Health

Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims come together to save Kamran’s life

The story is irrespective of race, colour, creed or religion, The message it gives says that humanity still exists in sharp contrast to those who spread hate and violence in the name of religion, race and caste. Kamran after his heart defect surgery in the hospital Kamran is an Afghan boy, 11 years of age. He has never attended school ...

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Peshawar doctors perform surgery to remove 22 metal, glass objects from woman’s stomach

Objects removed from the patient’s stomach include long metal nails, hair clips and pieces of glass. — Photo by author PESHAWAR: In an unusual occurrence, surgeons in Peshawar recovered 22 pieces of metal from the stomach of a young patient on Thursday. The 22-year-old woman, a resident of Kurram Agency’s Parachinar area, complained of severe pain in her abdomen earlier ...

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Private hospitals lay off staff as flow of Afghan patients drops

PESHAWAR: The private hospitals have started to lay off employees after decrease in number of Afghan patients owing to the border management measures taken by the government, according to sources. “We cannot maintain more staff now. The number of patients has plummeted to 10 per cent only. We have lost 90 per cent patients, who used to come from different ...

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Surgeons save Brazilian man’s hand from amputation by sewing it into his stomach

Brazilian man’s hand was saved from amputation by ingenious surgeons who put it inside a ‘pocket’ in his stomach, it has been reported. The man, Carlos Mariotti, lost two fingers, his index and middle fingers, in accident that put him at risk of a full hand amputation but the surgeons decided to bury his left hand inside his abdomen and ...

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The Good Doctor

How one doctor’s inspirational leadership has made free, top-class public healthcare a reality in Pakistan. Dr Adib Rizvi’s passion means that today, more than a million patients a year receive top-class medical treatment in Pakistan at no cost. The public healthcare system in Pakistan, as in many developing countries, struggles with a lack of resources. The result is that specialist ...

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Being Fat ButFfit Won’t Cut Your Risk of Premature Death

ISLAMABAD: New research seems to contradict the idea that people might escape the health hazards associated with obesity if they’re fat but fit. The new study suggests that the health benefits of physical fitness are offset by obesity. No matter their fitness level normal weight men had a lower risk of dying during the study than did the most physically ...

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Who Said Kids are a Passion Killer? Men Preferring Their Partner’s Post-Birth Figure

Who Said Kids are a Passion Killer? More Than Half of Parents Claim Their Sex Lives are Better After Having Children – With Men Preferring Their Partner’s Post-Birth Figure Who said kids are a passion killer? More than half of parents claim their sex lives are BETTER after having children – with men preferring their partner’s post-birth figure New parents ...

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Magnesium: Meet the Most Powerful Relaxation Mineral Avalaible

“Health is not valued till sickness comes”   -Thomas Fuller How many of us are living with their bodies either deficient in essential nutrient or at times their bodies bearing the brunt of the food excess they might be taking in injudiciously? But “DEFICIENCY IN THIS CRITICAL “nutrient makes you twice as likely to die as other people, according to ...

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