Malaysian ex-PM Mahathir admitted to hospital again

Kuala Lumpur, Jan 22 (AFP/APP): Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has been admitted to a specialist heart hospital for the third time in the space of a few weeks, a spokesperson said Saturday. The 96-year-old is in the cardiac care unit of the National […]

China’s road freight volume up 14.2 pct in 2021

BEIJING, Jan 22 (XINHUA/APP):China’s road cargo transport recorded steady expansion last year, with the freight volume jumping 14.2 percent year on year, official data showed. The road freight volume totaled 39.14 billion tonnes in 2021, according to the Ministry of Transport. In December alone, China’s […]

Anti-polio drive kicks off in Lahore

LAHORE, Jan 22 (APP): Deputy Commissioner Umer Sher Chattha formally inaugurated anti-polio drive by administering polio vaccine to children at the Mian Mir Hospital here on Saturday. During the five-day drive starting from January 24 to 28, as many as 1.87 million children under five […]

Do antibiotics raise the risk of rheumatoid arthritis?

Islamabad, JAN 22, (ONLINE): New research suggests that antibiotics may raise the risk of rheumatoid arthritis by altering the gut microbiota. New research suggests that antibiotics may put people at increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis. Aboutá1.3 millionáadults in the United States are living withrheumatoid arthritisá(RA), […]