Smoking at Iftar Causes Heart Disease, Research

Smoking at Iftar Causes Heart Disease, Research

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,…

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Tanzania confirms first-ever outbreak of deadly Marburg Virus Disease

Tanzania confirms first-ever outbreak of deadly Marburg Virus Disease

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…

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Access to chronic disease medication ‘still out of reach for many’: WHO report

Access to chronic disease medication ‘still out of reach for many’: WHO report

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…

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Karachi Institute of Heart Disease has increased the cost of operation, diagnosis, test and treatment

Karachi Institute of Heart Disease has increased the cost of operation, diagnosis, test and treatment

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…

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