2015年4月10日 星期五

2015-04-11 Pakistan Health


The Express Tribune
   
KP establishes special unit to monitor healthcare facilities   
Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa established an Independent Monitoring Unit (IMU) with mandate to regularly monitor the performance of public sector healthcare facilities and take measures to further improve the quality of services in the ...

Health watchdog: IMU to keep track of employee performance   The Express Tribune

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CTV News
   
Dietary fibre supplement could speed metabolism: study   
CTV News
Rats that consumed a fibre supplement evaded the pitfalls of a high fat and high sugar diet, gaining far less weight than expected during a study at the University of Calgary. Supplementing one's diet with fibre, say the researchers, could be key in helping ...

Fibre supplement said to help in weight control   Techie News
This dietary fiber supplement may help control weight better   Deccan Chronicle
Dietary fibre supplement could speed metabolism, study shows   The Malaysian Insider

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Daily Mail
   
Researchers find neural 'wiring' is similar to structure of online networks   
Daily Mail
Researchers sketching out a 'wiring diagram' for rat brains have discovered its structure is organized like the Internet. They say the animal's cerebral cortex is 'like a mini-Internet'. The first comprehensive picture of how neurons connect to one another found ...

USC Research Reveals Rat's Brain Constructed Like The Internet   TechFrag
Rat brains are basically wired up like miniature internets   Engadget
Rat Brains Are Organised Like The Internet   Gizmodo Australia

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CBC.ca
   
Ebola clinics on agenda as Dr. Gregory Taylor to visit West Africa   
CBC.ca
Dr. Gregory Taylor, Canada's chief public health officer, is preparing to travel to West Africa to get a first-hand look at the efforts to defeat the Ebola outbreak, which has claimed more than 10,000 lives. The trip, which runs from April 13 to 19, will take Taylor to ...

Canada's top health official heading to West Africa to view ebola response   CTV News
Initial Ebola tests clear Canberra health care worker of virus   ABC Online
Woman returns negative Ebola test   The Australian (blog)

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Al-Arabiya
   
Shorter people have bigger risk of heart disease   
Al-Arabiya
Short people face a greater lifetime risk of clogged arteries, according to a study that confirmed the long-known link between height and heart disease by examining genetics. (File photo: AFP). Text size A A A. AFP, Miami Friday, 10 April 2015. Short people ...

Short people more prone to heart attacks   Hamilton Spectator
DNA shows why being short can be bad for your heart   Los Angeles Times
Height influences heart attack risk   CBS News
Toronto Sun   
National Post   
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International Business Times AU
   
Islamic Leaders In Turkey Allow Muslims To Use Toilet Paper After Defecation   
International Business Times AU
Turkey's top religious leaders issued on Wednesday a fatwa in an attempt to keep up with the times. The country's Directorate of Religious Affairs, or Diyanet, allowed Turkish Muslims to use toilet paper after they answered the call of nature when there is no ...

Turkey's top religious authority deems toilet paper 'halal'   Pakistan Today

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Stuff.co.nz
   
The surprising benefit of being fat in middle age   
Stuff.co.nz
The exhaustive study flies in the face of previous smaller studies — and much modern health advice — that what is good for the heart is also good for the head. A surprising study contradicting all previous research found that being fat in middle age appears to ...

Obesity reduces dementia risk, study finds   Toronto Star
Short take: If they live long enough, there's good news for the overweight   STLtoday.com
A few extra pounds might help prevent dementia: study finds obese people less ...   National Post
The Independent   
Irish Examiner   
South China Morning Post (subscription)   
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Los Angeles Times
   
Lauren Hill dies at 19; cancer patient inspired basketball teammates   
Los Angeles Times
Lauren Hill, a freshman at an Ohio university who fought an inoperable brain tumor to play college basketball, has died. She was 19. lRelated Kay Yow dies at 66; North Carolina State basketball coach, Hall of Famer · OBITUARIES · Kay Yow dies at 66; North ...

Lauren Hill's courage, winning spirit eclipsed any championship   ABC News
Lauren Hill, gone at 19, but still an undying force   CBS News
Lauren Hill, who made inspirational layup, dies of...   Hamilton Spectator
New Pittsburgh Courier   
The Current   
Science World Report   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
The trouble with Dove. #ChooseBeautiful and the escalation of Dove commercials   
Washington Post (blog)
Dove is out with a new commercial this week, as usual situated at the uncomfortable intersection between empowerment and product placement. I don't know how I feel about these. I never do. My mouth always likes the first taste of their commercials, but my ...

Grab the tissues: Dove's touching new ad urges women to #ChooseBeautiful   Today.com
Beautiful or average, which door would you choose?   Chron.com (blog)
Why Are Women So Unwilling To Admit That They're Good Looking?   NewsHub.org
New Kerala   
Salon   
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Entertainment Weekly (blog)
   
From People: Avril Lavigne to release a Christmas album   
Entertainment Weekly (blog)
In her recent People cover story, Avril Lavigne talked about how her Lyme disease diagnosis has motivate her to go after “passion projects.” That means a Christmas album is on the way—and possibly a movie sometime in the future.
Avril Lavigne to Record a Christmas Album - and Star in a Movie?   People Magazine
Avril Lavigne supports Dr. Oz's #LymeDiseaseChallenge campaign   HELLO! Canada
Avril Lavigne Says "A Lot of Good" Has Come Out of Her Lyme Disease Diagnosis   Cambio (blog)
Winnipeg Free Press   
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