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Beds lie empty in the emergency room of Tulane University Hospital in New Orleans February 14, 2006. Photo: ReutersHospital patients get a lot less sleep, wake up more frequently during the night, and rise earlier in the morning than they would in... from GEO TV - Health https://ift.tt/2zMxj4W

Representational image. Photo: AFPSupplying clean water and toilets for all could take hundreds of years in countries like Eritrea and Namibia unless governments step up funding to tackle the problem and its harmful effects on health, an... from GEO TV - Health https://ift.tt/2Lar7bd

Today’s moms-to-be are more likely than women from their mothers’ generation to become depressed while pregnant, a study suggests. Photo: Online Today’s moms-to-be are more likely than women from their mothers’ generation to become... from GEO TV - Health https://ift.tt/2zA9rBu

The Iowa and Illinois health departments said on Thursday that they were investigating cyclospora infections linked to salads at McDonald Corp’s restaurants. Photo: File1The Iowa and Illinois health departments said on Thursday that they were... from GEO TV - Health https://ift.tt/2L9CiRx

Heat waves can sap productivity by slowing down thinking, even in the young and healthy, a small study suggests.Harvard researchers found that during a summer heat wave, students living in dorms without air conditioning consistently scored lower on... from GEO TV - Health https://ift.tt/2N8V6xP

The Pfizer logo is seen at their world headquarters in New York April 28, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/Files1NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump called Pfizer Chief Executive Ian Read on Tuesday to say the company’s July 1 price hikes... from GEO TV - Health https://ift.tt/2ud06KJ

Millions of sterile male Aedes Aegypti mosquitos were released into the wild, where they mated with females who laid eggs that did not hatch. Photo: AFP SYDNEY: More than 80 per cent of a dengue fever-spreading mosquito has been wiped out in an... from GEO TV - Health https://ift.tt/2ujGsfk

Dr Pervez Chaudhry led the transplant team members, while the team also included American doctors/ photo: NICVDKARACHI: Pakistan's first successful mechanical heart transplant took place at the National Institute of Cardio Vascular Diseases (NICVD)... from GEO TV - Health https://ift.tt/2NDq6ag

Photo: Online Children whose mothers stick to healthy lifestyle practices are less likely to be obese than children of less healthy moms, researchers report.“Living a healthy lifestyle can not only help adults to improve their health and reduce... from GEO TV - Health https://ift.tt/2KRpZcl

Cancer patients were 35 percent more likely to develop diabetes than people without malignancies/ file photoPeople who get diagnosed with cancer may be more likely to develop diabetes, a Korean study suggests.The study included 524,089 men and... from GEO TV - Health https://ift.tt/2zgUV1f

Photo: OnlinePeople who can see wind turbines from their homes may be more annoyed by these machines and more likely to report quality of life issues than individuals who live further away from wind turbines, an industry-supported study... from GEO TV - Health https://ift.tt/2lZ11ty

Photo: OnlineFolic acid fortification not only protects developing babies against certain birth defects but also supports healthy brain development through the teenage years, researchers report.“It’s been known for more than 20 years that... from GEO TV - Health https://ift.tt/2NsMsuU

Amy Coney Barrett, July 3, 2018. University of Notre Dame/Handout via REUTERSNEW YORK: From the moment Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement from the US Supreme Court last week, speculation has centred on whether his replacement would... from GEO TV - Health https://ift.tt/2Np4aQ4

The campaign targets to vaccinate 1.18 million children in the province/ file photo QUETTA: The anti-polio campaign has started in the nine districts of Balochistan from Monday, while the campaign will spread to 14 more districts from July 9.The... from GEO TV - Health https://ift.tt/2IKvLHR

Healthcare experts speaking at the Health Media Conference at Aga Khan University Hospital. Photo: Reporter KARACHI: A new study by health experts suggests family medicines can help in reducing the burden on tertiary care hospital.Speaking at... from GEO TV - Health https://ift.tt/2NgFatU

Air pollution contributed to 3.2 million new cases of diabetes globally in 2016, the study found. Photo: AFPPARIS: Air pollution caused one in seven new cases of diabetes in 2016, according to a US study, which found even low levels raised the... from GEO TV - Health https://ift.tt/2MyEejy

Based on data from more than 3,800 centenarians in Italy, researchers found the risk of death slows, and even plateaus, above age 105. Photo: AFP Has the maximum lifespan for a human already been reached? Maybe not, said a study of Italian... from GEO TV - Health https://ift.tt/2yPJT2A

A 26-year-old man became the latest victim of naegleria fowleri, the ‘brain-eating amoeba’, in Karachi, Geo News reported Thursday. Photo: fileKARACHI: A 26-year-old man became the latest victim of naegleria fowleri, the ‘brain-eating... from GEO TV - Health https://ift.tt/2tN7YBo

Representational image/ AFP file photoLONDON: A new formulation of a drug to prevent excessive bleeding in women after they give birth could save thousands of lives in poorer countries, according to a study co-led by the World Health Organization... from GEO TV - Health https://ift.tt/2yQo5nC

Would-be fathers may increase their partner’s risk of miscarriage by smoking during the pregnancy, or even during the time leading up to conception: study Would-be fathers may increase their partner’s risk of miscarriage by smoking during the... from GEO TV - Health https://ift.tt/2Kq4GLK