No one safe from global pollution without concerted action: warns UN
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 18 (TNS):Everyone on earth is affected by pollution - “ the world's largest killer “ and while solutions are within reach,...
Infection is a serious threat to developing countries
KARACHI Jan 12 (TNS): Dr Nizam Damani an internationally known expert on infection control has called for stopping of inappropriate use of antibiotics by...
WHO urges political leaders to make COVID-19 vaccines accessible to everyone
Washington: July 22, 2020 (TNS): World Health Organization (WHO) has urged political leaders to make COVID-19 vaccines accessible to everyone.
Speaking at...
E-cigarettes may do more harm than good study suggests
Washington, March 15 (TNS): Recently at Medical News Today, we have looked at a number of studies that assessed the potential harms and benefits...
Dense, foggy conditions likely to prevail at plain areas of Punjab, upper Sindh
ISLAMABAD Nov 05 (TNS): Mainly dry weather is expected in most parts of the country during the next twelve hours.
Dense and foggy conditions are...
Motorway M-2, 3, 4 closed at different places for traffic due to dense smog
ISLAMABAD Nov 05 (TNS): Motorway, M-2, 3 and 4 have been closed at different places for traffic due to dense smog.
According to Motorway Police, Motorway M-2 Babu Sabu to Kot...
Death toll due to poisoned Lassi in Muzaffargarh climbs to 16 as minor dies
MUZAFFARGARH Nov 01 (TNS): A young girl was the latest to lose her life after consuming poisoned Lassi in Alipur tehsil's neighbourhood Lashari, bringing...
Fasting improves intestinal stem cells as per research
Islamabad, May 4 (TNS): The US biologists found that a 24-hour fast can reverse the age-related loss of intestinal stem cell function that can...
Stress can cause severe vision loss; study
Wahington, June 20 (TNS): A research reveals that Psychological stress in humans can also cause severe vision loss.
"There is clear evidence of a psychosomatic...
Influenza death toll rises to 19 in Multan
MULTAN Jan 11 (TNS): An outbreak of seasonal influenza in Multan has claimed 19 lives in 25 days so far, hospital sources informed on...
