2015年10月8日 星期四

2015-10-09 Pakistan Health


The News International
   
Anti-dengue directives   
The Nation
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Secretary Khizar Hayat Gondal has directed the district coordination officers (DCOs) of Rawalpindi and Multan to utilise all resources for dengue control in their districts. He was presiding over a meeting to review dengue ...
Soaring numbers: In Rawalpindi, 48 more dengue cases reported   The Express Tribune
Over 1100 affected by dengue in Punjab, 900 in Rawalpindi   The News International

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The Express Tribune
   
Crippling disease : Karachi's first polio case of year confirmed   
The Express Tribune
Health officials on Thursday confirmed Karachi's first poliovirus case of 2015, almost a year after the last case was reported from the port city. It was no surprise that the parents of the victim, an 18-month-old girl, had refused polio vaccination to ...
City's first polio case of the year reported   Daily Times

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Pakistan Observer
   
Sindh health budget increased by 26pc   
Daily Times
KARACHI: Sindh Health Minister Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar said on Thursday that the provincial government is trying to provide population-based health facilities to the people. Dahar was speaking at a presentation by USAID Health Systems Strengthening.
Rs.502m to be spent on District Action Plan: Minister   Pakistan Observer

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Business Recorder
   
Govt committed to quality healthcare, says Mamnoon   
The Nation
Islamabad - President Mamnoon Hussain has said the government is committed to provide quality healthcare to the people. He said this while talking to Chairman Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America (APPNA) Medical Corps, ...

Posted by Imaduddin   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)

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Seton Hall University News & Events
   
Bedtime texting may be hazardous to teens' health   
Daily Times
ISLAMABAD: Many American teens text in bed, leading to lost sleep, daytime drowsiness and poorer school performance, a new study says. Researchers from New Jersey looked at nearly 3,200 middle and high school students in the state. They found that ...

Seton Hall Study on Teen Smartphone Use   Seton Hall University News & Events
Study: Teen cell phone use at bedtime leads to insomnia, poor performance in ...   WABC-TV

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Heart attack test can reduce hospital admission   
The Nation
PARIS - A simple blood test can reduce unneccessary hospital admissions by pinpointing people seeking medical help for chest pain caused by something other than a heart attack, a study said Thursday. Researchers said they had identified the optimal ...
Blood test could rule out heart attacks   Irish Examiner
Troponin Cut-Off Could Help Reduce Admissions, Costs   Doctors Lounge

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Newsweek
   
Tax-free cigarettes for rulers   
The News International
ISLAMABAD: An advertisement in the Wednesday's newspapers regarding massive tax evasion by the manufacturers of cigarettes smoked by low-income group coincided with an order the same day placed by the Presidency to a tobacco company for ...

Controversial study suggests e-cigs draw young smokers to regular cigarettes   Arizona Daily Sun
E-cigarettes May Entice Teens to Take Up Smoking   Ledger Gazette
Same rules for e-cigs as cigarettes on campus   The Weal
Timaru Herald   
Voice Chronicle   
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Voice Chronicle
   
How to loss weight? Doctor support makes weight loss easier   
Voice Chronicle
Do you have trouble losing weight? Or would you like to lose faster? You've finally come to exactly the right place.The sad truth is that conventional ideas – eat less, run more – do not work long term. Counting calories, exercising for hours every day ...

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East Texas breast cancer survivor says Turn Tyler Pink is essential   
KSLA-TV
Tyler Fire Department's Turn Tyler Pink event took place Tuesday downtown on the square. The event is part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. Destiney Olds was diagnosed this March with triple negative, stage 2 breast cancer ...


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NBCNews.com
   
Can elephants help halt the spread of cancer?   
Daily Times
Scientists are hoping to utilise elephant DNA to help halt the spread of cancer in humans.The giants of the animal kingdom have been found to carry a huge number of genes which can stop the growth of tumours, scientists say. Elephants are rarely – if ...
What elephants can teach scientists about fighting cancer in humans   Los Angeles Times
Why Elephants Don't Get Cancer—and What That Means for Humans   Newsweek
Secret to why elephants rarely get cancer is in their genes   ABC Online
Salt Lake Tribune   
KSL.com   
Philippine Star   
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