Health

ARIZONA (AFP) – Ants naturally produce powerful germicides against bacteria and fungi, said a study Wednesday that targeted the industrious insects as possible drug factories for humans. The discovery of ants’ pharmaceutical prowess comes as the armoury of effective antibiotics developed by humans over the last 100 years dwindles in...

QUETTA: A three-day anti-polio campaign in 17 districts of Balochistan kicked off from Monday, said Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) Balochistan Coordinator Syed Faisal Ahmed. Ahmed shared that more than 17,75,614 children will be administered polio vaccine during the campaign. Security arrangements for the campaign have been completed. During the campaign, around...

KARACHI: Secretary Health Dr Fazlullah Pechuho on Tuesday inaugurated first Telemedicine Center at Sindh Government Children Hospital in the metropolises’ New Karachi. While speaking to media Dr Pechuho said that we (Sindh government) is providing such technologies to other healthcare facilities of the department, adding that a pediatric consultant round...

WASHINGTON: US regulators have approved the first pill that contains a digital tracking sensor to alert doctors and caregivers as to whether a patient is taking a medication as scheduled. The pill, called Abilify MyCite (aripiprazole tablets with sensor), is designed for patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression, according...

KARACHI: Eminent healthcare specialist Professor Dr Zaman Sheikh revealed on Saturday that an estimated 82,000 women die from diabetes and its related complications in Pakistan every year and death ratio in the female is higher than male in the country. Talking to PPI, Professor Zaman Sheikh said that according to...

LAHORE: Smog in the provincial capital has crossed all the international benchmarks as PM2.5 level, which is termed the most dangerous pollutant in the air across the world, remained between 450ug/m3 and 500ug/m3 against the notified standards of 35ug/m3 per day. As per World Health Organisation (WHO) standards, the daily...

Lahore is enveloped in smog disrupting the daily routine of everyone in the city. It is resulting in commutes being shut off, airport being close and also causing unscheduled power outages throughout many cities in Punjab This smog is causing many health issues for people. Many people  especially the elderly have...

ISLAMABAD: Only 36 percent of the Pakistani population on average, including 41% in urban areas and 32% rural areas, has access to safe drinking water in the country, a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) revealed. Results of the water-quality monitoring efforts by the Pakistan Council of Research in...

GENEVA: The death toll from a plague outbreak in Madagascar has risen to 94, with the number of suspected cases jumping to more than 1,100, the World Health Organization said Friday. Officials on the poor Indian Ocean island nation had earlier this week reported 74 fatalities and 805 cases. WHO's...

ISLAMABAD: The ongoing protest of the doctors and paramedical staff at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad, cost a patient his life. A patient, identified as Umar Aftab, was taken to the hospital after he complained of leg pain on October 16 at 11:27 AM. However, the doctors and...

A cocktail of three antibodies has shown promise in preventing Zika virus infection in monkeys, and moves next into trials in humans, researchers said Wednesday. The mosquito-borne Zika virus swept across Latin America, the Caribbean and southern United States in 2015 and 2016, sparking a global health emergency due to...

Japanese researchers have genetically engineered hens whose eggs contain drugs that can fight serious diseases including cancer, in a bid to dramatically reduce the cost of treatment, a report said Monday. If the scientists are able to safely produce "interferon beta", a type of protein used to treat illnesses including...