Health

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 […]

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 11 (APP): The United Nations is committed to work with partners to promote mental well-being, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said, pointing out that nearly 1 billion people live with a mental health condition across the globe. “As we mark World Mental […]

PESHAWAR, Oct 02 (APP):A record one day 476 more dengue cases reported as the attacks of deadly dengue were increasing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including Peshawar here on Sunday. This was stated by an official of the health department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and advised the people to […]

SINGAPORE, Oct. 2 (Xinhua/APP) –: Singapore reported 3,510 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total tally to 1,911,417. Of the new cases, 321 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and 3,189 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics […]

MANILLA,Oct 2 (Xinhua/APP):The Philippines reported 3,822 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,951,766. The Department of Health (DOH) said the number of active cases rose to 29,525, while 34 more patients died from COVID-19 […]

HYDERABAD, Sep 30 (APP):As many as 1.75 million people were screened for the vector-borne diseases in the province on Friday and nearly 12 percent or 196,767 were detected positive with malaria. According to the report issued by Sindh Director General Health here, four malaria deaths […]

ISLAMABAD, SEP 30 (ONLINE): Sometimes, it can be hard to follow dietary recommendations despite new dieting ideas and trends. Everyone’s dietary needs are different, which means that diets often need to be diverse and tailored based on individual needs and health risks. A recent study […]

ISLAMABAD, Sep 29 (APP): Health experts urged the nation to adopt a healthy lifestyle to prevent cardiovascular diseases that were increasing at an alarming rate in the country. They were addressing a symposium organized by Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH) to observe World Heart Day […]