The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has launched the National Youth Helpline to provide psychosocial support and counseling to students. It is launched under Prime Minister’s Youth program
More than a quarter of men (29%) say they’ve purposefully not shown emotion or held back from crying in front of others in order to preserve their masculinity, and 22% say they’re “unlikely” to talk to someone even if they’re dealing with a problem they’re having trouble coping with.
During the winters when the breeze is on a high, cough and cold are caught easily. Especially with our developing cravings. Nuts and dry fruits play an important role in imparting healthiness to your body. Starnuts’ Roasted Almonds, Pistachios & Cashews etc. prove to be beneficial to your immunity, health betterment and strength building.
You don’t have to take every alarming thought that pops into your head as truth. In fact, you can use those overthinking moments to question and fact check what’s true, so the worried thought doesn’t have as much power over you.
The air of the city continues to be unhealthy, as per the air quality index. Karachi was marked as the second most polluted city in the world, while Lahore was ranked first on the list.
Dengue is an acute viral disease spread by a specific mosquito family. Dengue virus gains its way into the host body following an infected mosquito bite. World Health Organization (WHO) considers dengue as a major global health challenge in the tropic and sub-tropic regions. Dengue has seen a 30-fold up rise worldwide between 1960 and 2010, due to increased population growth rate, global warming, unplanned urbanization, inefficient mosquito control, frequent air travel, and lack of health care facilities.
Our common Pakistani breakfast is stuffed parathas (flatbread stuffed with various vegetables, usually potatoes and cooked) eaten with butter, yoghurt, and pickle. Another popular dish is aloo-poori (potato curry with fried dough), or halwa-poori (poori with a sweet mixture). Nihari (a spicy meat curry) served with naan is also eaten. They are served with coffee or tea.
COVID has opened a lot of wounds that people had kept to themselves. One of them was struggling with mental health, which was widely acknowledged. Post-CIVID things have changed. The after-effects of natural disasters and conflicts are also one of the reasons for mental health being triggered.
For this year’s Laureate Awards, a total of 12 health specialists and professionals were chosen for honours. Dr. Ahsan is one of the successful endocrine researchers and physicians recognised by the award.
The reasons why air quality has been steadily declining in cities like Lahore are numerous. Vehicular emissions, industrial pollution, fossil fuel-fired power plants, the burning of waste materials, and coal being burned by thousands of brick kilns spattered across the province are all part of the problem.
Speaking at the event, the CDA Chairman extended his gratitude to Mari Petroleum for taking part in the initiative. He went on to say that Islamabad would become even greener with the addition of 20,000 additional plants, and that CDA aims to start more plantation projects in collaboration with other ministries as well.
A Swedish Svante Pääbo received the year’s top honour in physiology or medicine on Monday. He won for his work in retrieving genetic material from 40,000-year-old bones, producing a complete Neanderthal genome and initiating the field of ancient DNA studies.