File photo If you feel tired or sluggish all the time, it’s not just you, millions of people around the world experience this kind of fatigue or lethargy. Many times it is faced due to lack of sleep, but it can also be due to suffering from a disease or lack of iron or blood…
If diabetics consume sugary drinks, the risk of death can increase by 20%. Photo: File Boston: Experts have warned patients suffering from type 2 diabetes to completely avoid soda, soft drinks and other sugary drinks as this can lead to further complications and thus increase the risk of premature death. Experts recommend plain water, tea,…
If there is a lack of iron in the body, you may suffer from anemia. If your body is deficient in iron, your body is unable to make adequate amount of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to other parts of the body and without it, muscles and tissues…
Hannah McGlade represents the Kurin Minang Noongar people, at the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Ms. McGlade spoke to UN News at UN Headquarters, during the 2023 session of the Forum, which takes place between 17 and 28 April. “I’ve been an activist in my community sine I was young. I decided to study law…
File photo Recent research has revealed that prolonged exposure to Covid-19 may cause some people to develop prosopagnosia, commonly known as face blindness. People with prosopagnosia have difficulty recognizing people’s faces and their facial expressions. Such patients cannot judge whether the person in front of them is angry or worried. According to the National Institute…
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…
While European prisons managed adequate COVID-19 pandemic responses for inmates, concerns remain about poor mental health services, overcrowding and suicide rates, the report stated. “Prisons are embedded in communities and investments made in the health of people in prison becomes a community dividend,” said Dr. Hans Henri P. Kluge, regional director of the WHO regional…
The industry of formula milk for children is increasing in Pakistan: Photo: UNICEF It has been revealed that 42 percent of children in Pakistan are victims of stunting. Parliamentary task force meeting on sustainable development goals was held in Islamabad. UNICEF officials told the task briefing that 9.4 percent of boys and 9 percent of…
