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700 British Pakistani children are born with diseases marriages between cousins
Children born in Britain’s Pakistani community, where more than half of marriages are between firstcousins and children are 10 times more likely than the general population to suffer genetic disorders. The medical risks of first cousin marriages include higher rates of infant mortality, birth defects, learning difficulties, blindness, hearing problems and metabolic disorders.
Record number of women to stand in Afghan parliament polls
A record number of female candidates will stand in Afghanistan’s parliament elections next month, regardless of the everyday prejudice and death threats from the Taliban. Poll monitors said women candidates are finding it difficult to campaign outside a few areas, as objections from conservative hardliners is at a high level. “With voting billed for 18 [...]
Pregnant women with hypertension should take aspirin daily
GPs should tell such women to take 75mg of aspirin daily from 12 weeks until birth, said the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice). The dosage is much lower than the 300mg commonly taken to relieve pain. Taking that amount regularly can increase the risk of miscarriage in early pregnancy and can affect [...]
7 Best Stress-Fighting Foods
I send out a lot of info on my Twitter feed, from nutrition news to management tips. I get the most passionate reaction—and the most retweets—when I talk about stress. In fact, a friend of mine recently told me that stress was her biggest dietary villain. “I eat when I’m stressed,” she said. To which [...]
Pakistan women’s football team enters Fifa rankings
LAHORE: FIFA has included Pakistan women’s football team in its world ranking system on provisional basis, a spokesman of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) said here on Thursday. “Under the dynamic leadership of PFF President Faisal Saleh Hayat, we have worked hard for five years to build up women’s football and the appreciation from FIFA [...]
Three more children die at Karachi IDPs camp
KARACHI: Three more children died at a flood relief camp following an outbreak of gastroenteritis and around 70 cases of acute dehydration were referred to different hospitals on Wednesday, Dawn has learnt. Government officials, however, confirmed only one death. The epidemic occurred at a housing complex located in Labour Square, Gulshan-i-Maymar, Gadap Town, currently being [...]
Pregnant women at risk due to unhygienic environment
ISLAMABAD: More than half a million pregnant women in flood-affected areas across Pakistan are living in dangerously unhygienic conditions, the government warned on Wednesday but claimed that it was taking measures to ensure their safety. “We believe that there are 500,000 pregnant women who are at risk because of the unsafe, unhygienic environment,” Information Minister [...]
