PMD to continuously publish pollen concentration data

ISLAMABAD, Mar 30 (APP): Pakistan Meteorological Department will continuously publish pollen concentration data throughout the pollen season on its website and print/electronic media on daily basis. The pollen monitoring unit of PMD had installed pollen monitoring devices in Sectors H-8, E-8, F-10 and G-6 of […]

Poor sleep can shorten a person’s heart-healthy years, new study shows

ISLAMABAD, March 28 (ONLINE): A new study reports, for the first time, the effect of poor sleep on the longevity of a person’s cardiovascular health. Researchers from the University of Sydney in Australia and the University of Southern Denmark analyzed the sleeping experiences and cardiovascular […]

Viral infections on rise due to changing weather: Dr Zia Hassan

ISLAMABAD, Mar 27 (APP): The change in weather is causing flu, cough and fever and other respiratory diseases among people especially children in the twin cities. Talking to a private news channel, Dr Zia Hassan said instructions were being issued to people including to protect […]

No, Dark Chocolate Is Not a Health Food

ISLAMABAD, 26 Mar (Online): Just do a simple Google search and you’ll find multiple articles highlighting the health benefits of dark chocolate. Headlines from media outlets — both obscure and mainstream — expound upon how healthy the delicious treat can be. But just how much […]

One dies, 168 new Covid cases reported: NHA

ISLAMABAD 23 Mar (Online): In last 24-hour one death reported due to Covid-19, whereas 23 patients are in critical and 168 new corona cases reported, National Health Authority (NHA) said on Thursday. According to the issued statistics, 5557people went under corona testing from which 168 […]

Vietnam raises dengue alert

HANOI, March 21 (Xinhua/APP): Vietnam has raised concerns over the spread of dengue fever after the health ministry saw a jump in the number of cases, local media reported on Tuesday. The number of dengue fever cases in Vietnam in the first two months this […]

AFD pledges $55 mln to support Pakistan’s Polio Program

ISLAMABAD, Mar 19 (APP): French Development Agency (AFD) has pledged $55 million to help support Pakistan’s Polio Programme operations, in efforts to interrupt poliovirus transmission. With this the French Development Agency (AFD) has become part of global polio eradication partners with its commitment to filling […]

FAISALABAD: 1,484,734 children administered polio drops in 5-days: DC

FAISALABAD, Mar 18 (APP): As many as 1,484,734 children up the age of five years have been administered polio drops in Faisalabad during first five days of the anti-polio drive. Chairing a review meeting of Health Department here on Saturday, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ali Annan […]

NMU, Chinese company to launch programme for Cervical Cancer diagnosis

MULTAN, Mar 08 (APP):Nishtar Medical University (NMU) and Wahun Landing Intelligence Medical Hi-Tech Company will jointly launch a programme for cervical screening through Artificial Intelligence (AI). The agreement was signed by Dr. Ahmed Waqas, representative of Wuhan Landing Intelligence Medical Hi-Tech Company Limited, and Nishtar […]

Vaccination Could Reduce Risk Of Long COVID, Study Shows

ISLAMABD, 05 Mar (Online): After studying thousands of people’s symptoms post-COVID-19, researchers have found that getting vaccinated could potentially reduce the risk of long COVID. The new study – which looked at patients 3 months after their COVID-19 infections across pre-Delta, Delta, and Omicron variants […]