Fumigation drive against malaria, dengue held

HYDERABAD, Mar 24 (APP): Acknowledging the increase in malaria and dengue cases, administration Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (HMC) has directed the concerned officials to carry out an effective fumigation campaign in the City and Latifabad talukas. The HMC’s spokesman informed here Thursday that the Administrator emphasized […]

Double lung transplant saves US man with terminal cancer

Washington, March 24 (AFP/APP):US doctors announced Thursday they had successfully performed a double lung transplant on a patient with terminal lung cancer, giving new hope to others who also are in advanced stages of the deadly disease. Albert Khoury, a 54-year-old non-smoker, underwent a seven-hour […]

Over 0.29m kids to be vaccinated in 19 districts of KP refugees camps

PESHAWAR, Mar 23 (APP):A five-day Outbreak Response campaign (OBR-2) has been planned in 19 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa having Afghan Refugees Camps and union councils bordering Afghanistan from March 24, 2022. This was decided in a meeting held here the other day at Emergency Operations […]

Cricket teams of Pakistan, Australia raise awareness about Polio eradication

ISLAMABAD, Mar 22 (APP):The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ramped up support for polio eradication by dedicating the second day of the Lahore test match between Pakistan and Australia to raising awareness on the importance of Polio eradication. Under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) partnership with […]

New way for gut neurons to communicate with the brain

ISLAMABAD, August 12 (online): A new study reveals how neurons in the gut wall relay sensory information to the spinal cord and brain, which may influence mood and well-being.   The enteric nervous system (ENS) sometimes referred to as the “second brain” is the nervous […]

Malaysia reports 28,298 new COVID-19 infections, total deaths pass 34,000 mark

KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 (Xinhua/APP):Malaysia reported 28,298 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total to 3,900,433, according to the health ministry. There are 698 new imported cases in the country, and 27,600 local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. […]

Australian research finds endometriosis and ovarian cancer genetically tied

SYDNEY, March 16 (Xinhua/APP): Women with genes that predispose them to endometriosis also have a higher risk of developing epithelial ovarian cancers (EOC), new research from the University of Queensland (UQ) suggests. The research, published in Cell Reports Medicine and revealed on Wednesday, involved datasets […]

Australian cruise ship ban over COVID-19 to end in April

CANBERRA, March 15 (Xinhua/APP): Australia’s ban on international cruise ships will end in April, the government has said. Health Minister Greg Hunt, Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews and Tourism Minister Dan Tehan said on Tuesday that the government would not renew the ban on international […]