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  فیصل ظفر ہر سال 4 فروری کو دنیا بھر میں سالانہ لاکھوں اموات کا باعث بننے والے مرض کینسر کے حوالے سے لوگوں میں شعور اجاگر کرنے کے لیے عالمی دن منایا جاتا ہے۔… Read More »کينسر سے بچنے کے طريقے

 The fast growing population of elderly people in the country is increasing the incidence of Alzheimer’s alarmingly with around two million Pakistanis suffer from the preventable condition and their numbers are mounting, warned health experts… Read More »Two M Pakistanis suffer from Alzheimer’s disease

Burning the midnight oil may well burn out your brain. The brain cells that destroy and digest worn-out cells and debris go into overdrive in mice that are chronically sleep-deprived. In the short term, this… Read More »Your brain can eat itself after chronic sleep deprivation

LAHORE: A majority of samples of drinking water being supplied by the Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) to the Lahorites showed E-coli bacteria, suspended particles, arsenic and other such contamination in it. According to experts,… Read More »Lahoris being supplied contaminated drinking water

Honey could be one sweet solution to the serious ever growing problem of bacterial resistance to antibiotics, says a research.

Medical professionals sometimes use honey successfully as a topical dressing but it could play a larger role in fighting infections, reported health news.

The unique property of honey lies in its ability to fight infection on multiple levels making it more difficult for bacteria to develop resistance.

That is it uses a combination of weapons including hydrogen peroxide, acidity, osmotic effect, high sugar concentration – all of which actively kill bacterial cells.Read More »Honey is a new approach to fighting antibiotic resistance

AS lifestyles get busier and more packed these days, the average person is almost always faced with the temptation of giving up on sleep to get more productivity. After all, the availability of more and more part-time, particularly home-based pursuits makes money-making not only possible but also a very attractive task. Or, other people may choose to forgo sleep for social commitments, particularly after a busy week full of stressful work. While their body craves sleep, their being social beings demand longer periods of night socializing, resulting in a body deprived of sleep one way or another.
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In North America following homeopathic remedy is being used to treat Dengue fever. Although this is not purely homeopathic way of treatment but in acute diseases it is permissible to use more than one remedy… Read More »Homeopathic remedy for Dengue fever

A new study has found that people who wake up early are slimmer, happier and healthier than those who get up later in the day.

Researchers at the Roehampton University concluded that those who fight the urge to ignore the alarm clock complete morning chores faster pack their children off to school earlier and thrive in the workplace.
Read More »Want to be happy and slim? Wake up early

Associated Press of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: People who spend a lot of time surfing the Internet are more likely to suffer from depression. But it is not clear whether the Internet causes depression or whether depressed people are drawn to it.
Read More »Excessive internet use linked to depression