2015年5月29日 星期五

2015-05-30 Pakistan Health


The Express Tribune
   
Child dies as NICH staff continues protest   
The Express Tribune
Protest leaders ask nurses to stop treating serious patients to gain leverage over health officials. By Sameer Mandhro. Published: May 30, 2015. 0SHARES. Share Tweet Email. The OPD at Jinnah was closed on Thursday but their strike was called off by ...

Patients suffer as JPMC, NICH employees boycott duties   The News International
JPMC-NICH strike adds to patients' suffering   DAWN.com
Complete strike observed at JPMC, NICH over non-payment of allowances to staff   Daily Times

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Daily Mail
   
Lung, breast cancers leading causes of deaths in Pakistan   
The Nation
Islamabad - Breast cancer continues to account for the highest number of new cancer cases among women in Pakistan, while lung cancer has the highest number of incident cancer cases for men, according to a new study. Lung cancer claims more Pakistani ...

Bigger share of deaths worldwide now due to cancer   NewsWest9.com
Cancer takes growing toll worldwide   CBS News
Cancer second largest killer in India: Report   Daily News & Analysis
Daily Mail   
The Week Magazine   
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Daily Times
   
Pakistan gets vice chair of WHO Executive Board   
Daily Times
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has got the vice chair of the prestigious Executive Board of World Health Organisation (WHO) in its meeting held in Geneva, Switzerland. The board has 34 members comprising top health experts and senior government ...


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Youth Health Magzine
   
Myriad Presents New myRisk(TM) Hereditary Cancer Data at 2015 ASCO ...   
MarketWatch
Myriad Genetics, Inc. MYGN, -1.23% today announced it will highlight several new clinical studies on its myRisk Hereditary Cancer molecular diagnostic test at the 2015 American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting being held in Chicago, Ill.
Public Release: 29-May-2015 Myriad presents new myRisk hereditary cancer ...   EurekAlert (press release)
Researchers oppose unvalidated gene panel tests for cancer links   Reuters

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Daily Times
   
E-cigarettes not "particularly" effective as quitting tool: survey   
Xinhua
BRUSSELS, May 29 (Xinhua) -- A survey published on Friday by the European Commission showed that among e-cigarettes users, only 14 percent were able to stop smoking, indicating that e-cigarettes are not particularly effective as a quitting tool.
Secondhand smoke stoicism: Say what you need to say   Jakarta Post
Study: Financial Incentives Effective as Stop-Smoking Tactic   Voice of America
Beijing smokebusters to go on patrol   Arab News
Inquirer.net   
Irish Times   
Times of India   
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The Express Tribune
   
Serious problem: '24% population suffering from heartburn'   
The Express Tribune
Approximately 24 per cent of the population is suffering from heartburn, participants of a seminar on 'Heartburn — A Global Perspective' learnt on Friday. The seminar was organised at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, in collaboration with ...

Lifestyle change can help fight heartburn, says Odisha's IMSSH doc   Odisha Sun Times

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The Express Tribune (blog)
   
Pakistan 80 among 122 nations   
The Express Tribune (blog)
Annually, 250 million people face water-related healthcare issues all over the world and amongst them, 20 million succumb to their illnesses. Pakistan ranks at number 80 among 122 nations in the index of provision of hygienic drinking water – which means ...


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The Express Tribune
   
7 types of milk and their uses   
The Express Tribune
Milk has long been associated with good health. While regular consumption can reduce possibility of osteoporosis, blood pressure, heart diseases, cancer, among other ailments, it may be risky for those who are lactose intolerant, for whom it may result in ...

Should You Be Drinking Milk?   Huffington Post

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Daily Times
   
41.4 million people in Pakistan are undernourished   
Daily Times
ROME: Pakistan is currently home to approximately 41.4m under-nourished people, according to the UN FAO Hunger Map 2015 — about 22pc of the country's population. While the number of hungry in India has shown a decline over the last 25 years, the ...

India Home to Most Undernourished People on Earth, Says UN Report   The New Indian Express
India tops world hunger list with 194 million people   Moneycontrol.com
World's Hunger Population Drops Below 800 Million – A First In 25 Years, But ...   The Inquisitr
Eastern Mirror   
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Huffington Post
   
“A culture of silence surrounds menstruation”   
The Hindu
Removing the reticence surrounding menstruation was the focus of a meeting convened to mark World Menstrual Hygiene Day organised at the Cauvery College for Women on Thursday. It was co-hosted by Women Involved in Sanitation Hygiene (WISH), ...

A monthly burden: The cost of menstrual hygiene   NTV Uganda
Doing their bit to break taboos surrounding menstruation   Times of India
World Menstrual Hygiene Day observed   The News International
The Express Tribune   
Economic Times   
GOOD Magazine   
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