2015年10月9日 星期五

2015-10-10 Pakistan Health


The Express Tribune
   
Oral traditions: Going back to the grassroots   
The Express Tribune
KARACHI: Around 140 plant species from 27 different districts in Sindh have been identified for the treatment of skin diseases. This folk medicinal knowledge, that is in reality an oral tradition practiced by the people of Sindh, has now been ...
Govt to set up girls' hostel for PhD students at KU   Pakistan Observer
Government To Setup Girls' Hostel For PhD Students At UoK   Pakistan Tribe
Sindh Minister inaugurates KU website on herbal medicines   ARY NEWS

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Pakistan Today
   
Multan under polio threat   
The Nation
LAHORE - Environmental samples from Multan have tested positive for the third consecutive month, confirming the deadly polio virus is very much there to cripple the coming generation. Multan is among seven high risk districts alongside Lahore ...
Punjab probes its first polio case of 2015   Pakistan Today
Pakistan detects 2 new polio cases, year's first for Punjab, Karachi   The Asian Age
POLIO RESURFACES IN PAKISTAN   The Citizen (press release) (blog)

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Drive against polio to continue till elimination of disease: commissioner   
Daily Times
KARACHI: Karachi Commissioner Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui said on Friday the drive against polio would continue till the complete elimination of this debilitating disease. This he stated while chairing a high level meeting in his office on Friday. During the ...

Drive against polio to continue till elimination of disease   Pakistan Observer

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National Mirror
   
Poliomyelitis: Have we really kicked out this monster?   
National Mirror
Until now, Nigeria was one of only three countries in the world on the ignoble list of polio endemic countries. To be removed from the list, a country must have no polio for at least one year. And to be declared polio free, the World Health ...

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Vaccine News Daily
   
Pfizer acquires GSK vaccines   
Daily Times
KARACHI: Pfizer Incorporation completed the acquisition of GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) quadricvalent meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY) vaccines Nimenrix and Mencevax. "The addition of Nimenrix and Mencevax help us to fulfil our vision to protect lives with ...

GSK, Pfizer finalize meningitis assets transaction   Vaccine News Daily

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The Hindu
   
World Egg Day marked   
The Nation
Rawalpindi - A seminar and awareness walk were organised by the Poultry Research Institute to mark the World Egg Day here yesterday. The event was participated by veterinary doctors, representatives of educational institutions, civil society and a ...
Poultry farmers want govt. to bail them out   The Hindu
World Egg Day celebrated at PMAS-AAUR   The News International
Poultry Association Urges Egg Consumption   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
Leadership Newspapers   
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation   
The New Indian Express   
NHS Choices   
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TV3.ie
   
Mobiles could flash up warning messages to curb addiction   
TV3.ie
In light of recent research that suggests keeping in touch via technology can spark depression, researchers are now saying mobile phones should display warning messages when used for too long.
Will Smartphones Get Warning Labels?   MediaPost Communications
Smartphones 'Should Have Health Warnings About Phone Addiction', Says Psychologist   Yahoo News UK

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Daily Times
   
Global warming behind mysterious kidney disease, says research   
Daily Times
NEW YORK - A mysterious kidney disease that has killed over 20,000 people in Central America since 2002, and now spreading to other countries, may be caused by chronic, severe dehydration linked to global climate change, says a new study. "This could ...

Mysterious Disease May Be Tied To Climate Change, Says Researcher   Newsroom America
Mysterious kidney disease may be caused by chronic dehydration tied to global ...   News-Medical.net
Mystery kidney disease linked to global warming   Business Standard

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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
Study suggests e-cigs draw young smokers to regular cigarettes   Sioux City Journal
E-cigarettes May Entice Teens to Take Up Smoking   Ledger Gazette
The Weal   
Scoop.co.nz (press release)   
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Daily Mail
   
First-borns are 10% more likely to be short-sighted, study reveals   
Daily Times
First-born children are more likely to be short-sighted than their younger siblings, according to a study.Experts say that first children are more likely to have been pushed to do well in school - with hours staring at books harming their eyes ...
Your birth order actually affects your health here's how   The Sun (subscription)

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