RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has recorded an increase of more than 32 percent in online business in just a few months. According to Urdu News, the Saudi Ministry of Commerce says that during the first quarter of this year, online business in the kingdom has increased by more than 32 percent on an annual basis. The…
Five to seven percent of Pakistan’s population is suffering from thalassemia, most of whom are children. Photo: The Express Tribune Karachi: Experts of blood and hereditary diseases have said that 5 to 7 percent of the population in Pakistan is suffering from hereditary diseases like thalassemia. Experts said that every year more than 5 thousand…
Lahore: A report by Action for Animal Health revealed that 75 percent of new and emerging infectious diseases originate from animals. Emphasis has been placed on capacity building. Dare Brock, who works on the health of working animals around the world, including Pakistan, has released a report which states that there is a global imbalance…
According to the survey, a quarter of minorities face racist attacks. According to a Code Evans survey in the UK, 35 percent of Pakistanis are victims of racist behavior. According to the report of the British media, the research survey has said that Britain is not close to being a racially just society, the government’s…
OIC COMSTEC Chairman, Dr. Iqbal Chaudhry addressing the participants of the International Islamic Scientific Event. Photo: Courtesy of ICCBS Karachi: Experts associated with the World Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) have urged Islamic countries to spend at least one percent of their gross national product (GDP) on science and technology research because the goal of…
Women drink home-made food and drinks, Prof. Shabnam Nadeem, Dr. Shaista Ahmed and Dr. Raheela Imtiaz. Photo: File Karachi: About 60 percent of Pakistani women in Pakistan are obese, including married and teenage girls, 80 percent of women are overweight according to the Asian standard of obesity. The main cause of obesity among Pakistani women…
Photo courtesy of Social Media China has set an economic growth target of around 5 percent for this year. According to the foreign news agency, China’s 5% economic growth target is the lowest target in the past decades. The Chinese Premier announced the economic development goals in his address to the annual National People’s Congress….
Dr. Prof. Guillermo Amir has an electric strip on his hand. Photo: Courtesy of Northwestern University Illinois: Some wounds take a long time to heal, but now an electrical bandage has been developed that not only heals the wound 30% faster, but also continuously transmits information about the wound to an external device such as…
Karachi: A new study has found that eating more artificial sweeteners can increase the risk of stroke by up to 10 percent. The researchers highlighted the dangers of added sugar in the study. Researchers studied more than 110,000 Britons and followed their health for an average of nine years. The study found that people who…
File photo Due to the shortage of oxygen netters across the country, heart failure patients faced problems, with 90% of bypass surgeries being postponed. 90% of heart bypass surgeries across the country have been postponed in the last 2 weeks due to non-availability of oxygen netters. According to the sources, medical equipments are not being…
