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ISLAMABAD: Health experts have advised people to take special precautions during Eid-ul-Azha to avoid medical complications.
Chairman Pakistan Medical Society Dr Masood Akhtar Sheikh said excessive use of salt and chillies could increase acidity in stomach.
Read More »Doctors advise precautions during Eid
Pneumonia is an infection of one or both lungs which is usually caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi. Prior to the discovery of antibiotics, one-third of all people who developed pneumonia subsequently died from the infection. Currently, over 3 million people develop pneumonia each year in the United States. Over a half a million of these people are admitted to a hospital for treatment. Although most of these people recover, approximately 5% will die from pneumonia. Pneumonia is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States.
How do people “catch pneumonia”?Read More »What is pneumonia?
نومبر 14, 2009 کو دنیا میں ذیابیطیس کی آگاہی کا دن منایا جارہا ہے۔
صرف پاکستان میں ایک محتاط اندازہ کے مطابق 80,000 افراد سالانہ اس مرض کی پیچیدگیوں کی وجہ سے انتقال کرجاتے ہیں۔ اور اس کا بنیادی سبب اس مرض کے بارے میں معلومات کی کمی ہے۔
ذیابیطیس جو عام طور پر پہلے صرف بڑی عمر میں لاحق ہوتا تھا، اب زندگی کی سہولیات اور آسانیاں بڑھ جانے ، تیز رفتار چربیلے کھانوں، اور جسمانی زور و مشقوں کی کمی کی وجہ سے جوانوں اور بچوں تک کو لاحق ہورہا ہے۔
Do chocolates, tea and wine really improve your brain power? The answer is yes. Those who consumed chocolate, wine, or tea had significantly better mean test scores and lower prevalence of poor cognitive performance than those who did not, according to a study. Read More »Do chocolate and tea really enhance brain power?
It’s important to pay attention to changes in your nails, as they can indicate an underlying health problem.
The American Academy of Dermatology says the condition of your nails could indicate possible: Read More »Finger Nails can reveal the condition of your health
The use of aspirin to ward off heart attacks and strokes in those who do not have obvious cardiovascular disease should be abandoned, the BBC quoted researchers as saying. The Drugs and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB) study says aspirin can cause serious internal bleeding and does not prevent cardiovascular disease deaths. It says doctors should review all patients currently taking the drug for prevention of heart disease. The Royal College of General Practitioners says it supports the DTB’s recommendations. Read More »Aspirin ‘only for heart patients’