LONDON (Kashmir English): New research has highlighted how early symptoms of brain tumors are often overlooked as routine health issues. Experts have warned that ignoring these understated signs can delay diagnosis and complicate treatment. According to Laura Standen, a doctoral researcher at the Wolfson Institute of Population Health, headache or forgetfulness are usually harmless. […]
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Health experts have cautioned that many everyday foods, including processed meats, instant noodles, canned soups, chips, sugary drinks and fast food, may increase the risk of high blood pressure and heart diseases. High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is often called the “silent killer” because it usually develops without obvious
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The rate of polio virus detection in environmental samples has declined to 13.1% during the first six months of the ongoing year. The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) said that 127 environmental samples were collected for polio surveillance in June 2026, of which 117 tested negative while the polio virus was
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KARACHI (Kashmir English): The Sindh Drug Testing Laboratory has declared nine medicines being used in cancer treatment fake, substandard or unregistered after laboratory tests found that some samples lacked the required active ingredient while others carried no drug registration number. The revelation has raised serious concerns over patient safety. According to a report issued
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KARACHI (Kashmir English): Alarm sounded over cancer drugs deemed fake. In Karachi, a major health warning has been issued as 9 cancers have been marketed as fake, substandard, and banned, said Karachi. Director of the Drug Testing Laboratory Karachi, Mr, Syed Adnan Rizvi, has also given a statement in connection with this, while talking to
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KARACHI (Kashmir English): Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho has suggested that women undergoing a third Caesarean section should be offered tubal ligation (TL) so as to reduce maternal mortality. Speaking at the Fourth International Family Planning Summit in Karachi, Pechuho said the growing number of C-section deliveries was contributing to higher maternal
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SÃO PAULO, Brazil (Kashmir English): A scientific study has established a concerning connection between air pollution and fatal kidney diseases. Researchers found that prolonged exposure to polluted air may increase the risk of hospital admissions, kidney failure, and fatal kidney-related conditions. The research was carried out in São Paulo, Brazil, between 2011 and 2021.
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LAHORE (Kashmir English): The Punjab government has issued an alert against numerous herbal and traditional medicines that contain an undeclared pharmaceutical ingredient. According to an alert issued by the Directorate of Drugs Control Punjab (DDCP), Drug Testing Laboratory, Punjab tested several unregistered herbal and traditional medicines and reported that Sildenafil Citrate, commonly used to
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LOMA LINDA, USA (Kashmir English): A new study has suggested that eating eggs regularly may lead to a lower risk of dementia. The findings indicate a potential link between egg consumption and reduced chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease in older adults. Researchers at Loma Linda University in the United States found that older adults
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BEIJING (Kashmir English): A recent study has revealed that a root used in traditional Chinese medicine for more than a thousand years could offer a new approach to treating baldness. Researchers found that Polygonum multiflorum may help address several biological conditions involved in androgenetic alopecia, the most common form of hair loss globally. What
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