Health

ROME: An anti-vax campaigner on Friday assaulted Italy’s former premier Giuseppe Conte, who imposed strict restrictions at the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, his political party said. The Five Star Movement, the opposition party led by Conte, wrote on Facebook that Conte had been “attacked by an anti-vaxxer in Massa”, a small Tuscan city where he was attending an election …

ISLAMABAD: Wild polio­virus of Afghan origin has been detected in sewage samples from Pesh­awar and Hangu districts in Khyber Pakhtun­khwa (KP) province. The virus was found in environmental samples collected from Naray Khuwar site in Peshawar and from Civil Hospital-Jani Chowk site in Hangu on April 10. So far this year, Pakistan has reported one human case and five environmental …

Tomato has become part and parcel of cuisines throughout the globe and their typical taste is very endearing. Simultaneously sweet and sour tomatoes are a staple that makes cuisines exceptionally tasteful. Whether used in salads, sauces or simply eaten raw, they add a burst of flavour and colour to any dish. They are easy to grow and their crop pays …

It is now scientifically proven that white meat is full of protein and is the most beneficial protein source of diet. Fish is way better form of white meat that is abundantly available and could be used in a variety of ways. It is filled with essential nutrients such as omega-3 fatty acids and is a great source of protein …

ISLAMABAD: Minister of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal directed provincial governments to complete the field verification/coverage of the 7th Population and Housing Census by May 15 in areas where population growth is not in line with normal Demographic trends and close the field operation in all areas exhibiting natural trends. In pursuance of the 12th meeting of the …

TOKYO: The abortion pill will become available in Japan for the first time after the health ministry approved the drug used to terminate early-stage pregnancy. Abortion is legal in Japan up to 22 weeks but consent is usually required from a spouse or partner, and until now a surgical procedure had been the only option. The ministry said in a …

ISLAMABAD: The director general of World Health Organisation (WHO) has submitted a report to the forthcoming World Health Assembly that cases of poliomyelitis in Pakistan are now primarily restricted to the southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where challenges remain in reaching children. In a report, the WHO director general said since January 2021 all reported cases had been from seven polio-endemic districts …

LAHORE: The caretaker provincial health ministers have issued an alert for the public and private sector hospitals across Punjab to take emergent measures after two monkeypox cases were reported recently in the country. The instructions were issued in a meeting chaired jointly by provincial health ministers, including Prof Dr Javed Karam and Dr Jamal Nasir, at the office of the …

Two cases of Monkeypox were reported in Pakistan for the first time which was also confirmed by the health department. Sources within the health ministry told ARY News that the Monkeypox patients belong to the twin cities, Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Sources added that both patients arrived in Pakistan on the same flight from Saudi Arabia on April 17 and they …

ISLAMABAD: The Health Inequ­ality Data Repository (HIDR), laun­ched by World Health Organisation (WHO), shows that in just a decade, the rich-poor gap in health service coverage among women, newborns and children in low- and middle-income countries has nearly halved. The report also revealed that in these countries eliminating wealth-related inequality in under-five mortality could help save the lives of 1.8 …