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First case of Omicron Sub-variant is detected in Pakistan

10May

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First case of Omicron Sub-variant is detected in Pakistan

Fighting a pandemic for 3 years, now it's getting new variants every day. A patient in Pakistan is currently diagnosed with an Omicron sub-variant BA.2.12.1. Pakistan has detected its first case of the Omicron sub-variant, the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, reported on Monday. As the public gets back to routine life after Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations without COVID-19 restrictions for the first time in two years. Whereas The variant has been detected in at least 13 other countries. The US has reported the highest levels so far, with scientists warning that it spreads faster than stealth Omicron. https://twitter.com/NIH_Pakistan/status/1523583127951912960?s=20&t=4gWXYXfKkhWBDK20iza6eA Pakistan reported 64 new COVID-19 cases overnight, official data issued by NIH s...

All you need to know about Pregnancy and Ramadan

4Apr

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All you need to know about Pregnancy and Ramadan

Ramadan is around the corner and you are expecting a new life inside you. All the festivity and cheers may remind you of last year. But you can also take part in all the activities in this blessed month. We will tell you how..... Ramadan is a holy month for Muslims. During this month they refrain from eating and drinking anything from dawn to dusk. For Allah's blessings and gratitude, Muslims around the world celebrate this month wholeheartedly. Now Allah has given an option to pregnant ladies, lactating mothers, travelers, and sick or elder people to avoid fasting. But if you are habitual to observing fast and this year you cannot follow the routine because of pregnancy. You may feel gloomy but here are tips and tricks that you can follow and observe fasts as well. This Ramadan you ca...

Encephalitis Lethargica: Neurological Sleeping Syndrome

4Jan

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Encephalitis Lethargica: Neurological Sleeping Syndrome

Encephalitis Lethargica is a neurological syndrome also known as ‘sleeping sickness’ or ‘sleepy sicknesses. The disease attack the brain, giving Parkinsonian like symptoms. It spread across Europe and then the worldwide beginning in the winter of 1916–17, and continuing into the 1930s. A Neurologist Constantin von Economo and the pathologist Jean-Rene Cruchet described the term encephalitis lethargica in 1917. The exact number of people effected is unknown but it is estimated that more than one million people were causing directly more than 500,000 deaths. Most of the people who survived were never able to return to their normal pre-morbid vigour. In the words of the famed neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks: They would be conscious and aware – yet not fully awake; the patients ...

Simple home remedies to cure Dark Circles

23Dec

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Simple home remedies to cure Dark Circles

Biggest enemy of beauty in men or women are Dark circles. A lot of experts share their reasons and remedies to avoid or reduce them. We will discuss few in this article. Today world has become more fond of appearances. Even men are more concerned about their appearances which considered for women only once. Biggest problem anyone faces is mighty Dark Circles or Puffy eyes. They instantly made you look older or tired. To tackle this problem you have to know the exact reason of them. There are various reasons that can cause dark circles. Some of them discussed bellow Aging is one of the reason you can get dark patches. After a certain age the skin under your eyes become more sensitive and thin. With the passage of time it gets less elastic and area starts getting dark.Lack of sleep or...

SWYFT Logistics introduces ‘period policy’ calling it ‘Monthlies’

28Nov

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SWYFT Logistics introduces ‘period policy’ calling it ‘Monthlies’

In the history of Pakistan’s corporate industry, Swyft Logistics introduces ‘period policy’ calling it ‘Monthlies’, paid periods leave for females. The two years old tech based company created history by allowing females up to 12 days of pre-approved paid menstrual leaves in a year. Swyft Logistics taken a start up with a 30% female force at work. Women can now take time off during their periods under an initiative called "SWYFT Logistics and period policy". This initiative is being appriciated by the mases. Swyft is the one and only company that accept the natural biological cycle of women and take a stand against being sick. The company acknowledges the women state of being healthy yet considered unwell. Speaking about the policy, Muhammad Uns, the CEO of Swyft, said: ‘I h...