Health

KARACHI :- Docs on Wheels, in collaboration with the cardiac sciences group and AKU Medical College, organized a cycling event to commemorate World Heart Day. The AKU Sports Center was abuzz with activity as participants gathered eagerly at the early hour of 6:30 am. A […]

ISLAMABAD, Oct.7 (ONLINE): — People who are vegetarians might have genetic support for sticking with it, according to new research. Researchers have discovered a set of genes associated with people who stuck to a vegetarian diet for at least a year. The findings were published […]

ISLAMABAD, Oct.7 (ONLINE): Long COVID isn’t the only respiratory illness that has symptoms that can interfere with daily life for weeks on end. A new study finds that lingering symptoms from the common cold or the flu also can negatively impact people’s lives long-term. People […]

ISLAMABAD, OCT 06 (ONLINE): New research, published today in the journal Neurology, reports that high levels as well as low levels of “good” HDL cholesterol were associated with a higher risk of developing dementia. The study involved more than 184,000 participants with an average of […]

Karachi: With the mission of preventing tuberculosis, a one-day advocacy and awareness seminar was organized by Mercy Corps with the title of ‘Advocacy and Awareness Seminar on TB Preventive Treatment (TPT)’ in collaboration with the Communicable Disease Control (CDC-Sindh), Bridge Consultants Foundation (BCF), and Greenstar […]

ISLAMABAD, Oct 05 (Online): Chronic pain can occur in any part of the body. One of the most common types of this condition is chronic back pain. A recent study by researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus provides new evidence supporting the […]

ISLAMABAD, Oct 05 (Online): Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body is unable to regulate blood sugar levels, usually because the body stops responding correctly to insulin, the hormone that controls blood glucose. If uncontrolled, type 2 diabetes can lead to high blood pressure, cardiovascular […]

ISLAMABAD, Oct. 5 (ONLINE): Forty-five minutes of intense exercise three times a week may reduce cancer risk in patients with Lynch syndrome, a genetic condition that can lead to cancer at a young age. That amount of exercise made the immune system more able to […]

ISLAMABAD, OCT 04 (ONLINE): Higher physical fitness and maintaining body weight lowered the risk of chronic kidney disease in adults with obesity, according to a study published Thursday in Obesity. But losing weight did not lower that risk. “We need to know more about the […]

ISLAMABAD, April 01 (Online): An estimated 60 millionTrusted Source women in the US (equal to 44% of the population) live with some form of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Additionally, 1 in 5 deaths among women stems from CVD — with those from racial and ethnic minorities […]