Many people use different types of hair oils in the hope of achieving longer, thicker, and stronger hair. However, experts say there is no strong scientific evidence that applying oil directly to the scalp accelerates hair growth. Although hair oils cannot make hair grow faster, certain oils can help maintain moisture, reduce dryness and protect
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): A sub-national anti-polio vaccination drive begins today (Tuesday) across 97 selected districts of the country. The campaign aims to reach approximately 24 million children under the age of five. The campaign will run from November 2 to November 8, 2026 with varying durations depending on the district, such as 4 to 7
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KARACHI (Kashmir English): The Sindh Drug Testing Laboratory has found 15 substandard, counterfeit and unregistered pharmaceutical products being sold at medical stores in the metropolitan city. The flagged products include commonly used eye and ear preparations, antibiotics, painkillers, mouthwashes, baby-care products and other medicines. Chemical analysis revealed that ingredients declared on their packaging were not
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The National Emergency Operations Centre for Polio Eradication (NEOC) Sunday confirmed the country’s eighth polio case of 2026, taking the nationwide tally to eight. The latest case was from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber district, where the affected child is a 13-month-old girl from Union Council Janbaz-B in the Bara tehsil, according to the Pakistan
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Pakistan has recorded a total of 3,900 children with HIV across the country between January 2025 and June 2026. Sindh and Punjab reported 3,680 of these cases, according to official figures. The province-wise figures, provided by the Ministry of National Health Services show 1,915 such cases recorded in Sindh and 1,765 in
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RAWALPINDI (Kashmir English): Rawalpindi health department and district administration have approved another anti-polio drive from November 2 after the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) confirmed a substantial presence of poliovirus in the city’s sewage. The last anti-polio campaign of 2026 will also be held in December. Earlier in 2026, Rawalpindi district administration and health department
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Ministry of Health has reported 3,900 AIDS patients across the country, with Sindh recording the highest number. According to the Ministry of Health’s response submitted to the National Assembly, Sindh has 1,915 AIDS patients, followed by Punjab with 1,765 such cases. AIDS patients The reported figures for other regions of the
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The provision of free medical facilities to patients suffering from various diseases continues through the issuance of the Prime Minister of Pakistan Sehat Card. Public expresses satisfaction over health facilities. In 10 months at Al-Sheikh bin Zayed Hospital Muzaffarabad, more than 3400 patients have recovered after benefiting from free medical treatment and
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THARPARKAR (Sindh) (Kashmir English): The death toll from an oxygen cylinder blast in a parked ambulance at a basic health unit (BHU) Plus facility in Sindh’s Tharparkar has risen to eight after one of the injured died while being taken to Mithi, rescue officials said. According to rescue officials, the ambulance, operated by the People’s
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Under the Prime Minister of Pakistan’s national program, free hepatitis screening and treatment facilities have also been launched in Azad Kashmir. Under this program, screening, timely diagnosis of the disease, and free treatment including provision of medicines for affected patients are being ensured. Under the program, if the initial test for Hepatitis
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