In connection with the World Disability Day, the Mahboob Medical Institute, Hayatabad(Peshawar) organized a three-day Physiotherapy workshop at its premises with international speakers about importance of physiotherapy also turned up and delivered…
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Patient dies of brain eating amoeba at Karachi’s Hospital
KARACHI: The Naegleria Fowleri-‘brain-eating’ amoeba- has claimed life of a patient admitted at Karachi’s Jinnah Hospital, local TV reported on Saturday. Quoting Dr. Seemi Jamali in a statement said that Anas s/o…
How intermittent fasting might boost your health by strengthening daily rhythms
Various versions of the intermittent fasting diet appear to have weight loss benefits. A new study investigating why they work concludes that circadian rhythms are key. While the modern world appears awash…
New tool helps physiotherapy students to master complex fine motor skills
A new tool to help physiotherapy students master complex fine motor skills needed to assess and treat patients suffering physical conditions, such as back pain and spinal cord injuries, is being used…
Complications during birth and link to later social anxiety in children
A new study published in Infant and Child Development indicates that complications during birth may increase the risk that children will develop social anxiety by their pre-teen years. For the study, 149…
SHORT WALK ONCE-A-WEEK CAN LOWER RISK OF DEATH
STUDY SHOWS WALKING 10 MINUTES TO AN HOUR EVERY WEEK LOWERS HEALTH RISKS BY 18 PERCENT A brisk stroll once or twice a week is enough to reduce the risk of dying…
93 percent of medications contain ‘potential allergens’
Islamabad (Online): According to a recent study, many of the medicine ingredients that people consider to be inactive may, in fact, cause health problems for some consumers. Alongside the active components in…
Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease
Older adults with diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at an increased risk of cognitive impairment and dementia, frailty, dysglycemia, and polypharmacy. A recent review article published on February 15, 2019…
A new drug that attacks Cancer causing genes
Two recent papers attack two cancer-related problems using the same drug. They hope that it might improve survival in breast and lung cancer and halt obesity-related cancers. Researchers from Michigan State University…
Do autism, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder share molecular traits? Study finds
Most medical disorders have well-defined physical characteristics seen in tissues, organs and bodily fluids. Psychiatric disorders, in contrast, are not defined by such pathology, but rather by behavior. A UCLA-led study, appearing…
New stem-cell based stroke treatment repairs damaged brain tissue
A team of researchers at the University of Georgia’s Regenerative Bioscience Center and ArunA Biomedical, a UGA startup company, have developed a new treatment for stroke that reduces brain damage and accelerates…
This electronic skin can heal itself — and then make more skin
In a quest to make electronic devices more environmentally friendly, researchers have created an electronic skin that can be completely recycled. The e-skin can also heal itself if it’s torn apart. The…
Palliative care services can help cancer patients
A cancer diagnosis is frightening and often impacts patients on both a physical and an emotional level. It can actually lead to symptoms such as pain, nausea, anxiety and depression. These symptoms,…
Metabolites significantly affected in chronic kidney disease, study finds
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 1 in 7 people in the United States, according to the U.S. National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). These individuals have a very…
Alzheimer’s may spread through blood transfusions? Study shows
Can you catch Alzheimer’s disease? Fear has been growing that the illness might be capable of spreading via blood transfusions and surgical equipment, but it has been hard to find any evidence…