Irregular menstrual periods lead to higher risk of heart disease
Islamabad, January 12 (Newswire): Women with a history of irregular menstrual periods may have a higher risk of developing heart disease...
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Fat women have less heart-healthy children
Islamabad, January 12 (Newswire): A new study has revealed that piling in pounds can increase a child's risk of developing risk...
Getting angry is good for health: Study
Islamabad, January 12 (Newswire): It may contradict common wisdom but getting angry is good for health. The emotion reduces the negative...
Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran discuss narcotics control strategy
Islamabad: The 13th Senior Officials Meeting of the Triangular Initiative on drug control was held in Islamabad on Tuesday. Narcotics...
Estrogen-lowering drugs minimize surgery in breast cancer patients
Islamabad, November 17 (Newswire): A nationwide study has confirmed the benefit of giving estrogen-lowering drugs before surgery to breast cancer patients....
New study of psoriatic cells could fire up the study of inflammation
Islamabad, November 17 (Newswire): New research promises to pry some long held secrets from one of humanity's oldest known diseases....
First drug to demonstrate therapeutic effect in a type of autism
Islamabad, November 14 (Newswire): Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified a drug that improves communication between nerve cells...
Smoking is dumb: Young men who smoke have lower IQs
Islamabad, November 13 (Newswire): "Only dopes use dope," goes the memorable warning about drugs. Now a Tel Aviv University researcher...
Study challenges notion that moderate drinking protects heart
Islamabad, November 8 (Newswire): A major French study links moderate drinking to a lower risk for cardiovascular disease but challenges...
Heart attack shouldn’t kill your sex life
Islamabad, November 8 (Newswire): Surviving a heart attack can kill your sex life. But it doesn't have to, and a...
Yoga can improve sleep for cancer survivors, study says
Islamabad, November 8 (Newswire): Yoga classes can help cancer survivors sleep better, according to a study. Two-thirds of cancer survivors...
Cardiac surgeons install tiny temporary pump inside heart
Islamabad, November 7 (Newswire): Cardiologists weave an eight gram pump through an artery in the groin into the left ventricle,...
Faster salmonella detection now possible with new technique
Islamabad, November 7 (Newswire): Using technology available through a local company, an Iowa State University researcher is working on a...
Common antifungal drug can slow tumours growing in mice
Islamabad, November 3 (Newswire): A common antifungal drug can slow tumours growing in mice and should be investigated as a...
Electrical signals visible in nerve cells
Islamabad, November 3 (Newswire): Electrical currents are invisible to the naked eye -- at least they are when they flow...
Magnetic particles used to accelerate process of heart healing
Islamabad, October 31 (Newswire): Interventional cardiologists used magnetic particles to accelerate the process of healing after the placement of a...
Topiramate effective therapeutic medication for drinking
Islamabad, October 31 (Newswire): Neuropharmacologists ran clinical trials to find that a drug called topiramate is an effective therapeutic medication...
Autonomous molecular robot made out of DNA
Islamabad, October 31 (Newswire): A team of scientists from Columbia University, Arizona State University, the University of Michigan, and the...
Health-Strategy Punjab first province to finalize health workforce strategy
LAHORE, Oct 21 :Punjab Health Department has finalized the Health Workforce Strategy within the first 100 days of the incumbent...
Postpartum depression: Equal opportunity mental health issue
Islamabad, October 19 (Newswire): Postpartum depression has long been the domain of women, affecting up to 30 percent of new mothers. Symptoms...
High levels of alcohol consumption increase cancer risk
Islamabad, October 19 (Newswire): While the occasional social drink or glass of wine at dinner may make little difference in aging or...
Daily diet: Fresh is best
Islamabad, October 19 (Newswire): Last week the news was littered with what you should and should not eat. That tasty...
3 burgers a week can make you asthmatic
Islamabad, October 17 (Newswire): Children who love junk food and eat at least three burgers in a week are inviting asthma, says...
Now, a new approach to block malaria
Islamabad, October 17 (Newswire): In a major breakthrough which could pave the way for a more effective treatment for malaria, scientists have...
Childhood obesity may be associated with otitis media
Islamabad, October 16 (Newswire): Childhood obesity may be associated with a condition known as otitis media with effusion, which consists of fluid...
Stainless steel device for common ear problem
Islamabad, October 16 (Newswire): Otolaryngologists now use a stainless steel device to insert into the ear that provides an easier,...
Exercise can banish anger in men
Islamabad, October 15 (Newswire): Exercise is likely to have a beneficial effect on anger in men, says a new study. A research...
Regular bedtime linked to better language skills
Islamabad, October 15 (Newswire): Having a regular bedtime ensures development of language, reading and maths skills among four-year-old children, says a new...
Chronic insomnia linked to increased death risk
Islamabad, October 15 (Newswire): Individuals with chronic insomnia have an elevated risk of death, says a new research. "The most...
Estrogen-lowering drugs minimize surgery in breast cancer patients
Islamabad, October 13 (Newswire): A nationwide study has confirmed the benefit of giving estrogen-lowering drugs before surgery to breast cancer patients. The...
