Ashton Kutcher announced on Monday that he had battled a dangerous autoimmune disease for more than a year that had a negative impact on his hearing, sight, and ability to walk. I don’t know if I’ll be able to walk or hear when I wake up in the morning “stated Kutcher. According to Ramis’ agency, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination said that not a single case of monkeypox has been reported so far in Pakistan. According to official sources, the situation is being closely monitored by the health authorities and all national and provincial health authorities have been advised to remain on high alert for … Read more
An appeals court revived a lawsuit claiming Bayer’s Roundup weedkiller caused his cancer. It is the latest in a string of legal defeats for the company. To avoid billions of dollars in damages. Bayer said it disagreed with the ruling and would consider its options. The U.S government requested court on Tuesday resuscitated a claim … Read more
Starbucks has pulled a chicken sandwich from its stores. The company said the sandwich did not live up to their standards of quality. Reports of the sandwich making customers sick, at least temporarily, were recorded. Starbucks has pulled a recently released morning chicken sandwich from its stores after determining on Friday that it did not … Read more
The patient is a 30-year-old male from Johannesburg who has no travel history. The first signs and symptoms of monkeypox include a high fever, swollen lymph nodes, and a rash. Most patients experience mild symptoms and make a full recovery within two to three weeks. On Thursday, South Africa said that it has found its … Read more
The disease is regarded as a less serious cousin of smallpox, with an incubation period of 7-14 days. The WHO has abolished the distinction between endemic and non-endemic countries. Any possible outbreak of monkeypox might learn from the lessons of the Covid-19 epidemic. During this year’s epidemic, Singapore has reported the first proven case of … Read more
Pop artist Justin Bieber was diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome. A facial paralysis specialist surgeon gave a health update to the singer. The surgeon deals with patients in the entertainment sector In an Instagram video, the Sorry singer said that he has Ramsay Hunt syndrome, which impacted nerves in his ear and face. His right … Read more
Covid-19 is caused by a coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, which emerged in late 2019 in China. MERS was detected for the first time in 2012 in Saudi Arabia. Ebola has since set off series of epidemics in Africa, killing around 15,000 people. The recent surge in monkeypox cases in previously uninfected regions, combined with the Covid-19 epidemic, … Read more
Monkeypox has piqued the interest of US President Joe Biden, who stated on Sunday that people should be aware of the disease, which has the potential to have “significant” consequences if it spreads further. Several cases of monkeypox have been detected in North America and Europe since early May, sparking concern the disease, endemic in … Read more
On Saturday, Israel became the latest European and North American country to report a case of monkeypox, a disease common to areas of Africa. A spokesman for Tel Aviv’s Ichilov hospital told AFP that a 30-year-old man, who recently returned from western Europe with monkeypox symptoms, had tested positive for the virus. On Friday, the … Read more
A patient in England has been diagnosed with a rare case of monkeypox, according to a statement released by the UK Health Security Agency on Saturday. Monkeypox is an uncommon viral virus that is difficult to transfer between individuals, according to the CDC, which rates the overall risk to the general population as “extremely low.” … Read more
According to a report released by the US Department of Health and Human Services on Friday, nine young infants from Alabama who had inexplicable hepatitis (liver inflammation) all tested positive for a common disease known as adenovirus 41. The children, who ranged in age from about one to six years old and were all previously … Read more
‘Severance’ star Adam Scott is recuperating from Coronavirus in Costa Rica. According to Page Six, Adam passed up a screening of the finale of his hit show ‘Severance’ since he was trapped in Costa Rica recuperating from Coronavirus. “Hello everyone, I am so sorry I can’t be there this evening to observe ‘Severance’ with all … Read more
BUENOS AIRES – The Argentine Ministry of Health on Sunday reported 1,227 new COVID-19 cases and 11 related deaths, raising its total caseload to 9,007,753 and national death toll to 127,494. The national positivity rate in the last 24 hours reached 8 percent, after 15,328 more tests were administered, the ministry said in its daily … Read more
The cases of violence against women continue to rapidly rise in the country despite a series of steps taken by the federal government to check and curb this menace. Such cases have been escalating, especially during the past three years, according to the data compiled by National Police Bureau which has also been shared with … Read more
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) — The United States shattered a single-day record with over 1 million COVID-19 cases on Monday amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. As of 0500 GMT Tuesday, the country registered about 1.07 million confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, remaining the … Read more
RIYADH: Bahrain’s parliament on Wednesday approved plans to increase value-added tax to 10 per cent from the current 5 per cent, according to Reuters. The Cabinet referred last September a draft law to the parliament, to decide on increasing VAT starting Jan. 1, 2022. The legislators discussed earlier this year the options of reducing wages or social … Read more
ABIDJAN: A ground-breaking vaccine against malaria has stoked hopes in Africa of rolling back a disease that claims hundreds of thousands of lives a year, many of them youngsters. Since 2019, Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have immunised more than 800,000 children under a pilot programme using the RTS,S vaccine. It is the first to show significant protection … Read more
ABUJA: The cholera outbreak in Nigeria has killed 2,323 people in the country since its onset in January, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Tuesday. In a statement on Tuesday, the NCDC said 46 new deaths were linked to the outbreak across the country between August 30 and Septembner 5. The public … Read more
An ENT doctor at the Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH), Peshawar, has warned that the spread of Black Fungus disease among COVID-19 patients may occur due to the use of substandard and poorly-cleaned oxygen cylinders. The ENT doctor in a letter to the Board of Governors (BoG) of KTH, penned that 12 cases of Sinusitis have … Read more
Poor hygiene in dairy shops is endangering the health of citizens and it can lead to the spread of diseases, health experts say. The use of raw milk due to flies and dirt can cause diseases, as owners do not take proper hygiene measures. Health experts say that raw milk and open sweets such as jalebi … Read more
Japanese researchers have discovered the need for frequent hand washing to battle the Covid-19 pandemic. Experts say the virus remains active on the skin for up to nine hours. The infectious agent causing the flu survives on human skin for nearly 1.8 hours as reported by the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal. “The nine-hour survival of … Read more
A research conducted in UniSA and Deakin University shows that obese people have decreased brain plasticity. They are less likely to re-wire their brains and find new neural pathways. This is a recent discovery which is helpful for people recovering from a brain injury or stroke. Researchers tested 15 obese people aged between 18 and … Read more
Cases of dengue fever have begun to rise alarmingly in Singapore. According to a foreign news agency, dengue fever is spreading rapidly in Singapore and 14,000 cases of dengue have been reported in the country this year. According to health officials in Singapore, dengue cases could rise sharply by the end of the year. The … Read more
British Health Minister and MP for Mid-Bedfordshire diagnosed with coronavirus after falling ill. British media reported that , British Health Minister Nadine Dorries had her symptoms confirmed on Tuesday night Ms Dorries, 62, had attended a reception in 10 Downing Street with Prime Minister Boris Johnson to mark International Women’s Day. She involved in the drawing … Read more
World Diabetes Day is being observed here on Thursday (today). It aims to create awareness for ensuring protection from this disease. The theme for this year is ‘Family and Diabetes’. In a message on World Diabetes Day, Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said that public awareness on regular basis is necessary for ensuring protection … Read more
International Polio Day is being observed all across the globe including Pakistan here on October 24, Thursday. The purpose of this day’s celebration is to raise awareness about polio and make efforts to eradicate polio virus from all parts of the world. In 1988, the World Health Organization and Rotary International launched the Global Polio … Read more
The scientists from United States (US) have developed a new technology “genetic word processor” similar to DNA, sources said on Wednesday. This technology enables to accurately re-write the genetic code as well as it is a new way of editing the code of life which could correct 89% of the errors in DNA that cause … Read more
