Comrade Nurul Huq Chowdhury Mehdi, head of the Garibi Hatao Andolan has been admitted to the Hearth Institute Hospital with heart ailment. Taken to the hospital on (Wednesday) February 28 he was first admitted to the Coronary Care Unit (CCU)…
Category: Medicine
Climate warming accelerated spread of vector-borne diseases
Health agencies need to take into account disease evolution in warming environments as climate change could alter the development of vector-borne diseases, two studies have found. The “vector” in a vector-borne disease refers to an infected human or animal that…
Khaleda undergoes medical check-up, Selima, Nazrul unwell
A team of doctors yesterday visited Khaleda Zia’s office for her medical check up. The five-member team led by Prof Dr Md Tahir also checked up health conditions of others staying at her office since January 3. The medical team…
95 pc kidney patients can’t afford treatment, says Expert
Country’s 90 to 95 per cent kidney patients can not afford treatment of kidney diseases due to lack of financial support, says a kidney expert. “A kidney failure patient has to pay at least Tk 10,000 per week for dialysis,…
60 pc kidney diseases preventable thru awareness: Experts
Experts at a function on Saturday emphasised the need for taking joint effort by government and private sector to create awareness among the people about kidney diseases to prevent it effectively and in time. A joint effort of government and…
Stem cell scandal scientist resigns
A Japanese stem cell scientist at the heart of a scandal over false claims and fabricated research has resigned. Dr Haruko Obokata published supposedly groundbreaking research showing stem cells could be made quickly and cheaply. There were irregularities in data,…
Pain relief for Mexico’s terminally Ill
By Amy Braunschweiger Mexico, like much of the developing world, is facing a growing public health challenge – more people than ever will be dying from chronic illnesses like cancer, heart disease and diabetes that often cause extreme pain. In…
World facing polio health emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the spread of polio is an international public health emergency.
Saudi Arabia reports five more Mers deaths
Five new deaths from the Mers coronavirus have been announced in Saudi Arabia, taking the country’s death toll from the disease to 92. It comes as Egypt recorded its first case, in a 27-year-old man who had recently returned from…
ORS production to wait till Govt registration: ICDDR,B
The ICDDR,B has decided to stop production of the saline until it gets registration from Directorate of Drug Administration in accordance with the drug act of 1982 and it will not be used in any hospital, said a press release…
Vitamin A-plus campaign on April 5
Over 2 crore children, aged between six months and five years, will be fed Vitamin A-plus capsule under a national campaign to be observed on Saturday. “The National Vitamin A-plus Campaign will be observed across the country on Saturday (April…
Green tea ‘can impede nadolol blood pressure medicine’
Green tea can weaken the effects of a commonly prescribed blood pressure pill, experts warn.
TB is fully curable, says health experts
Health experts at a function here on Sunday said tuberculosis (TB) is not a deadly disease now, but fully curable if the patients take medicines properly for six months at a stretch as per suggestions of physicians.
National Immunization Programme (NID) was observed in the district
NID observed in Faridpur despite blockade. According to Civil Surgeon (CS) of the district, yesterday’s NID achieved the target of 97 per cent when two drops oral polio vaccine(OPV) was administered to 2,48,381 children out of set target of 2,56,432…
Over 22 lakh babies to be administered polio vaccine in Rangpur division today
A total of 22,81,396 babies will be administered two drops of oral polio vaccine in all the eight districts under Rangpur division in the first round of 2Ist NID programme tomorrow.
Global cancer cases reach 14 million: WHO
By James Gallagher The number of people being diagnosed with cancer in the world each year has leaped to more than 14 million, the World Health Organization says.
Measures to prevent Nipa Virus disease in Faridpur
The date juice collectors (Gachi) are taking preventive measures by putting a lid on the earthen made juice containers so that the bats cannot come in contact with the juice for sipping which is the origin of deadly Nipa Virus…
Sobriety and spirituality linked for teens in treatment
If the spirit is truly willing, perhaps the flesh is not so weak, after all.
Vitamin ‘A’ plus campaign successful in Rajshahi
Civil Surgeon Office has chalked out an elaborate program to make the October 5 National Vitamin ‘A’ plus campaign a total success to reduce the risk of child mortality.
Acupressure practitioners for naturopathic treatment
Acupressure practitioners here on Friday urged the government to initiate a special section under the Directorate General of Health Services to promote naturopathic treatment in the country.
Having green tea may prevent Alzheimer’s
Many sing the praises of green tea and the benefits it can have, but a new study found that the positive effects it can have might reach farther than previously thought.
Doctors warning: Smartphones may cause ‘digital dementia’ to children
South Korean doctors warn that smartphones and other digital devices may cause development on one side of a child’s brain to stall, a so-called ‘digital dementia.’
Diarrhoea 2nd leading killer of young children
Diarrhea is the second leading killer of young children globally after pneumonia, according to a newly released international study.
Global malaria battle stalls for fund crunch
Reuters via Yahoo Health Global funding for the fight against malaria has stalled in the past two years, threatening to reverse what the World Health Organisation (WHO) says are “remarkable recent gains” in the battle to control one of the…
Druggists protest licence fee hike
Drug sellers across Bangladesh on Wednesday shut down their business to protest a hike in their license fee. They say the shutdown is for a day to press for revoking the hike.