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Scientists test deep brain stimulation as potential anorexia therapy
Anorexia is a serious eating disorder that affects around 0.5 per cent of people worldwide
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Off-label antidepressant use not backed by science: study
The study shows that more research is urgently needed on the prevalence and impact of off-label medications
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Life expectancy study shows many likely to live beyond 90 by 2030
According to a large international study, policymakers need to make more efforts to plan for it
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Step counting apps may do more harm than good, scientist warns
Dr Hager emphasised that without any scientific evidence base, the apps may as well be harmful
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Daily grind: Fatima Zara Mallick
The CEO and Head Trainer at FZM Boutique Fitness takes us through her eventful schedule
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Smartphones are revolutionising medicine
Smartphones can already act as pedometers, count calories and measure heartbeats
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Vitamin D can protect against colds, flu: study claims
Vitamin D is thought to protect against respiratory infections, including bronchitis and pneumonia
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Brain damage in former players fuels football 'heading' fears
The study suggests that some professional football players might risk the same cognitive problems suffered by boxers
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7 foods to help you look younger
Aging is natural; however, some foods you eat can help you age better
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Health facilities: RHCs to offer round-the-clock services
Unavailability of staff affects the progress
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If you don't cook rice this way you may be at risk of arsenic poisoning
Research suggests, Arsenic seeps into rice due to industrial contaminants and pesticides of the past
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Performance audit: Panel to pick flaws in public health facilities
Three facilities to be inspected in the first phase
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Genetic testing often overlooked for cancer risk women: study
About 56 per cent of those who were not tested said it was because their physicians had not recommended it
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Hitting out: ‘Health, education K-P govt priority’
Pervez Khattak says legislation more important than inaugurating motorways
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Here's why you should eat more pasta
Study reveals people who eat pasta regularly consume more vitamins and minerals
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Cockroaches ‘intrude’ on Senate’s health panel meeting
Senators livid with unhygienic conditions; want inquiry into drugs on campus
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This World Cancer Day, let's talk about child patients
Every time we hear the word “cancer”, our minds conjure up images of grown men; therein lies the problem
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Structural changes for ending malnutrition
Approximately 48 per cent of the children under the age of five years are suffering from stunting in Sindh
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Over 100 Indian children died after 'eating lychees on empty stomach'
Most of the sufferers were poor children
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Teen depression in Pakistan: What parents can do
Many teens buckle under the pressure of studies, puberty and social expectations and suffer in silence
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Medical malpractices : SC seeks report on blood bags theft in Polyclinic
CJ condemns ‘inhuman and unpardonable crime’
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Contaminated milk
Pakistan consumes a lot of milk, much of it delivered to the door unpasteurised
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DRAP to introduce price control regime for stents
Medical equipment suppliers haave started registering their products with DRAP
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9 common ageing myths debunked
It is about the complete lifestyle and not one particular habit
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Arjun Rampal's mother beats cancer
She was reportedly suffering from breast cancer
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Mending kids’ hearts
Paediatric heart disease is a term used to describe several different heart conditions in children
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Software as good as doctors at diagnosing skin cancer
Image-scanning software developed at Stanford University can distinguish deadly skin cancers from benign
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New Alzheimer's drug compound 'worth investigating'
Tau, a protein, can accumulate, damage cells and lead to failures of memory.
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Does depression boost the risk of cancer death?
Distress might be a consequence of the early stages of the malignancy rather than a potential predictor
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‘Stent scam is fake’
Pharmacists’ representatives claim DRAP chief profiting from scam, cite past cases
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Fatty food can reduce sensitivity to insulin, says study
German Diabetes Centre conducts study on 14 healthy men aged between 20 and 40
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Facebook addiction could lie in your genes
Study finds genetic factors influence time spent on all types of social media
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Substandard stents: Office of multinational company sealed
Drap officials raid sales outlet; seize 40 unregistered stents and expired infusions
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Video message: Ayesha Mumtaz refuses to bow down to ‘mafia’
Former PFA official fends off charges of corruption
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Trump signs executive order against Obamacare health law
The president has said the law should be repealed and replaced "simultaneously"
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Stent scandal
The stent scandal coming out of Punjab in which government hospitals are suspected of foul play is unsurprising
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This simple image of lemons shows all the signs of breast cancer
Her campaign has been shared more than 32,000 times on Facebook in the past few days
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Alzheimer’s drug may enable teeth to self-repair: study
This alternative has the benefit of being a one-off procedure
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A selfie everyday: The key to losing weight?
A photo diary is likely to help dieters remain motivated
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Fit, fierce and fabulous: Maya Nassar
We chat with the inspirational fitness athlete, entrepreneur, and TV host of MTV’s Get Fit
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The notepad: Salina Taqi
Co-founder of YogaX and the brains behind Salina Cosmetics, shares her seven favourite yoga poses
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Boy with 'world's largest head' undergoes surgery
Seven-month old suffers from a condition known as hydrocephalus
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Nearly 76% people are 'overfat' globally: Study
Overfat has been defined as a condition of having excess body fat to impair health
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'Diet' drinks not healthier alternative to sugary beverages, research claims
ASBs might actually lead people to consume more calories, study claims
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Scientists discover new organ in human body
New found organ will not change the way our body operates but it opens up an entirely new field of medical science
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Death on the margins
It transpires that no public hospital in Lahore has emergency resources sufficient unto need
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China confirms human bird flu case in Guizhou province
A total of 19 people have been infected with bird flu in China so far this winter
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60-year-old woman dies after being refused treatment at multiple Lahore hospitals
Woman dies on ward floor after being refused treatment at two hospitals
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Shoulder pain may be linked to heart disease
Findings based on focus group of 1,226 skilled labourers