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Two billion people drinking contaminated water: WHO
Urged large investments to help provide universal access to safe drinking water
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Swiss develop wireless cameras to monitor newborns' vital signs
Skin sensors used to monitor vital signs in babies born prematurely generate 90 per cent false alarms
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Hospital emergency wards await facelift
Health department plans to revamp all state-run facilities
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Veteran Indian actor Vinod Khanna is reportedly suffering from cancer
The news came after an image of the frail looking star went viral on social media
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Experts want special clinics to prescribe ketamine as anti-depressant
Ketamine doses used in the Oxford depression treatment trials are given in controlled conditions
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Smoking causes one in ten deaths worldwide: study
It is estimated that half of daily smokers will die prematurely due to their tobacco habit unless they quit
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Zayn Malik on his eating disorder and anxiety
Here's what he had to say
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PM’s big-ticket health insurance plan to cover Sindh, K-P
People with less than Rs200/day income to be treated free of cost
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Marathon running could be bad for your health: study
The study showed that 80 per cent of marathon competitors suffered kidney injury
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Getting better sleep feels as good as winning a $250K jackpot
People who reported improved quality of sleep had high scores on screening tests for physical and emotional health
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Woman dies after taking turmeric injection
Jade Erik died of a heart attack triggered by a turmeric solution injected into the vein
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Fruit fuelled evolution of a bigger brain: study
Foods such as fruit contain more energy than basic sources like leaves
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Foods of plant origin vital for health: experts
Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture holes a one-day Plant Centric Meal Competition
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US researchers develop rapid blood test for TB
1.8 million died from the bacterial infection in 2015
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Hepatitis C drug faces fresh battle
The annual death toll from Hepatitis C-related liver diseases is around 700,000 according to the WHO website
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Scientists convert spinach leaves into human heart tissue — that beats
The leaf vascular structure was seeded with heart muscle cells
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Trump blames party hardliners for health debacle
Health care loss was a devastating setback for the U.S President that could cast a long shadow over his presidency
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Spring woes: Patients scramble to hospitals amid record pollen count
Doctors suggest allergy, asthma patients avoid going out during the day, use masks
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Crackdown against spurious drugs continues
Dealers of spurious and substandard medicines are enemies of humanity
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Faith Hill spills the beans on her beauty secrets
Musician discusses natural approach to beauty, how she has maintained her youthful appearance
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Deaths up sharply among people with autism: study
Deaths among people with autism are up 700 per cent since 1999
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No ring, no problem: Why being single might be the best thing for your health
Yes, you read that right...
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Reverse the signs of ageing with this special workout
If this doesn't motivate you, nothing will
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Scientists may have found a way to fight blindness in young people
The trial will enroll at least 24 more patients to find success-ratio of the technique
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6 steps to meet your dream body goals
Number 3 is essential!
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Which areas should be prioritised in development plan?
Govt focuses on roads and bridges, critics point to health care, education
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New cholesterol drug cuts heart attack, stroke risk more than 20%
Repatha cut the combined risk of heart attacks, strokes and heart-related death by 20 per cent
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6 exercises that are a total waste of time, and what to do instead
Edit your gym routine
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DRAP cancels licences of four drug manufacturers
Around 30 licences suspended last year for violating good manufacturing practices
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USC reaffirms transparency commitment
Keeping quality control was the top priority
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Drug against alcoholism works, researchers claim
French researchers provided fresh evidence to support claims that a drug touted as a miracle cure for alcoholism
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Care for all: Billions spent on health in Southern Punjab, Shehbaz says
Says hospitals equipped with latest machinery to facilitate patients.
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Children who spend more 3 hours in front of a screen are at a higher risk of getting type 2 diabetes
Reducing time spent in front of a screen could facilitate in early prevention of Type 2 diabetes
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Islamabad general hospital: Health facility likely to open in 2019
The project is being funded by the Saudi Funds for Development (SFD)
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Smoking paradise Japan tries to kick the habit
Smoking kills some 130,000 people in Japan annually
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Namaz can reduce back pain, reveals study
Five times a day, roughly 1.6b Muslims, bow, kneel, and place their foreheads to the ground in the direction of Makkah
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World Kidney Day today
Mayo hospital is conducting a symposium to raise awareness over kidney diseases
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Swift childhood cancer deaths more common than thought: study
The SEER database showed that 6.2 per cent of children with acute myeloid leukemia died early
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The notepad: Dosti Zahra
Head trainer at The Strength Project and pregnancy yoga instructor walks us through five of her favourite yoga poses
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Lahore’s dairy production ‘seems dubious at best'
PFA found 8,000 litres of milk which was unfit for human consumption
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Zika caused twenty-fold spike in birth defects - US study
The increase emphasises the ongoing risk of Zika during pregnancy
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Scientists create first artificial mouse 'embryo' from stem cells
Scientists created a structure that resembles a mouse embryo using a 3D scaffold and two types of stem cells
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Regulate cannabis potency to reduce psychosis risk, experts say
The potency of cannabis has on average doubled worldwide in the past 40 years
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New advance could boost available organs for transplant
On average, 22 people die every day while waiting for an organ
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Doctor may be neglecting warning signs leading to heart attacks, research
The professor said that failure to detect warning signs is concerning
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Celebrity trainer Bob Harper suffers heart attack
Harper has more than 20 years of experience helping people get fit and lose weight
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Kader Khan bound to wheelchair as his health deteriorates
He was having difficulty walking and talking
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Too much sleep may be symptom of dementia, researchers say
Results suggest being highly educated may protect against dementia in presence of long sleep duration
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WHO says new drugs urgently needed to fight 12 'priority pathogens'
The WHO has previously warned that many antibiotics could become redundant this century
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Hepatitis-B: K-P set to launch ‘vaccination at birth’
Between five and eight per cent of the total population is infected by the disease