How diet can alter the gut, leading to insulin resistance

ISLAMABAD, DEC 17 (Online): New research — using mouse models and fecal samples collected from humans — looks into the mechanisms that promote insulin resistance via the gut environment. The type of diet a person eats may be key, the researchers suggest. New research looks […]

Social activity in your 60s may lower dementia risk by 12%

ISLAMABAD, DEC 17 (Online): New research over a 28-year follow-up period finds significant evidence that frequent social contact at the age of 60 can lower the risk of developing dementia later on. Spending time with friends could stave off dementia for those 60 and older. […]

EU agency backs Pfizer Covid pill for emergency use

The Hague, Dec 16 (AFP/APP):The EU’s drug regulator on Thursday allowed member states to use Pfizer’s new Covid pill ahead of its formal approval, as an emergency measure to curb an Omicron-fuelled wave. Pills like those by US pharma giant Pfizer and rival Merck have […]

‘Panic’ in Britain as Omicron crisis bites ahead of Christmas

London, Dec 16 (AFP/APP):Soaring Omicron cases left Britons scrambling Thursday to make alternative Christmas plans, faced with cancellations, long queues for vaccines and France shutting the border to UK visitors. Britain recorded a second consecutive record daily number of new Covid infections at more than […]

Europe ramps up Covid vaccine drive for children as Omicron rampages

Madrid, Dec 15 (AFP/APP):Europe stepped up vaccinations of children aged five to 11 against Covid-19 Wednesday, as the EU’s health agency warned immunisation alone would not stop the rapid rise of the Omicron variant. Croatia, Germany, Greece, Hungary and Spain were among those opening up […]

India’s COVID-19 tally rises to 34,710,628

NEW DELHI, Dec. 15 (Xinhua/APP):India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 34,710,628 on Wednesday, as 6,784 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 247 deaths due to the pandemic since Tuesday […]

Malaysia reports 4,097 new COVID-19 infections, 48 new deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 15 (Xinhua/APP):Malaysia reported another 4,097 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the national total to 2,699,240, according to the health ministry. Some 18 of the new cases are imported, with 4,079 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website […]

Coronavirus: Latest global developments

Paris, Dec 14 (AFP/APP):Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: – First UK death from Omicron – Omicron has killed at least one person in Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson reveals as he launches a large booster programme against the variant. – Norway […]

Rs440b to be spent on Health Card Programme in three years: PM Imran

Islamabad December 13 (Online): Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the decision to launch the Naya Pakistan Health Insurance Program was taken in sympathy of poor segments of society. He was addressing the ceremony of launching Naya Pakistan Health Card Program in Punjab, at […]