Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Faisalabad (Urdu Point Newspaper Latest - APP. June 11, 2024) Medical experts of Faisalabad Medical University and Punjab Medical College said that 40 billion cigarettes are smoked annually all over the world, including Pakistan, and the use of cigars, hookahs, and pipes are its main causes. In addition, while tobacco smoke, which is a mixture of 300 compounds, enters the respiratory tract in the form of small droplets and destroys the human body system gradually, and one cigarette contains 3 to 6 milligrams of nicotine, of which 10 to 90 100% is absorbed into the lungs, with 16 of the most dangerous components causing lung cancer.
He told the media that the carbon monoxide produced by cigarette smoke penetrates into the red blood cells and renders 5 to 10 percent of the blood useless for practical respiration.
He said that the risk of lung cancer increases 7 times in those who smoke 10 cigarettes a day, 13 times in those who smoke 20 cigarettes a day and 30 times in those who smoke 30 cigarettes. He said that every cigarette smoked is reducing the life of the concerned person by 12 minutes.
He said that cigarette smoke also affects those sitting nearby. Medical experts further said that cigarette can cause heart diseases in addition to lung cancer. He said that the tax collected from cigarettes is equivalent to cumin in the mouth of an elephant compared to the losses caused by it. They have also demanded strict implementation of the ban on smoking in offices, colleges, schools, hospitals, public transport, public places.
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Larkana: Benazir Bhutto Medical University power cut
The university and its subsidiary institutions have arrears of over Rs 7.46 crore, sources said
Larkana (Urdu Point News Latest - NNI. June 11, 2024) In Larkana, SEPCO has cut off the electricity of Shaheed Ms. Benazir Bhutto Medical University. SEPCO sources said in this regard that the outstanding balance of more than 7 crore 46 lakh rupees on the university and its subsidiaries. There are castes.
Due to the power cut, the routine of life in the university and adjacent colleges and hospital has been affected. According to the university administration, after the power cut, there has been a water crisis in the hospital and hostels. The university administration said that to pay the arrears, the provincial Have you contacted the government?
