her health later, states new research. The health of the heart, which is ...

Children can experience decline in heart health   Spire Healthcare
Unhealthy diets in childhood affect heart later   Zee News
Healthy Diet and Physical Activity Vital For Cardiovascular Health of Kids   Medical Research News and Interviews on MedicalResearch.com (blog)

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Smog warning
The Times (subscription)
Sir, This week's toxic smog is a timely reminder of the devastating impact air pollution has on our nation's health (“ 'Blasé government' exposes children and the elderly to toxic smog”, Mar 20). While the smog may be a one-off, air pollution will continue to have ...

Toxic smog continues to affect Wales with 'cleaner' air making slow progress   WalesOnline
Polluted smog warnings still in force as haze remains over Swansea Bay and ...   South Wales Evening Post
Toxic smog in Manchester shows gov't must act on air pollution, warn Greens   Mancunian Matters
The News International
Bristol Post
expressandstar.com
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McKinney Dentist Promotes Oral Cancer Awareness Month
Digital Journal
McKinney dentist, Dr. Ryan Thompson, and his dental team are promoting Oral Cancer Awareness Month, by encouraging their patients and community members to receive regular oral cancer screenings. “Oral cancer is a silent killer in our country. Very few ...

World Oral Health Day observed   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
“Baby Teeth Talk” study : tri-national study promotes early intervention strategies ...   HealthCanal.com
Connections: Healthy Friday - Healthy Mouth, Healthy Life   WXXI News
NJ.com
Zee News
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Progress made but work remains on firewalling health policy from...
Asian Tribune
Considerable progress has been made in different countries globally in protecting public health policy from tobacco industry interference, but certainly lot more work needs to be done. 2012 World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) Declaration ...

Nepal leading tobacco control in South Asia: Will it spiral domino effect on other ...   The Hans India
Hold Tobacco Industry liable: Turn The Cost-Benefit Ratio Upside Down   CounterCurrents.org
Tobacco use declining but major intensification needed in reduction and control ...   The FINANCIAL
World Health Organization (press release)
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Software developer hopes to turn rehab into videogame
The Star Online
A DOSE OF FUN: Cosmin Mihaiu of Romania shows off a MIRA Rehab game designed to make typically tedious physical rehabilitation exercises fun. – AFP. VANCOUVER: A broken arm as a boy led Cosmin Mihaiu and some inventive colleagues to turn ...

Video game your pain away!   Economic Times
Software developer hopes to take tedium out of rehab with video game   Malay Mail Online

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