2015年8月19日 星期三

2015-08-20 Pakistan Health


The Express Tribune
   
Mahtab for coordinated efforts to eradicate polio   
The News International
PESHAWAR: Governor Sardar Mahtab Ahmad Khan has stressed the need for coordinated efforts to eradicate polio from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He was chairing a meeting on the national health services ...

A healthy boost: National health policy on the cards: Tarar   The Express Tribune
Govt plans 'National Health Vision'   The Nation
Federal govt to support KP for polio eradication: minister   SAMAA TV (press release) (blog)

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The Express Tribune
   
Army to support anti-polio campaign in area bordering Afghanistan   
DAWN.com
QUETTA: The Pakistan Army has assured the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) of its support in carrying out polio eradication campaigns along the border with Afghanistan, particularly at the Friendship Gate crossing in Chaman. The assurance came ...

Vaccination: Army to help improve polio coverage at Chaman border   The Express Tribune

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The Express Tribune
   
Emergency dept at CGH opened   
The Nation
Rawalpindi - Station Commander Brig Zahid Ahmed Rana inaugurated the accident and emergency department at Cantonment General Hospital (CGH) yesterday. Addressing on the occasion, MS Cantonment General Hospital Athar Naeem Khakwani said ...

Cantt General Hospital: Emergency department becomes operational   The Express Tribune

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Times Higher Education
   
Discovering Tuberculosis: A Global History, 1900 to the Present, by Christian ...   
Times Higher Education
Dame Barbara Stocking, who is leading the independent investigation into the World Health Organization's response to Ebola in West Africa, referred recently to the WHO's overall lack of “capacity and organisational culture”. Her panel's interim report ...
KP runs short of TB vaccine   The Nation

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Bioscience Technology
   
Vitamin D Supplements Have Limited Benefits for Obese Teens   
Bioscience Technology
The Mayo Clinic recently published the following video with Dr. Seema Kumar, a pediatric oncologist working at the May Clinic's Children Center. The organization has been conducting a number of studies analyzing childhood obesity. Kumar discussed a ...

Obese Teens May Not Reap Vitamin D Benefits: When Supplements Hurt More Than Help   Medical Daily
Mayo Clinic studies impacts on Vitamin D and overweight teens   abc27
Vitamin D high dosage bad for obese teenagers: Study   The Nation

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Times LIVE
   
Human brain equivalent to 5-week-old foetus grown in lab   
Financial Express
In a breakthrough, scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have developed the most complete laboratory-grown human brain ever, after creating a model that equals the brain maturity of a 5-week-old foetus. By: PTI | August 20, 2015 8:57 AM ...

Brain grown in laboratory dish will help Alzheimer's research   Irish Examiner
Nearly complete human brain grown in US lab: Scientist   AsiaOne
Scientists grow human brain in lab   Times LIVE
Daily Times   
Boston Globe   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
British Study Says Electronic Cigarettes Curb Smoking Risks   
New York Times
British health officials on Wednesday reported the results of a government-funded study concluding that the use of electronic cigarettes can reduce the health risks of smoking by 95 percent and may also help smokers quit the habit. The study, issued by ...
State Senate panel approves package of six anti-tobacco bills   Los Angeles Times
Britain's Public Health: Doctors should prescribe e-cigarettes to smokers   The Star Online
E-cigarettes 95 pct less harmful than tobacco   Xinhua
Thorne Gazette   
City A.M.   
BBC News   
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Times of India
   
Only 1 in 10 With Heart Failure Sent to Rehab Programs   
Philly.com
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Cardiac rehabilitation programs offer many benefits to heart failure patients, but only one in 10 are referred to such programs, a new study reveals. There is strong evidence that cardiac rehabilitation ...
In Men, Moderate Physical Activity May Be Associated with a Lower Risk of ...   Physical Therapy Products
A 20-minute everyday walk reduces risk of heart failure   Times of India
20-minute walk cuts heart failure risk   The Express Tribune

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Next City
   
To Fight Tomorrow's Illness, Borrow Today's Massive Health Victories   
Next City
A health official administers a polio vaccine to a child in Kawo Kano, Nigeria. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File). This month, the world celebrated a major milestone in a six-decade-long global effort to eradicate what was once called “the most feared ...
Local Rotary Club plays role in polio eradication   Red Bluff Daily News
Africa Goes A Full Year With No New Polio Cases   A Plus
Polio - Pending Tests Yet to Remove Nigeria From List of Endemic Nations   AllAfrica.com
The Express Tribune   
News Hour (press release) (subscription) (blog)   
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Voice of America
   
Humanitarian Workers Killed in Line of Duty Honored   
Voice of America
GENEVA—. In commemoration of World Humanitarian Day, international agencies are paying tribute to the thousands of humanitarian workers who have lost their lives or been injured in the line of duty. In December 2008, the U.N. General Assembly ...

'Each one of us can make a difference,' Ban declares as UN marks World ...   Big News Network.com
On World Humanitarian Day, UN pays tribute to fallen workers in 2003 Baghdad ...   Shanghai Daily (subscription)
United Nations News Centre   UN News Centre
ARY NEWS   
PanARMENIAN.Net   
Rescue (blog)   
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