The Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) to celebrate National Independence Day held a ‘Sehatmand Pakistan Walk’ in the premises of the Prime Minister’s National Health Complex. It was attended by locals, including children in front of the National Institute of Health. Mrs. Saira Afzal Tarar, Minister of State for National Health Services sharing her [...]
Whether you have a history of cancer in your family, or are currently battling the disease, lifestyle factors, including your diet, can make a huge difference in helping you fight off cancer. Some foods actually increase your risk of cancer, while others support your body and strengthen your immune system. By making smart food choices, [...]
For some women with Breast Cancer, taking adjuvant tamoxifen for 10 years after primary treatment leads to a greater reduction in breast cancer recurrences and deaths than taking the drug for only 5 years, according to the results of a large international clinical trial. The findings from the ATLAS trial—presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) and published in The [...]
Chemotherapy can have many unpleasant side effects, one of which is oral Mucositis: mouth sores or ulcers that develop on the soft tissues of your lips, mouth, gums, and tongue, and, in some cases, extend into the esophagus. Not every patient will develop mouth sores from chemotherapy, but if you do, there are steps you [...]
Consul General of the United States of America in Karachi Michael J Dodman and Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah jointly performed the ground breaking ceremony of construction of a new 120-bed maternity ward at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC). The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing $6 million to fund [...]
By Ms. Fahmida Iqbal Khan, Community Mobilization and Networking Advisor, UNAIDS Country Office for Pakistan & Afghanistan Today when am penning down this article, it gives me panic attacks that we are left with only 1.53 years to achieve Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Government of Pakistan has adopted 16 targets and 41 indicators. Time series [...]
Teach For Pakistan, an initiative of the AMAN Foundation, hosted its annual reception at Avari Hotel in Karachi today. The ceremony was held to bring together multiple stakeholders to help enable quality education for students across Pakistan. Founded in 2010 with the support of AMAN Foundation, Teach For Pakistan is a nationwide movement of outstanding [...]
Experts at a Seminar revealed that in Pakistan, only 37 percent of infants under six months old are breastfed and despite the practice being strongly advised by global bodies including the WHO and UNICEF, only 28.8 percent of newborns are breastfed within the first hour of birth. They were addressing a Seminar organized by the [...]
The Karachi office of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea has announced the donation of 3 units of its latest Color Doppler’s Samsung Ultrasound Machines to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC). A ceremony in this regard was held which was attended by Korean Consul General, Lee Chang Hee, Samsung Electronics Managing Director, John [...]
Barrett Hodgson Pakistan is celebrating Independence of Pakistan with patriotic zeal and national enthusiasm with the theme Healthy Pakistan-Strong Pakistan. Celebrations started on Aug 01, 2014 and would continue till August 31, 2014. Events are being done in all the leading hospitals of Pakistan to make the patients part of the Independence celebrations and to [...]
Experts at a Workshop emphasized on the need to create an atmosphere for exchange of ideas on the emerging trends in molecular and immunodiagnostic research and to create awareness among the student about the importance of analytical tools in diagnosis. These views were expressed by experts at a 3-days hands-on training Workshop on ‘Molecular and [...]
Over 2,400 deaths from HIV/AIDS last year; mortality rates from TB and malaria declined since 2000 HIV/AIDS is claiming more lives in Pakistan than ever, according to a new, first-of-its-kind analysis of trend data from 188 countries. Mortality rates from HIV/AIDS increased 11 per cent annually from 2000 to 2013, while declines in death rates [...]
By Fauzia Saeed, Psychologist VCCTC, PRCS Punjab Branch.LHR In psychology and philosophy, emotion is a subjective, conscious experience characterized primarily by psycho physiological expressions, biological reactions, and mental states. Emotion is often associated and considered reciprocally influential with mood, temperament, personality, disposition, and motivation. The physiology of emotion is closely linked to arousal of the [...]
Five groups of people are driving the global HIV epidemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) says in its new guidelines. Men who have sex with men, sex workers, injection-drug users, transgender people, and people in prisons are among the groups targeted for prevention and treatment efforts. HIV rates are "going down all over the world, with the [...]
The 68th Independence Day of Pakistan was celebrated on 14th August 2014 in various educational institutions with national zeal and enthusiasm. Several events were arranged in various colleges and universities in Karachi. Celebrating the Independence Day, Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) organized a National Flag Hoisting Ceremony was held at Ojha Campus. Acting Vice [...]
