2015年5月10日 星期日

2015-05-11 Pakistan Health


The Express Tribune
   
Anti-dengue drive from today   
DAWN.com
ISLAMABAD: The district health department Islamabad will launch a week-long anti-dengue campaign in the rural areas of the capital on Monday. The in-charge of the dengue surveillance cell, Dr Najeeb Durrani, said 11 fumigation teams had been ...

Anti-dengue drive starts in capital today   The Nation
Anti-dengue campaign kicks off in capital   Daily Times
Nipping it in the bud: Anti-dengue fumigation from Monday   The Express Tribune

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DAWN.com
   
Climate change to aggravate disease burden, warns minister   
DAWN.com
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Mushahidullah Khan has cautioned that Pakistan's disease burden and its overall impact on socioeconomic development gains made in recent years will escalate. This, he added, would lead to rise ...

Pakistan's disease burden may escalate further   The News International
Climate change will aggravate Pakistan's disease burden, warns Senator ...   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)

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The Express Tribune
   
First-ever liver cancer treatment begins at LGH   
The Nation
LAHORE - Taking an initiative for others to follow, the Lahore General Hospital has started liver cancer treatment at its Interventional Neuro-Radiology Department. Talking to a gathering of senior doctors at the hospital on Sunday, PGMI Principal Prof Dr ...

New service: Liver cancer treatment now available at LGH   The Express Tribune
LGH starts liver cancer treatment   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)

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The Hindu
   
Nurses Day to be observed tomorrow   
The Hindu
Nurses in the city will celebrate International Nurses Day on May 12 on the theme of 'Nurses: A force for change-care effective, cost-effective'. Observed worldwide under the auspices of the International Council of Nurses, a global federation of over 130 ...

Intl nurses day to be observed tomorrow   The Nation

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The Island.lk (subscription)
   
NCDs major cause of mortality   
Daily Times
KARACHI: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes, are the leading cause of mortality in the world. According to World Health Organisation (WHO) report, 38 million of the 56 ...

"Let food be thy medicine"   The Island.lk (subscription)

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The News International
   
Ablution and prayer   
The News International
My previous two columns on this subject dealt with ablutions for prayers and cleanliness. Today's edition is to remind us of Allah's edicts on the importance of prayers and charity. As mentioned earlier, one has to be clean and pure to present oneself before ...

Reflections on 4 Du'as with 10 Lessons   Onislam.net

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Pakistan Today
   
Feel sleepy at work? Here's who should be blamed!   
Pakistan Today
If you feel tired and drowsy the whole day even after a good night's sleep, it could be due to obesity and depression, a new research has found. Obesity and depression — not only lack of sleep — are underlying causes for regular drowsiness, the findings ...

Sufferers of Daytime Sleepiness, Need a Treadmill than a Pillow   Health Newsline
ALERT! Do you feel sleepy during day?   Times of India
TribuneFeel sleepy at work? Blame it on depression, obesity   The Express Tribune

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Sky News Australia
   
Junk food kills bacteria that keeps you thin - expert   
New Zealand Herald
Junk food kills the gut bacteria that can help keep people thin, while Belgian beer and coffee increase them, a new book by a leading academic claims. Read more: • Diets don't work, but these two strategies do • Obese people fall into six distinct categories - ...

Junk food 'kills be-slim bacteria'   Belfast Telegraph
Fast Food Kills Stomach Bacteria That Keeps You Thin and Healthy, Study ...   NextShark
Junk food kills gut bacteria that burns calories, leading geneticist claims   ITV News
Lifehacker Australia   
Telegraph.co.uk   
The Australian (blog)   
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The Globe and Mail
   
Liberia declared free of Ebola but officials warn against complacency   
The Globe and Mail
Liberia, one of the countries hardest hit by the deadly Ebola outbreak, has been declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organization. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will mark the “monumental achievement” in a public ceremony scheduled Monday in the ...

Ebola-Free, but Not Resilient   New York Times
WHO Declares Liberia Free of the Ebola Virus Disease;Program of Celebration ...   The Executive Mansion

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The Director's Cut: Medical mistakes   
DAWN.com
As Farzana Saleem struggled between life and death in a hospital, her family wondered how it had suddenly gone so wrong. She was admitted for what was understood to be a routine operation: removal of a cyst from her ovary. When she was discharged ...

Medical Mistakes – Doctors Should Learn To Own Up   The Women's International Perspective

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