People are being urged not to dial 999 for an ambulance service to turn them at hospital’s A&E department unless they have a genuine medical emergency.

The request from the Royal Bournemouth and Poole Hospitals came as they experienced the high demand for their services.

A trust spokeswoman informed that a large number of patients have been admitted to hospitals over last week, which has led to shortage of beds across the hospitals.
 

The disease known as ‘sudden oak death’ has arrived at Britain from America, where it has eradicated the oak population.

The disease was first discovered in shrubs in Cornwall, Devon and Somerset five years ago after it was introduced in Britain by an infected plant from the United States.

Scientists at the Newcastle University found that regular drinking green tea could protect the brain against Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.

Similar research has hinted that green tea could also protect against some forms of cancer.

Scientists suggested that green tea extract had been treated under the laboratory conditions that effects normal digestion.

Nearly 30 major compounds called polyphenols had been discovered that found remained active during after being digested.

A race of giants have mutant gene that was first emerged around 1,500 years ago and causes uncontrolled body growth.

The ‘gigantism gene’ in DNA was identified in 18 century man known as ‘Irish Giant’ who was almost eight feet tall.

The ‘Irish Giant’ was Charles Byrne born in Littlebridge, Northern Ireland, in 1761. 

After the death of Byrne, his skeleton remains at the Hunterian Museum at London headquarters of the Royal College of Surgeons. 

In a move by efficient NHS that has been labeled as ‘cheapskate’ went through furious controversies, a senior Health Service official has suggested saving money by sending bandages of administration work to Delhi, Bombay and other cities.

But the view of having a call center in India to book an NHS appointment was confronted by critics.

The Government has established a Driver and Vehicle Agency's 'prompted choice' system under which the applicants will either have to sign up the Organ Donor Register or to select an option which sates that they do not wish to answer the question.

The system allows the applicants to skip the question.

It is hoped that a higher number of people will sign up the Organ Donor Register.

Nearly 27% of the UK population has yet signed up the donor register where as up to 90% are in favor of donation system.

The recent reports showed that China is all set to acquire a Pakistani bank, as the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has been directed by the President to remain in touch with central bank of China to accomplish a desired offer.

The Chinese banks showed their interest in Pakistan and its experts are working on several big projects in different areas costs million of dollars.

In a statement released by the CEO SME BSF at the 4th SME Conference, “SME empowerment, Structural reforms, good-governance and HR training can help reinvigorate the national economy and the SME sector.”

The CEO further said that a cluster-financing model will soon be launched with more concentration on the agricultural sector and the requirements of the country’s society.

According to reports, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), after a growth in power production capacity available with the national grid, has increased electricity tariff by 2 percent for all sets of users with effect from 1st October, this year.

Meanwhile, the group has restructured power tariff for all eight distribution firms as well as KESC.

The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) have recently announced that it would call a convention of traders to develop a set of practicable proposals with the intention that the business activity could get a jumpstart.

The above statement was given by the LCCI President Shahzad Ali Malik during meeting with President All Pakistan Anjuman-e-Tajiran Haji Maqsood Butt on Wednesday.