All Stories: Diseases

PARIS: Increasingly polluted rivers in Africa, Asia and Latin America pose a disease risk to more than 300 million people and threaten fisheries and farming in many countries, a UN report warned Tuesday.

WASHINGTON: Living in poor neighborhoods has been linked to increased heart risk, and a new U.S. study suggests the lack of access to fresh, healthy foods may be to blame.

LONDON: British scientists say they have developed a model that can predict outbreaks of zoonotic diseases – those such as Ebola and Zika that jump from animals to humans – based on changes in climate.

NEW YORK: The World Bank on Saturday said it was launching a $500 million, fast-disbursing insurance fund to combat deadly pandemics in poor countries, creating the world's first insurance market for pandemic risk.

Back pain is common and difficult to treat, but one effective strategy to help prevent it is exercise, according to a new review.

LONDON: A little-known bacterial disease may be killing as many people worldwide as measles, scientists said on Monday, while a mosquito-borne virus known as Zika is also raising global alarm.

MITHI: A minor girl died in Tharparkar due to famine and outbreak of water-borne diseases in the district, talking total number of deaths in last two weeks to 30, ARY News reported.

MIAMI, United States: People who report drinking three to five cups of coffee per day are less likely to die prematurely from heart disease, suicide, diabetes or Parkinson's disease, US researchers said Monday. 

If not controlled at the right time and with the recommended measures, diabetes can lead to heart disease, stroke and blindness.

ISLAMABAD: Two health officials were suspended over wasting $3.7 million worth of vaccines donated by UNICEF to protect children from deadly diseases.

LONDON: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain has once again requested Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to postpone their sit-ins in view of the floods in the country, ARY News reports on Tuesday.