Scientists reveal mechanism that causes irritable bowel syndrome ANI | Updated: Jan 19, 2021 10:49 IST
Washington [US], January 19 (ANI): Researchers have identified the biological mechanism that explains why some people experience abdominal pain when they eat certain foods. The finding paves the way for more efficient treatment of irritable bowel syndrome and other food intolerances.
The study, carried out in mice and humans, was published in Nature.
Up to 20 per cent of the world s population suffers from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which causes stomach pain or severe discomfort after eating. This affects their quality of life. Gluten-free and other diets can provide some relief, but why this works is a mystery, since the patients are not allergic to the foods in question, nor do they have known conditions such as coeliac disease.
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The European Union wants to set up a mechanism that would allow the sharing of surplus COVID-19 vaccines with poorer neighbouring states and Africa, the EU health chief said on Tuesday – a move that may undercut a WHO-led global scheme.
With a population of 450 million, the EU has already secured nearly 2.3 billion COVID-19 vaccines and candidates from six companies, although most of them still need regulatory approval.
The European Union wants to set up a mechanism that would allow the sharing of surplus COVID-19 vaccines with poorer neighbouring states and Africa, the EU health chief said on Tuesday, in a move that may undercut a WHO-led global scheme.
CM directs departments to streamline mechanism for screening tests
National
January 18, 2021
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has directed the government departments to streamline the mechanism of screening tests and interviews for the hiring staff.
According to an official handout, he issued these directives while chairing the 10th board meeting of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Urban Mobility Authority (KPUMA) here.
Provincial Minister for Transport Shah Muhammad Wazir, Members Provincial Assembly Asif Khan and Ayesha Naeem, administrative secretaries and others attended the meeting.
Mahmood Khan maintained that realistic criteria should be used for screening tests and interviews. He said the questions being asked in the tests should be relevant to the field for which the staff was needed instead of irrelevant questions.
Mach episode exposes confused security mechanism of Balochistan
National
January 15, 2021
KARACHI: Mach tragedy goes to underline the fact that Balochistan continues to reel from relentless terrorism due to systemic adhocism and security oversight, severely restricting the police from functioning and allowing the tribal-bureaucratic system’s appendage the Levies to look after the larger security.
Hazaras have been targeted by sectarian outfits since SSP, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Al Alami, TTP and now all their singular, disparate elements have metamorphosed into ISIS/Daesh, which is still officially considered to be operating largely from Afghanistan though sleeper elements exist. While security forces and other ethnic groups like Punjabi settlers or labourers are targeted by Baloch sub nationalists. Ever since 2003 the Hazara community was constantly victimized, though this time by striking the sleeping colliers, it exposes the systemic security flaw of police pr