Health

Islamabad, Nov 08 (Online): The human heart beats 100,000 times a day pumping blood around the body. It beats a regular rhythm that changes in response to the body’s activity. Each heartbeat starts with an electrical impulse — abnormal electrical signals result in an abnormal […]

ISLAMABAD, Nov 07 (APP):Over 25 million children have been immunized against polio during a five-day sub-national vaccination campaign in 83 districts of the country. According to the spokesperson of the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, during the campaign, the polio drops were […]

HONG KONG, Nov. 4 (Xinhua/APP) –: Leveraging Hong Kong’s strategic role as an innovation and investment hub for the healthcare sector in Asia, the first International Healthcare Week kicked off here on Friday. Driven by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the International Healthcare […]

ISLAMABAD, NOV 03 (ONLINE): According to the World Health OrganizationTrusted Source, obesity rates have tripled worldwide since 1975. The connection between obesity and insulin resistance is bidirectional. Insulin resistance often develops due to being overweight or obese, which can lead to type 2 diabetes. Since […]

ISLAMABAD, NOV 02 (Online): Smoking cigarettes is a habit that is harmful to health. Despite its dangers, it still remains a popular activity. Hence, researchers are constantly working to understand the full health impact of smoking. A recent studyTrusted Source published in JAMATrusted Source found […]

ISLAMABAD, NOV 02 (Online): 73 people were tested positive while one death was reported due to corona virus in the last 24 hours in the country. As per National Institute of Health statistics 9249 tests were conducted during the last 24 hours of which 73 […]

NEW DELHI, Nov. 2 (Xinhua/APP): India’s daily COVID-19 caseload on Wednesday increased to 1,190, officials said. According to federal health ministry data released on Wednesday morning, 1,190 new cases of COVID-19 were reported during the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 44,655,828 in […]

ISLAMABAD, October 30 (ONLINE): An abstract of a study published in Current Developments in Nutrition looks at whether health risks associated with a set of risk factors known as metabolic syndrome may be diminished by consuming green tea extract. The researchers from Pennsylvania State University […]

ISLAMABAD, Oct 28 (APP): Young adults, who use more social media, are significantly more likely to develop depression within six months, regardless of personality type, finds a new study. The findings, published in the Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, showed that people with high agreeableness […]

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 27 (APP):The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of the first rise in drug-resistant tuberculosis for almost two decades, as it released a report Thursday highlighting the resurgence of the disease during the coronavirus pandemic. An estimated 10.6 million people developed the […]