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London: Fatty liver disease is a major public health concern because it leads to serious and often fatal liver conditions, including cancer. Fatty liver, which is linked to obesity can lead to cirrhosis – where the liver shrinks and can lead to liver failure. The study, partly funded by the …

No one can deny the regrettable fact that technology adoption is still at a nascent stage in Pakistan but thanks to the pandemic, the process of digitalization have accelerated in the country. A lesser known fact is that now, technology has begun disrupting the traditional hospitality industry of Pakistan. Lately, …

It’s the time of year we all start getting coughs. Most clear up within a few days, around 20 percent become chronic and some can persist for years. It’s important that any cough that has lasted for more than eight weeks is checked out by your GP. Here, with the …

London: The idea that you can combat some of the worst symptoms of arthritis joint pain with simple dietary tweaks is great, but there has been little or no evidence to back it up. Going online for information is confusing, with hundreds of websites promising to help us ‘eat to …

In 1907, a Massachusetts doctor named Duncan MacDougall performed an unusual series of experiments. Intrigued by the idea that the human soul had mass, and could therefore be weighed, Dr. MacDougall put together a bed fitted with a sensitive set of beam scales and convinced a series of terminally ill …

Do you know that human beings are delusive thinkers? We do not realise that we live in a hypnotic world. Our thinking process is hypnotic. The words we use in our minds have a conditioned response in the subconscious mind. The meaning of the words does not matter, but they …

Unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs, more commonly known as drones, are high technology devices used for various purposes. The increasing popularity of drones has enabled many entrepreneurs to use them to their advantage. This is a relatively new business in the whole world as many people are still not very …

Every person is faced with trials and tribulations at one point or another in their lives. It is patience that helps the believer cope. When calamity befalls a patient believer, it does not crush him. Instead, the believer endures, persists, and has hope in the mercy of Allah and the …

When bad things happen, we like to believe that we would do whatever necessary to change the situation. Research on what is known as learned helplessness has shown that when people feel like they have no control over what happens, they tend to simply give up and accept their fate. …

You may be elated at the birth of your newborn, but at the same time, may have some mixed feelings about how your parenthood journey would be. Will you be able to take care of the baby properly? How do tell his/her hunger cues? If it’s your first child then …