Shafaqna Pakistan | by Aral Mir, Over the decades since its inception, significant milestones have been achieved in healthcare. Among the most notable are the development of the inactivated polio vaccine in 1952 and the attenuated live-virus polio vaccine in 1961, which led to the elimination of the disease in
Recently in an interview with CGTN, Neeshad Shafi, an environmentalist and policy-oriented social change advocate, expressed his view that China plays an absolutely crucial role in the transfer of low-carbon infrastructure. He said, "I think Chinese
Short-sightedness among young children is becoming more common because they are spending too much time staring at screens, eye hospitals are warning. There are no exact national figures but the eye departments at hospitals across the country are reporting a clear upward trend in the number of young children with problems. “It has been going on for years and it’s only getting worse,” Maastricht University child eye specialist Jilke Beinsberger told Nu.nl. “We think that in a couple of years
Shafaqna English- The UNICEF data showed over 243 million children across the Pacific and East Asia were estimated to be affected by heatwaves, putting them at risk of heat-related illnesses and death. Massive heatwaves across East Asia and the Pacific could place millions of children at risk, the UN warned
Massive heatwaves across East Asia and the Pacific could place millions of children at risk, the UN warned Thursday, calling for action to protect vulnerable people from the soaring temperatures. Global monitors have warned that 2024 is shaping up to be the hottest year on record, marked by climate extremes and rising greenhouse gas emissions. […]
A recent study disproves the notion of COVID-19's increased risk of asthma in children. There's no proof that a child's chance of developing asthma is increased by a COVID-19 infection, according to a recent study.
Scientists found that smartphone and social media use in adolescence is linked to paranoia, delusions, hallucinations and 'bizarre ideas' by the time a person reaches 23.
The Valley Opportunity Council will reopen its Women, Infants, and Children’s (WIC) office in Ludlow on Wednesday.
Research reveals ‘long-lasting effects’ caused by pressure from parents, families, bullies and the mediaParents who tease their children about their weight are putting them at greater risk of feeling bad about their bodies decades later, regardless of whether they grow up to have obesity or not, a groundbreaking study has found.Thirteen-year-olds who felt pressure from family members to shed pounds and endured weight-based teasing showed higher levels of internalised weight stigma when they...
A new study has found that vegan imitation meats may actually trigger
Environmental Studies Professor Sikina Jinnah recently wrapped up almost three years of work co-chairing Harvard University’s SCoPEX Advisory Committee, one of the world’s first efforts to design and implement a governance framework for an outdoor solar geoengineering experiment.
The Government has been urged to carry out a review of the UK's 'broken' medicine supply chain as costs soar and patients are left in pain.