Health

LAHORE: The Punjab health department on Friday made facemasks mandatory at public places due to a possible increase in Covid-19 cases.  According to a notification issued by the provincial health department, people have been directed to wear facemasks at public places in Punjab including Lahore amid a possible spike in Covid-19 cases. The Punjab health department has also made facemasks …

Flatulence causes tremendous discomfort and makes life miserable. This particular health hazard has proved enormously beneficial to the pharmaceutical industry that is always trying to bring in new and sophisticated medications for treating it. Ironically, the causes of this health hazard are absolutely clear but people take no heed of advice to refrain from them. It is advisable to eat it raw …

ISLAMABAD: A five-day anti-polio vaccination campaign to immunize more than twenty-one point five four million children under the age of five began in Punjab and Sindh on Monday. he vaccination campaign is being held in two phases due to concurring activities of seventh national census. In the first phase, over seventeen point four one million children in thirteen districts of …

ISLAMABAD: Federal health department has issued advisory to avoid pollen allergy. Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has pointed out early beginning of the pollen season in Islamabad. Health experts have advised pollen allergy patients to avoid outdoor activities without wearing face mask and walking around green areas where plants like mulberry trees have growing as spring season increases respiratory problems among …

Thousands of junior doctors in Britain walked out on Monday in a three-day strike that will disrupt patient care, as they protest over pay they say can work out at less per hour than a barista. The strike is the latest involving staff at Britain’s state-funded National Health Service (NHS), following walkouts by nurses, paramedics and other workers demanding a …

Discovering the origins of Covid-19 is a moral imperative and all hypotheses must be explored, the head of the World Health Organization said, in his strongest comments yet that the UN body remains committed to finding how the virus arose. A US agency was reported by the Wall Street Journal to have assessed the pandemic had likely been caused by an unintended Chinese laboratory …

Fed up with a government he says doesn’t care, Poh Wang plans to go on strike with tens of thousands of other British junior doctors next week, saying he is overworked, underpaid and burdened with a student loan he cannot imagine paying off. The 28-year-old says he and his colleagues have been pushed to the brink after below-inflation pay rises …

Indigestion is part of human existence and it is an extremely common health problem. Digestion is a fundamental process for human bodies allowing absorption of nutrients from food to stay healthy. However, there are some foods that can be difficult for some people to digest causing symptoms such as abdominal bloating, gas, cramping, and nausea. There are many foods that …

India directed drug manufacturers to stop using propylene glycol sourced from the Delhi-based firm that supplied the ingredient to Marion Biotech, whose cough syrups were linked to deaths of 19 children in Uzbekistan, according to a government document seen by Reuters. Uzbekistan said in December that the children died after consuming Marion’s cough syrups, Ambronol and DOK-1 Max, which were …

KARACHI: The COVID-19 vaccinators in Sindh staged a protest outside the Karachi Press Club (KPC) against the non-payment of salaries for eight months. The Covid vaccinators were deprived of salaries for eight months in Sindh. The vaccinators staged a protest outside the Karachi Press Club (KPC) and demanded the provincial authorities disburse their salaries. The protest entered the third day …