Health

APP ISLAMABAD: The country’s one-third land has been submerged due to torrential rains and flash floods and it has been causing health complications among the affected people particularly in the children and women. Senior Medical Officer…

APP Islamabad: NHEPRN Director General Dr Sabina Durrani on Tuesday stressed for provision of potable water in flood-hit areas as stomach-related infections and skin diseases are dangerously high. In an exclusive interview, National…

APP PESHAWAR: The Irrigation Department reported on Tuesday that while the floods caused significant damage to property and human life on the one hand, they also contaminated drinking water reservoirs, leading to a severe drinking water…

News Desk ISLAMABAD: Millions of people have been affected by floods in Pakistan and hundreds have been killed, besides infrastructure damages worth billions of dollars. According to a press release issued by UNFPA on Tuesday, as many…

News Desk Islamabad: Health expert on Sunday has strongly advised the public to have timely awareness, precautions and adoption of the healthy lifestyle thus to save them from suffering from the rising number of Hypertension cases.…

News Desk Islamabad: World Food Programs (WFPs) Special Advisor on Mother and Child Nutrition and Jordanian Princess Sarah Zeid has termed Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) as a role model for other countries running social…

News Desk Rawalpindi: As many as 300 animals had died of the lumpyskin virus in Rawalpindi division while vaccination was underway to prevent the spread of the disease in cattle. According to the spokesman of the Directorate of Livestock…

News Desk Dera Ismail Khan: A ten-day polio immunization campaign was kicked off on Monday in Tank to administer vaccination drops to more than 74954 children aged up to five years across the district. The drive which would continue from…

ISLAMABAD Adding strawberries to your cereal, salad or smoothie can likely help protect your brain from Alzheimer’s disease, suggests a study. The researchers from RUSH University in the US found that a bioactive compound found in…

News Desk Islamabad: People that consume excessive amounts of processed foods like soft drinks, chips and cookies may have a relatively higher risk of developing dementia reveals a new study. The study, published in the journal…