Japanese restaurants in China fear ruin
It’s been just over three weeks since China increased checks on Japanese food imports over radiation concerns, but Kazuyuki Tanioka is already fearf…
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Only four nations doing enough to stub out smoking: WHO
GENEVA: Only four countries — Brazil, Mauritius, the Netherlands and Turkey — have adopted all the anti-tobacco measures recommended in the fight ag…
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Ineffective Antibiotics
The in-effectivity of antibiotics has become a serious factor in the medicinal annals of Pakistan and many sources dealing with healthcare are voci…
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Minor housemaid Rizwana’s health deteriorates
LAHORE: The condition of a 14-year-old housemaid, Rizwana, who was subjected to ‘brutal torture’ by a civil judge’s wife in Islamabad, suddenly wors…
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Bird-flu bans on US poultry exports persist
US poultry producers say they face prolonged economic pain from bird flu despite going months without infections in flocks, as China and some smalle…
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PTI Senator Dr Zarqa’s clinics sealed in Lahore
LAHORE: Two clinics of Dr Zarqa Suharwardy – a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf senator who responded to Defence Minister Khawaja Asif’s objectionable remar…
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Cancer vaccine: Moderna/Merck begin late-stage study
Merck and Moderna on Wednesday announced the initiation of the late-stage trial evaluating V940 (mRNA-4157), an investigational individualized neoan…
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Gambia ‘advanced’ in exploring legal action over Indian cough syrup
Gambia’s government is “far advanced” in exploring avenues for potential legal action against Indian drugmaker Maiden Pharmaceuticals and a local di…
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Gambia finds Indian cough syrups caused 70 infant deaths
BANJUL, Gambia: A government taskforce in The Gambia announced Friday that four cough syrups imported from India were responsible for the deaths of …
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WHO warns of dengue risk
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday that cases of dengue fever could reach close to record highs this year, partly due to global wa…
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Malaria outbreak hits Dadu, three die in 7 days
DADU: At least three kids died in a Malaria outbreak in Sindh’s Dadu, ARY News reported on Friday, quoting the Malaria programme in-charge. The Mal…
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J&J must pay $18.8 million to cancer patient
Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) must pay $18.8 million to a California man who said he developed cancer from exposure to its baby powder, a jury d…
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How to Stop Worrying
Worrying is a part of human nature and it cannot be separated from human existence. People worry all the time, even when they are asleep their subco…
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Woman gives birth on railway line in Sargodha
SARGODHA: A deserving woman gave birth on a railway line while walking towards the hospital in Sargodha, ARY News reported on Sunday. A deserving w…
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PM to lay foundation stone of cancer hospital at PIMS
PM to lay foundation stone of cancer hospital at PIMS ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will lay the foundation stone of a cancer hospital a…
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Acumen’s Alzheimer’s drug passes initial safety test
CHICAGO: An experimental Alzheimer’s disease drug developed by Acumen Pharmaceuticals (ABOS.O) targeting a novel form of the toxic protein beta amyl…
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Johnson & Johnson sues researchers who linked talc to cancer
Johnson & Johnson has sued four doctors who published studies citing links between talc-based personal care products and cancer, escalating an a…
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WHO deems aspartame ‘possible cancer-causing’ ingredient
The sweetener aspartame is a “possible carcinogen” but it remains safe to consume at already-agreed levels, two groups linked to the World Health Or…
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How aspartame made the agenda of the WHO’s cancer research arm
The imminent move to label aspartame as a possible carcinogen comes after years of advocacy from a leading consumer group in the United States and a…
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AIDS can be ended by 2030: UN
It is possible to end AIDS by 2030 if countries demonstrate the political will to invest in prevention and treatment and adopt non-discriminatory la…
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