Vaccination is a bulwark against deadly infectious diseases. Done right, it protects whole populations from diseases that can cause disability and premature death. History bears witness to catastrophic epidemics that decimated large populations. In 1918, the Spanish flu infected more than a quarter of the world’s population and killed between 30 million and 100 million […]
HIV
Aids erupting in Larkana
As the news emerged about the eruption of positive AIDS cases in juvenile victims in Ratodero, an adjoining town near Larkana city, the Sindh government should have declared a medical emergency, ban quacks and embark upon a series of investigations to reach the truth. In the past few days, 13 children were tested and were […]
HIV in Pakistan
Historically, AIDS and HIV have not received much attention in Pakistan either because of infection rates that failed to achieve seriously high levels or underreporting. This could prove to be a mistake in the near future. There are numerous factors that could lead to rates of the disease climbing in the future. Rates of intravenous […]
Chinese scientists create monkeys with human brain genes
Chinese scientists have implanted human brain genes into monkeys, in a study intended to provide insights into the unique evolution of human intelligence. Researchers inserted human versions of MCPH1, a gene that scientists believe plays a role in the development of the human brain, into 11 rhesus monkeys. They found the monkeys’ brains — like […]
Global life expectancy up 5.5 years since 2000: WHO
Global life expectancy grew by 5.5 years between 2000 and 2016, the World Health Organization said Thursday, warning though that unequal income and access to healthcare translates into far shorter lives for many. The UN health agency also stressed significant gender differences in life expectancy worldwide. On average, a child born in 2016 can expect […]
Second HIV remission patient ignites cure hope
Ten years after the first confirmed case of an HIV-infected person being rid of the deadly disease, a man known only as the ‘London patient’ has shown no sign of the virus for nearly 19 months For just the second time ever a HIV patient is in sustained remission from the virus in what was […]
25 new HIV cases reported in Larkana in November
LARKANA: As many as 25 new Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive cases have been detected and registered in November at the HIV/AIDS Treatment and Care Center. According to the HIV/AIDS Treatment and Care Center 15 cases of HIV belong to Larkana district alone and four among them were females of under 40-years. The international community […]