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LONDON: Photographs of baby Charlie Gard dominated the front-pages of Britain´s Saturday newspapers, which paid tribute to a "beautiful little boy" who had raised tough ethical questions for Western societies. The Daily Mail ran with the headline "Rest in Peace Charlie", with the centre-right publication saying the...

MANILA: The Philippines has the fastest growing number of HIV infections in Asia, a report by the United Nations and the government showed Tuesday. The Southeast Asian nation saw a 140 percent increase in new cases from 2010 to 2016, even though the annual number of new infections in Asia-Pacific declined by 13 percent...

COLOMBO: An outbreak of dengue virus has killed around 300 people so far this year in Sri Lanka and hospitals are stretched to capacity, health officials said. They blamed recent monsoon rains and floods that have left pools of stagnant water and rotting rain-soaked trash -- ideal breeding sites for mosquitoes that...

KARACHI: Nearly 400 children have been reported suffering from MDR Typhoid in Hyderabad where the health experts have warned of ‘worst and biggest outbreak’ of this disease due to contaminated water being supplied in the second largest city of the province.  ‘It's seriously the worst and the biggest outbreak...

ISLAMABAD: Turkey Tuesday offered liver transplant  facilities for Pakistani patients. The offer had been given by a high level Turkish delegation led by Director General Health Oner Guner during a meeting with Minister for National Health Services Saira Afzal. The delegation which comprised of senior liver...

There is a lot of confusion when it comes to health and nutrition. People, even qualified experts, often seem to have the exact opposite opinions. However, despite all the disagreements, there are a few things that are well supported by research. Here are 27 health and nutrition tips that are actually based on good...

Slapped cheek syndrome (also called fifth disease or parvovirus B19) is a viral infection that's most common in children, although it can affect people of any age. It usually causes a bright red rash on the cheeks. Although the rash can look alarming, slapped cheek syndrome is normally a mild infection that clears...