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PARIS (Web Desk) The pesticide fipronil at the heart of Europe’s latest food safety scare is found in common household products used to rid the family dog of ticks, kill lawn pests, and in cockroach bait.It is also a prolific killer of bloodsucking red mites that can devastate poultry farms, …

KARACHI (Web Desk) The food laboratory of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation has informed Mayor Wasim Akhtar that out of 204 water samples it collected across the city, 202 were found unfit for human consumption.The food lab presented a report regarding its findings to the mayor on Monday. The report led …

MELBOURNE (Web Desk) Children with permanent hearing loss may develop better language skills if they get hearing aids or cochlear implants while they’re still babies, an Australian study suggests.For the study, researchers examined data on language abilities at age 5 for children born with permanent hearing loss who received similar …

NASHVILLE, US (Web Desk) People who eat a lot of saturated fat – the “bad” kind of fat that’s abundant in foods like butter and beef – are more likely to develop lung cancer than individuals on low-fat diets, a recent study suggests.Compared to adults who didn’t get a lot …

SANAM ZEB Two popular eateries in the capital have managed to rekindle their spark since the authorities cracked down on them After authorities cracked down on commercial entities operating in residential areas last year, several eateries disappeared from the map of the capital. Some saw reincarnation; others were never heard …

ATHENS (Web Desk) The Greek parliament has approved a motion allowing reform proposals submitted by the government to international creditors to be used as a basis for further negotiations.In the early hours of Saturday morning, Greek lawmakers voted 251 to 32 in favor of the government’s proposed reforms in return …

QUETTA (Web Desk) As 10 to 30 out of every 100 people are affected by hepatitis in Balochistan, the World Health Organization has declared seven districts at high risk of the disease.According to Chief Minister’s Initiative for Hepatitis Free Balochistan Coordinator Dr Ismail Mirwani, hepatitis is most common in the …

WASHINGTON (Web DESK) The US government proposed cutting nicotine in cigarettes to “non-addictive” levels on Friday in a major regulatory shift designed to move smokers toward potentially less harmful e-cigarettes. Shares of major tobacco companies in the United States and the UK slumped in heavy trading volume after the proposal …

NEW YORK (Web Desk)  Three-month-old infants have better recall when they get a brief nap after learning something new, according to small experiment that suggests sleep may play a role in solidifying memories very early in life.While previous research has linked frequent naps to better memory in babies as young …

KHAR (Web Desk) The United Nations Children Fund (Unicef) has planned to hire female staff for its polio eradication activities in Bajaur Agency, according to sources. They said that according to the notification sent to local health department by Unicef few days ago, at least 60 female staffers including community …