2015年5月20日 星期三

2015-05-21 Pakistan Health


Another Naegleria case emerges in Sindh   
DAWN.com
KARACHI: A middle-aged man was found afflicted with the deadly Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the brain-eating amoeba, at a private hospital in the city on Wednesday, taking the tally of naegleria cases to four in Sindh this year, sources and local ...

Nagleria Prevention Centre set up in city   Daily Times

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The Nation
   
Bone marrow transplantation to be started at Children Hospital   
The Nation
LAHORE - Adviser to Punjab Chief Minister on Health Kh Salman Rafiq has said that bone marrow transplantation would start at Children's Hospital within one year. Addressing a symposium on Thalassemia at Children' Hospital on Wednesday, he said that ...

Rs 200m allocated for bone marrow transplant project in Children's Hospital   Daily Times

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Daily Times
   
Study finds antidepressants can help eradicate baby blues   
Daily Times
But for thousands of mothers, their initial joy can give way to a deep and severe depression. While around 85 per cent of new mothers suffer the 'baby blues', 15 per cent go on to be plagued by postnatal depression. Much scientific literature has warned ...

No stigma, help is needed for postnatal depression | EDITORIAL   The Maitland Mercury

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NYOOOZ
   
Pakistani heart patient saved by Indian doctors: report   
Kashmir Images
MUMBAI: A Pakistani national was given a new lease on life by Indian doctors who performed a risky heart surgery on him at Bandra's Asian Heart Institute in Mumbai, said a report published in The Times of India. 57-year-old Zafar Ahmed Lali, who weighed ...

Heart doctors in Mumbai give Pakistani national a new lease of life   NYOOOZ

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Khattak suspends MRSH MS, DMS on public complaint   
Pakistan Observer
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 - Peshawar—Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak paid a surprise visit to Mian Rashid Shaheed Hospital (MRSH), Pabbi District Nowshera on Tuesday afternoon and suspended Medical Superintendent (MS) and ...


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3News NZ
   
'Psychiatric' risk for gamers   
3News NZ
Gamers are putting themselves at risk of developing psychiatric disorders because of the effect it has on brains, new research suggests. Scientists at the University of Montreal in Canada analysed how players of action games like Call of Duty, Tomb Raider, ...

Video Games May Have Negative Effects on the Brain   Discover Magazine (blog)
Study Suggests Video Game Benefits Could Come At A Neurological Cost   Huffington Post UK
Video game link to psychiatric disorders suggested by study   The Guardian
Radio Pakistan (press release)   
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The Express Tribune
   
Health Dept., Some Vendors Support E-Cig Ban for Minors   
WILX-TV
Business at A Clean Cigarette depends on selling odorless, flameless devices that people can puff. But if you're under age 18, don't expect them to sell to you. "You can't," said Cary Lee, president of A Clean Cigarette. "You've gotta have a mission in life.
Electronic Cigarette Market Is Growing for Awareness About the Health Effect of ...   Digital Journal
Debate over e-cigarettes re-kindled by new study   ErieTVNews
Cigarette packaging clearly targets specific demographics: research   Vancouver Sun
ABC Online   
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National Review Online   
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Irish Examiner
   
€168m charity funds squandered in US   
Irish Examiner
A Tennessee man and his family used much of the $187m (€168m) it collected for cancer patients to buy themselves cars, and take luxury cruise holidays, pay for college tuition and employ family members with six-figure salaries, federal officials have alleged ...

Cancer Charities Charged With $187 Million Fraud for Using Funds on Jet Skis ...   Slate Magazine (blog)
Cancer Charity Scam a Cautionary Tale to Givers   Newsweek
'Sham' cancer charity penalized by regulators had been sued by Pennsylvania   Tribune-Review
West Texas News   
Spokane Public Radio   
CNN   
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USA TODAY
   
Study: Cold kills 20 times more people than heat   
USA TODAY
Cold weather is 20 times as deadly as hot weather, and it's not the extreme low or high temperatures that cause the most deaths, according to a study published Wednesday. The study found the majority of deaths occurred on moderately hot and moderately ...

Cold temps cause more premature deaths than heat: study   CTV News
Moderately cold weather 'more deadly than heatwaves or extreme cold'   The Guardian
Cold snap is 20 times more lethal than a heatwave   Daily Mail

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Irish Examiner
   
Prolonged paracetamol 'risk to unborn boys'   
Irish Examiner
Prolonged paracetamol use by pregnant women may reduce testosterone production in their unborn sons, research has found. Scientists at the University of Edinburgh said their study adds to existing evidence that too much paracetamol in pregnancy may ...

Paracetamol/Tylenol in pregnancy may lower testosterone in boys   AsiaOne
Pregnancy paracetamol 'risk for unborn sons'   The Times (subscription)
Painkiller fertility risk to unborn baby boys   Herald

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