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...
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,...
Lack of sleep makes people crave more for food
ISLAMABAD, July 13 (TNS): Scientists have found evidence that a lack of sleep causes changes in brain activity that lead to people feeling hungrier...
High blood pressure is redefined as 130, not 140
LOS ANGELES Nov 14 (TNS): High blood pressure was redefined Monday by the American Heart Association, which said the disease should be treated sooner,...
Diabetes spreading in country swiftly: Wasim Akram
LAHORE, Nov 21 (TNS):Former captain of Pakistan cricket team Wasim Akram, said on Tuesday that diabetes was spreading in the country swiftly, saying that...
Doctors warn of health emergency as horrific smog blankets India’s capital
NEW DELHI Nov 07 (TNS): A public health emergency was declared in New Delhi Tuesday as a choking blanket of smog descended on the...
UNICEF urges wealthy countries to encourage breastfeeding
United Nations May 11 (TNS): Babies in wealthy countries are five times more likely to miss out on breastfeeding than those in the under-developed,...
Healthcare Dept approves Insurance Scheme in Punjab
Lahore, Punjab Specialized Healthcare Department has given approval in principle for launch of Health Insurance Scheme in nineteen districts of Punjab province.
The decision was...
Obesity could become chief avoidable cancer cause: UK charity
London March 23 (TNS): Obesity could overtake smoking as the chief avoidable cause of cancer-related deaths, the world's largest independent funder of cancer research...
Japan gives $3.2 million to fight polio
Islamabad March 3 (TNS): The Japanese government has announced to give US$3.2 million in aid to the National Institute of Health in Islamabad to...
