پینے کے پانی میں’’سنکھیا ‘‘ کا خطرناک انکشاف
’’سنکھیا ‘‘ جسے عربی میں ’’سم الفار‘‘ فارسی میں ’’مرگ موش‘‘ اور انگلش میں (Arsenic) کہاجاتا ہے، ایک معدنی زہر، ایک زہریلا مادہ اور ایک بے ذائقہ کیمیائی جزو ہے، جو زیر زمین لوہے...
Category: Health
Basics About Diabetes
What is diabetes? Diabetes is a disease in which blood glucose levels are above normal. Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose, or sugar, for our bodies to use for energy....
CDC and Food Safety
Foodborne illness is a common, costly—yet preventable—public health problem. CDC estimates that 1 in 6 Americans get sick from contaminated foods or beverages and 3,000 die each year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
Hormone-disrupting compound could provide new approach to malaria control
Boston, MA – A chemical that disrupts biological processes in female mosquitoes may be just as effective as insecticides in reducing the spread of malaria, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan...
Nutritional quality of kids’ menus not improving
Boston, MA – U.S. chain restaurants participating in a National Restaurant Association initiative to improve the nutritional quality of their children’s menus have made no significant changes compared with restaurants not participating in the...
Drug-resistant ‘nightmare bacteria’ show worrisome ability to diversify and spread
Boston, MA – A family of highly drug-resistant and potentially deadly bacteria may be spreading more widely—and more stealthily—than previously thought, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health...
New tools developed to help clinicians predict risk of cardiovascular disease
Boston, MA – A new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers provides powerful new tools to help clinicians around the globe predict their patients’ 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease...
Cardiovascular disease-related hospital admissions jump on second day after major snowfall
Boston, MA – Hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases decline on days with major snowfalls compared to days with no snowfall, but they jump by 23% two days later, according to a new study led...
Physicians’ opioid prescribing patterns linked to patients’ risk for long-term drug use
At a glance: New research shows great variation among clinicians’ opioid prescribing practices and links physician prescription patterns to patients’ risk for subsequent long-term opioid use. Being treated by an emergency room physician who...
Tomatoes, Other Foods Containing Lycopene May Protect Against Prostate Cancer, Study Finds
A new review suggests that eating tomatoes and other lycopene-containing foods lowers prostate cancer risk. Consuming tomatoes, watermelon and other foods containing lycopene – a naturally occurring phytochemical that gives red or pink fruits...
