Despite virus vaccine, we all need to remain cautious

Dr Theodore karasik The announcement by pharmaceutical company Pfizer that trials of its coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine could be more than 90 percent effective generated plenty of excitement this week. While this in itself does not guarantee delivery of a fully tested and effective vaccine, it nevertheless offers hope for Americans desperate for the pandemic to […]

Read More

Cognitive behavioral therapy reduces insomnia symptoms among young drinkers

More than half of young adults at risk for alcohol-related harm report symptoms of insomnia. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is one of the first-line treatments for insomnia, but it’s never been tested on young adults who are actively drinking.Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine conducted a pilot study to evaluate CBT’s effect […]

Read More

Personalized cancer vaccine clinical trial to expand following promising early results

A clinical trial at the University of Arizona Health Sciences designed to study the safety and effectiveness of a personalized cancer vaccine in combination with the immunotherapy drug Pembrolizumab will expand its cohort after promising preliminary data was presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Immunotherapy of Cancer. Julie E. Bauman, MD, […]

Read More

International Ski Federation introduces COVID-19 FIS Passport

Moscow: The International Ski Federation (FIS) has introduced the so-called ‘COVID-19 FIS Passport,’ which is aimed to help with the issuance of accreditations for international ski tournaments, Natalia Podorovskaya, a vice president of the Russian Snowboard Federation, said. “We have scheduled to organize in Russia two Snowboard World Cup events, which will be held in […]

Read More

Pakistan follows Iron Brother China for economic revival amid COVID-19

Gwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistan has been following Iron Brother China on economic revival amid the COVID-19 as Beijing performed the best among the world, a top government official said.Speaking to Gwadar Pro, a senior government minister said China had always supported Pakistan during the challenges.“The government has taken steps to come out of the COVID-19 […]

Read More

Children who drink non-cow’s milk are twice as likely to have low vitamin D

Islamabad: Children who drink non-cow’s milk such as rice, almond, soy or goat’s milk, have lower levels of vitamin D in their blood than those who drink cow’s milk, according to a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.Non-cow’s milk is becoming increasingly popular because of perceived health benefits, milk allergies or lactose […]

Read More

How soccer can survive the pandemic

Nathan O’Hagan After presumably discussing the matter in boardrooms thick with cigar smoke, last week Liverpool and Manchester United put forward plans for a proposed restructuring of English football. Going under the appropriately grandiose moniker of Project Big Picture, the fairly radical plans included reducing the Premier League from twenty to eighteen clubs and scrapping […]

Read More

Rehman Malik warns govt against exposing Zardari to COVID-19

Newswire Islamabad: Senior Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Senator Rehman Malik has warned the government against exposing expose former President Asif Ali Zardari to COVID-19.Senator Malik, the Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior, expressed his concerns over the issuance of arrest warrants for former president Asif Ali Zardari He said the National Accountability Bureau shall […]

Read More

Winter season vs COVID-19 resurgence

Taj Nabi Khan Islamabad: Implementation of the health guideline protocols under the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) is significant measure to help protect the masses from the ‘re-emergence spike’ or what may be called as ‘the second wave’ of coronavirus, particularly in wake of the changing weather conditions of Pakistan. The famous old proverb of “prevention […]

Read More

China, the world’s second-largest film market, moves beyond Hollywood

Newswire Beijing: As the country’s box office aims to overtake the U.S.’ this year amid the pandemic, industry observers say political tensions could lead to a permanent drag on major studios’ bottom line.Battered by the pandemic and growing political headwinds, Hollywood’s business prospects in China are becoming bleak. A state of tumult in Washington-Beijing diplomatic […]

Read More

Post-registration trials of Sputnik V vaccine to be completed in summer 2021

Newswire Moscow: Post-registration phase of clinical trials of the Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus which has been launched recently should be completed by the middle of next summer.After that it will be possible to continue the study of the vaccine in children, Director of the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology of […]

Read More

Malaysia wins 4th world health award

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia has won the “Health and Medical Tourism: Destination of the Year” title for the fourth time.Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah dedicated the win, which was announced at the 2020 Medical Tourism Award ceremony in London last week, to all the stakeholders in Malaysia’s healthcare sector.“Once again my heartiest congratulations […]

Read More

Chinese industrial economy’s fundamentals remain sound despite COVID-19

Beijing: The sound fundamentals backing China’s industrial economy has remained intact despite the impact of COVID-19, but efforts must be made to combat challenges and make up for the losses, a senior industrial official has said. “China’s industrial performance has improved month by month amid effective epidemic control and policy support,” Xin Guobin, vice minister […]

Read More

Italy: 3,000 people volunteer for covid-19 vaccine trials in Rome

Rome: More than 3,000 people have volunteered to take part in human trials for an Italian-developed coronavirus vaccine, reports news agency ANSA. This was announced by Francesco Vaia, the health director of Rome’s Lazzaro Spallanzani hospital, a specialist centre for infectious diseases which has played a central role in battling Italy’s covid-19 crisis. The Rome […]

Read More

Xi signs order awarding 4 persons for outstanding contribution in COVID-19 fight

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday signed a presidential order awarding four persons the national medal and honorary title for their outstanding contribution to fighting the COVID-19 epidemic. Xi’s presidential order came after the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress voted at the 21st session to adopt a decision to confer the […]

Read More

Covid-19: Italy an inspiration to other countries, says WHO

Rome: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), has said that other countries are learning from Italy’s efforts in tackling the coronavirus. “Grazie mille @robersperanza, #Italy Health Minister, for a very good call and for your strong support to @WHO,” Tedros commented as he retweeted a post by Italian health minister Roberto […]

Read More

Italy: Avoid beach parties due to covid-19 risk says Lazio Region

Time: Lazio regional health authorities have linked nightlife with covid-19 clusters at Sabaudia and Fregene, popular beach resorts near Rome. Establishments at both beaches have been shut down in recent days, with staff placed under quarantine, following a cluster of coronavirus cases. Lazio health authorities say the clusters are “linked to nightlife and decreased attention” […]

Read More

Shanghai to upgrade virus alert system

China Economic Net Shanghai: A digital alert network to spot major, emerging infectious diseases will be established in Shanghai to better support monitoring and analysis of possible epidemics, virus tracing and epidemic control. The network with big data, artificial intelligence and cloud computing technologies will become an infrastructure project in the municipality’s public health system […]

Read More

World can still learn from China’s successes in curbing COVID-19 outbreak

London: China has largely controlled COVID-19, and the rest of the world can still learn from China’s successes in bringing its outbreak under control, according to the latest editorial by medical journal The Lancet. China’s response shows the importance of domestic research and public health capacity, said the editorial.Chinese scientists were quickly able to identify […]

Read More