WHO uncovers big national variations in antibiotics consumption

GENEVA: Antibiotics are used far more in some countries than in others, a survey by the World Health Organization (WHO) showed on Monday, suggesting that urgent action was needed to slash unnecessary consumption of the medicines.The “WHO Report on Surveillance of Antibiotic Consumption” looked at antibiotic use in 65 countries and found the Netherlands used 9.78 defined daily...

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Eleventh child dies from viral outbreak at New Jersey facility

NEW JERSEY: An 11th child has died in less than four weeks at a New Jersey rehabilitation center, one of 34 young patients with compromised immune systems to have been infected by a viral outbreak, state health officials said on Friday.The child, who died late Thursday, and the others at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in the town of Haskell, became ill with...

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Meditation helps conflict veterans with PTSD: study

They found that 60 percent of veterans who did 20 minutes of quiet meditation every day showed significant improvement in their symptoms, and more completed the study than those given exposure therapy. “Over the past 50 years, PTSD has expanded to become a significant public health problem,” Sanford Nidich, of the Maharishi University of Management Research Institute, told...

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VIDEO: Ayub Khosa has the right cure for cellphone addiction

Renowned actor and director Ayub Khosa has got the right solution for turning e-social gathering into a real life assembly, ARY News reported.In a video doing rounds on social media, the Operation 021 actor, who is known for lightheartedness and jolly personality, can be seen sitting with his friends and peers at a restaurant.All are still busy with their mobile phones while sitting...

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Final season of ‘Game of Thrones’ to premiere in April

LOS ANGELES: HBO’s hit Emmy-winning drama “Game of Thrones” will debut its eighth and final season starting in April, the network announced in a trailer released online on Tuesday.The video featured footage from previous seasons to recap the costly battles that preceded the coming showdown for control of the fictional kingdom of Westeros. The network did not reveal a specific...

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Ranveer, Deepika finally tie the knot in Italy

Bollywood’s latest couple to tie the knot, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh’s grand Italy wedding is one close affair. The couple has tied the knot in a Konkani-South Indian style marriage ceremony on Wednesday and would observe Sindhi rituals in the wedding ceremony on Thursday.This should be noted that Ranveer belongs to a Sindhi family who migrated from Karachi to Mumbai...

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