Bridgeport: A bacteria has been found in an eye medication in the US that is infecting the eyes of healthy people. A bacterium called Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been found in eye drops sold in the United States. This bacteria is commonly found in soil and water and often causes blood and lung infections. Three people…
Black cataract disease is spreading rapidly among Pakistani children, in which Al Shafa Eye Hospital is playing a very important role. Photo: File Rawalpindi: Glaucoma is spreading rapidly among Pakistani children, for which timely treatment is essential. In order to save children from loss of sight in this alarming situation, 22 to 25 children have…
File photo Smoking immediately after prolonged fasting increases the risk of heart disease. Turkish cardiologists have warned that staying hungry and thirsty for a long time, especially smoking immediately after iftar in Ramadan, increases the risk of heart diseases. Recent studies have revealed that people who smoke immediately after breaking the fast experience physical tremors,…
On the eve of World Tuberculosis Day, WHO announced that it will expand the scope of a five-year-old initiative in efforts to eradicate one of the world’s top infectious killers by 2030. TB mainly affects the lungs, but it is preventable, treatable and curable. Although deaths have dropped by nearly 40 per cent globally since…
Lab tests were carried out after eight people in the region developed symptoms of the “highly virulent” disease, including fever, vomiting, bleeding, and kidney failure. Five of the eight confirmed cases have died, including a health worker, and the remaining three are being treated. The agency also identified 161 contacts of those infected, who are…
Access to NCD Medicines: Emergent Issues During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Key Structural Factors, highlights the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to NCD medicines, and the policies and strategies implemented by countries to both anticipate and mitigate the disruption that has hit medical supply chains. Pandemic shortages During the pandemic, people living with cancer, heart diseases, chronic…
A Mediterranean-style diet includes beans, green leafy vegetables, berries, olive oil, salmon, and yogurt. Photo: File London: A new study has found that a Mediterranean-style diet can reduce the risk of heart disease, especially in women, and regular consumption can reduce the risk by 25 percent. This diet includes olive oil, other healthy fats, fruits…
(Neurologist) It is a neurological disease in which the cells in the brain that make dopamine, which is a chemical substance, begin to deteriorate. . Although Parkinson’s disease is a complex disease, but with the appropriate use of drugs, its symptoms can be significantly improved. Although there is no permanent and permanent cure for this…
In particular, a large number of water birds are rapidly dying by swallowing plastic pieces. This condition is called ‘plasticosis’. Photo: File London: Man has started polluting land and water bodies with plastic which is now causing all kinds of damage. Now scientists have for the first time given a name to the death or…
File photo Karachi Institute of Heart Disease has increased the cost of operation, diagnosis, test and treatment. In Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases, the prices of some facilities have been increased by up to 400%. According to the administration, ECG, X-ray and ward charges have been increased from Rs 100 to Rs 500. The price…
