Held hostage
Source: DAWN
Quetta :: Pakistan | updated 2013-04-20 22:30:38 -0700 | health-news
Please don't waste time and take him immediately to any private hospital, a member of the paramedical staff of a government hospital told a man who had brought his injured son who was bleeding due to a bullet injury to...
Doctors' dilemma
Source: DAWN
Lahore :: Pakistan | updated 2013-04-20 22:30:38 -0700 | health-news
For the last two years the Punjab government has been facing the worst-ever crisis in the form of strikes, agitation and protests for not addressing the demands of young doctors. Health professionals launched a struggle for increase in their salaries...
The final diagnosis
Source: DAWN
Lahore :: Pakistan | updated 2013-04-20 22:30:38 -0700 | health-news
The Punjab Health Department counters these allegations by sharing the financial incentives offered to the doctors during the tussle. Former parliamentary secretary health, Dr Saeed Elahi and former special assistant to the chief minister on health, Khawaja Salman Rafique, played...
Terminally ill
Source: DAWN
Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-04-20 22:30:37 -0700 | health-news
We see a child bitten by a rabid dog, the victims of an accident, a woman in labour, another severely haemorrhaging patients just keep coming, in a never-ending stream. In some wards, with no room to spare, patients are sharing...
Harmful effects of coffee... By Aina
Source: Pak Tribune
Islamabad :: Pakistan | updated 2013-04-19 05:57:02 -0700 | health-news
It can over-stimulate the brain and drain the adrenal glands, causing chronic fatigue when the body is in a constant state of artificially induced hyperactivity. It can elevate your mood when you are on it, but it also has the...
Old age may just be a state of mind`
Source: Pak Tribune
Islamabad :: Pakistan | updated 2013-04-19 04:25:15 -0700 | health-news
Old age may be a state of mind as well as the body, say scientists who found that people who have a younger outlook in life are healthier in old age. According to a new study, older adults who categorise...
Human body can ward off viruses naturally
Source: Pak Tribune
Islamabad :: Pakistan | updated 2013-04-19 04:25:14 -0700 | health-news
The human body has the ability to ward off viruses by activating a naturally occurring protein at the cellular level, setting off a chain reaction that disrupts the levels of cholesterol required in cell membranes to enable viruses to enter...
Pakistan's medical schools _ where the women rule
Source: Taiwan News
Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-04-18 23:12:24 -0700 | health-news
In a lecture hall of one of Pakistan 's most prestigious medical schools, a handful of male students sits in the far top corner, clearly outnumbered by the rows and rows of female students listening intently to the doctor lecturing...
Extra Pounds Increase Chances of Kidney Stones
Source: Pak Tribune
Islamabad :: Pakistan | updated 2013-04-18 01:26:50 -0700 | health-news
The more overweight a person is, the more likely he or she will have kidney stones, says a University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center study in the April issue of Kidney International...Kidney stones form when waste materials in urine do...
Two more kids die of measles, death toll hits 46 in Punjab
Source: Pak Tribune
Lahore :: Pakistan | updated 2013-04-18 01:26:47 -0700 | health-news
Two more children died of measles on Wednesday, bringing the death toll in Punjab to 46 since January. Media Reports said seven-month-old Ijaz and one-year-old Iqra succumbed to the disease at Lahore's Mio Hospital today. The number of people affected...
Lower abdominal fat increases fracture risk in women
Source: Pak Tribune
Islamabad :: Pakistan | updated 2013-04-17 02:18:59 -0700 | health-news
Older women with lower abdominal fat mass are at a substantially higher risk for fractures, particularly of the vertebrae, an Australian prospective study found. Higher body weight is associated with greater bone mineral density (BMD) and lower fracture risk.
How 'bad cholesterol' ups risk of Alzheimer's and heart disease
Source: Pak Tribune
Islamabad :: Pakistan | updated 2013-04-17 02:18:58 -0700 | health-news
High levels of blood cholesterol increase the risk of both Alzheimer's disease and heart disease, but it has been unclear exactly how cholesterol damages the brain to promote Alzheimer's disease and blood vessels to promote atherosclerosis. Using insights gained from...
How to Diagnose Tumors and Infectious Organisms? - fortunetelleroracle
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Lahore :: Pakistan | updated 2013-04-20 00:12:14 -0700 | health-news
Histopathology is the study of diseased tissue that is obtained through a biopsy by a pathologist. Tissue samples of the tissue are studied under a microscope in order to identify how a disease develops. The tissue sample goes through a...
Meditation can stave off cold and flu: Study
Source: Pak Tribune
Islamabad :: Pakistan | updated 2013-04-16 02:27:11 -0700 | health-news
Meditation can be extremely effective at preventing winter ailments like cold and flu, according to a new research. Adults who meditated or did moderately intense exercise, such as a brisk walk, for eight weeks suffered fewer colds than those who...
Protein injection holds promise for muscular dystrophy treatment
Source: Pak Tribune
Islamabad :: Pakistan | updated 2013-04-16 02:27:09 -0700 | health-news
Injecting a novel human protein into muscle affected by Duchenne muscular dystrophy significantly increases its size and strength, scientists have discovered. The findings could lead to a therapy akin to the use of insulin by diabetics. The study was conducted...
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