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Rise of Syphilis as Health Emergency – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1035 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1035 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to aq.pharmaveterans@gmail.com for publishing our contributions here. Credit: Andrea Piacquadio Credit: Korhan Erdol Credit: Marcus Vinicius Preamble While browsing through various health-related sites, I was struck by the information on the rise of syphilis as a health emergency in some parts of US and Europe. Upon further search, I found alarming facts which I am sharing here. As you will see in the following text, the factors causing the disease are also quite prevalent in Pakistan, and I shall share available data on syphilis prevalence here. Facts about Syphilis • Syphilis is sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by a bacterium Treponema pallidum . The disease spreads through all forms of sexual intercourse, and ...

Quitting Tobacco Use – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #988 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #988 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to aq.pharmaveterans@gmail.com for publishing your contributions here. Alexandar Andreev Credit: Antoni Shkraba Credit: Eren Özdemir Credit: Thibault Luycx World Health Organization has issued “WHO clinical treatment guideline for tobacco cessation in adults” in July 2024. Link at the end. I was a good (read heavy) smoker for many years before I quit about nineteen years ago. Of course, I still carry a soft corner for smokers, particularly, when I see them being restricted from all public places like restaurants, parks, hotels, airports, and so on. Life is not enjoyable for smokers anymore. There was a time when tobacco chewing was part of culture and lifestyle, and smoking was iconic and related to real men. Almost all adults and elderly men ...

Smog; The Present Health Scare – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #879 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #879 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans  aims to share knowledge and wisdom from Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Nöel Pabella Credit: Rubenstein Rebello Few days back, a gentleman filmed burning of crop stubbles on both sides of motorway near Sukheki. Few days later, I also saw similar activity around M4 Faisalabad motorway. It was despite the fact that the government had already closed schools and offices on two occasions to reduce the level of air pollution. Was this information not shared on media and social media to create awareness? If yes, then who was monitoring the implementation? Smoke emitting vehicles are not uncommon in Pakistan. The private car owners drive t...