2015年7月2日 星期四

2015-07-03 Pakistan Health


The Express Tribune
   
Crippling disease : Fresh polio case detected in Balochistan   
The Express Tribune
Health officials on Thursday confirmed that a four-year-old boy tested positive for polio virus in Pashtunabad, on the outskirts of Quetta, raising the total number of cases in the country to 26 this year. Officials at the Emergency Operation Centre ...
Another tested positive for polio virus in Quetta   The Nation

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Medical services: Doctors to be deputed in Larkana jails   
The Express Tribune
LARKANA: On Supreme Court's orders, the home department has asked the health department to depute an orthopaedic surgeon and a dermatologist for various jails in Larkana district and a gynaecologist and a paediatrician for Special Prison for Women, ...

Doctor absent from duty since 2014 but keeps getting paid   Pakistan Today

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Daily Times
   
High consumption of grapefruit can cause skin cancer   
Daily Times
ISLAMABAD: Grapefruit and orange juices are breakfast staples for many of the people. But consuming these in large amounts may be putting people's health at higher risk of melanoma, a deadliest form of skin cancer, according to a new study.
Citrus fruit may trigger melanoma, initial study suggests   Science Times
Eating more citrus may increase risk of melanoma, study says   Washington Times Reporter
Study Suggests Citrus Consumption Linked to Melanoma Risk   SkinInc.com

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Daily Times
   
Eat nuts to keep obesity at bay   
Daily Times
A new study has linked tree nuts to lower body weight and risk of obesity. Researchers compared risk factors for heart disease and metabolic syndrome of tree nut consumers versus those who did not consume tree nuts. Tree nut consumption was associated ...

The Food That Cuts Your Risk of Premature Death by 20 Percent   Care2.com

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Slate Magazine
   
It Hit 103 Degrees in Paris This Week. Climate Change Will Just Make Heat ...   
Slate Magazine
A woman drinks from a public fountain in the Palais Royal gardens on a sunny day Temperatures in Paris reached 103 degrees this week. Above, a woman drinks from a public fountain in the Palais Royal gardens on July 2, 2015. Photo by Miguel ...

Orders And Some More   The Nation
UN Unveils Guidelines for Heat Wave Health Risks   teleSUR English
First-ever heatwave warning guidelines issued by UN as global temperatures soar   New Kerala
Press TV   
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The Nation
   
Sanitation: A look at the progress in BRICSand South Asian countries   
Economic Times
While access to improved drinking water sources has been a major achievement globally, the progress on sanitation has been hampered by inadequate investments in behaviour change campaigns, lack of affordable products for the poor, and social norms ...

Pakistan meets MDG target for sanitation: Report   The Nation
UNICEF, Netherlands Embassy launch sanitation project   GhanaWeb
Life Without Toilets? Ask the 2.4 Billion People Lacking Sanitation Facilities   Clapway
Vatican Radio   
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DOTmed.com   
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Pakistan Today
   
Surgical tower project at Mayo remains in limbo 9 years on   
Pakistan Today
Mayo Hospital was built to provide quality treatment for patients from across the province who come to Lahore in search of better health facilities. Unfortunately, the lack of adequate facilities even at Mayo Hospital only adds to their miseries ...

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Encroachments removed from Water Pump area   
Pakistan Observer
Friday, July 03, 2015 - Karachi—Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) anti-encroachments department removed hundreds of push carts, roadside cabins, shops , counters, patharas and other obstacles during an operation in Main Water Pump Market and ...


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Chicago Tribune
   
GPS app gives blind hikers new window on the great outdoors   
Chicago Tribune
Five blind or visually-impaired people walked across the French Vosges mountains last week in almost complete autonomy, with nothing but their walking-sticks and GPS technology. July 2, 2015. (AFP). Five blind or visually-impaired people walked across ...

Blind French hikers cross mountains with special GPS   The Nation
Blind hikers cross mountain range in France using experimental smartphone app   Telegraph.co.uk

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The Guardian Nigeria
   
Government: Chinese people getting taller and fatter   
Daily Sabah
Chinese people are growing taller as the country becomes richer but they are getting fatter even faster, the government and state media said. The proportion of Chinese over-18s who were overweight stood at 30.1 percent in 2012, up 7.3 percentage points ...

Better nutrition has made Chinese taller, fatter   FreshPlaza
Chinese people getting 'taller and fatter'   New Vision
Survey Reveals Chinese People Now Taller, Stronger   Yibada (English Edition)
Economic Times   
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