en-pk-hotdailynews: 2015-09-17 Pakistan Health

HEC, CADD team up for tobacco-free educational institutes
Daily Times
ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Capital Administration and Development Division (CA&DD) have decided to launch a campaign for a tobacco-free higher education sector in Pakistan. Embarking upon a new journey to create ...

HEC becomes smoke-free facility   The Nation
Anti-tobacco drive: University campuses to go smoke free   The Express Tribune

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Congo virus alert ahead of Eid
The Nation
LAHORE - The Health Department has sent an alert over danger of Congo-Crimean Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) outbreak just over a week ahead of Eidul Azha. The authorities have asked all quarters concerned to take measures to prevent the deadly ...

Prevention of Congo fever   Pakistan Observer
Congo fever patient dies in Nishtar Hospital   News Tribe

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Dispatch News Desk (blog)

Comsats dual degree programme: Finding a resolve
The News International
Comsats institute for information technology is among the top ranking federal university and CIIT has been ranked at No.2 in the General Category, and at No. 4 in overall universities within Pakistan as ranked by HEC. It's a hub of IT education in ...
Audit of COMSATS begins after fake degree allegation   Dispatch News Desk (blog)

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'You can either consider yourself to be dying of cancer, or living with cancer ...
Irish Independent
Professor John Monaghan (71) was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2011. He still has cancer, "but they are cancer cells rather than tumours". Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. "I started to take flying lessons ...
Free Prostate Cancer Screenings for Uninsured Men Sept. 23   University of Rochester Newsroom
MRI helps diagnose prostate cancer more accurately   Pakistan Observer
180fusion Selected as Search Engine Agency for Prostate Cancer Institute   Virtual-Strategy Magazine

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Toronto Sun

A human head transplant by 2017? It's possible, an Italian medical team says
Toronto Sun
An Italian surgeon believes technology has finally progressed to the point where his medical team could perform a human head transplant as early as 2017. Others aren't convinced and question the ethics of even trying. Italian surgeon Sergio Canavero ...
First human head transplant may be carried out in 2017   Daily Times
First human head transplant set for December 2017   ITV News
INTERNATIONAL: Italian surgeon hopes to perform first human head transplant in ...   St. Lucia News Online
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The Indian Express

Experts concerned as obesity on rise in country
Times of India
DEHRADUN: According to Global Nutrition Report 2015, India has made significant progress in reducing malnutrition, but experts have raised concerns over increasing obesity in the country as it will "double the burden" of diseases in the country.
Malnutrition not just a problem affecting poor countries, report shows   Toronto Star
Someone You Know Is Probably Malnourished   Huffington Post
Globally, Obesity and Diabetes Rise While the Numbers of Hungry People Fall   Youth Health Magzine
The Indian Express
Economic Times
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Reuters

India's acid attack victims face long wait for justice
Reuters
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - India has one of the highest rates of acid violence in the world, yet a backlog of criminal cases means it can take up to a decade for courts to reach a judgment and most victims receive no compensation, legal ...
"How is this justice? My life is not worth $2000," says acid survivor   Daily Mail
India's acid attack victims wait for years to get justice   Pakistan Today
In India, acid attack victims grapple for justice   Malay Mail Online

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NorthEast Today

Arunachal Govt to Enroll All Households Under Health Insurance Scheme
NorthEast Today
The Arunachal Pradesh Government has decided to cover all uncovered families under the Chief Minister's Universal Health Insurance Scheme in this financial year for a healthier state by facilitating hassle-free cashless treatment to its citizens in ...

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