By Desmond Brown Antigua, Feb (IPS) – At 49 years old, Edison Liburd has established himself as one of Antigua and Barbuda’s most recognisable artists. But Liburd was not always in the spotlight. In fact, you could say he was…
Category: Health
Yaba, the ‘madness drug’, is finding new routes into Bangladesh
By Syed Tashfin Chowdhury It is known in Asia as the “madness drug,” or in the West as “Nazi speed,” a highly addictive mix of methamphetamine and caffeine first developed by Hitler’s scientists to keep soldiers fighting for days. Now,…
32 patients die in Sylhet Osmany Medical Hospital in 12 hrs
A total of 32 patients including 10 children have died due to negligence of doctors or wrong treatment at the Sylhet OsmanyMedical College Hospital in 12 hours till Tuesday morning, it is learnt. Of the dead 5 are new born…
Nipah virus claims 3 lives in Naogaon
Nipah virus has claimed the lives of three people, including two children, in Manda upazila of the district in nine days till Friday. The victims are Apple Mahmud, 11, son of Moklesur Rahman, and Kawser Ali, 13, son of Abdul…
Reaz Rahman under close observation after surgery
BNP chairperson’s adviser Reaz Rahman who was injured in a gun attack by unidentified criminals on Tuesday night underwent surgery at the city’s United Hospital on Wednesday. Doctors at the hospital said he was taken to post operative room of…
Pepper spray on Khaleda violation of Convention, HC order: Dab
Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB) yesterday said that pepper spray on BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia was the violation of Chemical Weapon Convention and the High Court prohibition not to use it. Leaders of the DAB, a pro-BNP professional organisation, made…
SMS for healthy, AIDS-free babies
By Lyndal Rowlands and Mercedes Sayagues UN, Dec 2014 (IPS) – In rural Zambia and Malawi, new mums face long delays finding out if they have passed HIV on to their babies. Without treatment, a third of babies born with…
Eye treatment provided free of cost in Chapainawabganj
Community radio ‘Radio Mohananda’ provided more than 150 eye patients with treatment free of cost at Chapai Palsha under Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila.
Ebola: How does it compare?
The world has witnessed the largest-ever epidemic of Ebola claim thousands of lives in West Africa in 2014.
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,…
Nurse found hanged inside C’nawabganj diagnostic centre
Police recovered hanging body of a nurse from a diagnostic centre in Shibganj upazila on Wednesday evening.
Sensitisation of adolescents on reproductive health stressed
Speakers at a discussion have stressed for sensitising the adolescents on their rights to safe reproductive health education and challenge at the juncture of physical change for their normal growth and development.
Secondhand smoke too dreadfully dangerous
Mir Lutful Kabir Saadi Secondhand smoke is simply other people’s tobacco smoke. Wherever people smoke, there is secondhand smoke in the air. There is no doubt breathing second-hand tobacco smoke (SHS) is dreadfully dangerous to health. It causes cancer, as…
HIV and stigma: The media challenge
Sophie Chalk “The role of the media in tackling HIV related stigma is crucial. It is seen as one of the drivers of HIV reduction, yet the media is far from reaching its full potential….Many of our interviewees believe there…
Climate change and health: The case to act
Isobel Braithwaite and Erica Parker On Saturday, the 2014 Climate and Health Summit brought together leading health experts and policy-makers from around the world. Inspiring speakers – including Peru’s Minister of Health; the UNFCCC’s Chief of Staff, Daniele Violetti; World…
Climate change and neglected tropical diseases: An ignored issue
Khalid Md. Bahauddin Public health officials often use the term “tropical diseases” to refer collectively to a list of infectious diseases that are found primarily in developing countries. These include malaria, schistosomiasis, dengue, trypanosomiasis, leprosy, cholera, and leishmaniasis, among others.…
HIV infections in Bangladesh up 28 percent in 2014
Hiv infection rate has increased by 28 percent this year 2014 over that of the year before, according to statistics released by the government on Monday. Unaids estimates that only one-third of the HIV infected cases are coming to light.…
Mohona Hospital that denied Zaglul treatment, had no licence
The government has stopped the operations of Mohona Hospital at Green Road in the city for functioning without licence. A team of the Health Ministry and the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), led by ministry joint secretary Mosharraf Hossain…
‘Social awareness must for preventing HIV/AIDS spread’
Speakers at a post-rally discussion have stressed for creating adequate awareness among common people, especially young generations and vulnerable groups, for preventing spread of the deadly HIV/AIDS diseases.
AIDS is No. 1 killer of African teenagers
By Sam Olukoya Lagos, Nigeria (IPS) – Two years ago, Shola* was kicked out of the family house in Abeokuta, in southwestern Nigeria, after testing HIV-positive at age 13. He was living with his father, his stepmother and their seven…
All family planning should be voluntary, safe, fully informed
By Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin United Nations (IPS) – The tragic deaths and injuries of women following sterilisation in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh have sparked global media coverage and public concern and outrage. Now we must ensure that such a…
Call to evaluate role of Unani, Ayurvedi diploma practitioners in PHC
A discussion meeting on “Evaluation of the Unani-Ayurved diploma medical practitioners in primary health care” was held on Tuesday at the Tibbia Habibia College and Hospital with its Principal Hakim Md Ferdous Wahid in the chair. Hakim Md. Yusuf Harun…
India quarantines man over Ebola sex risk
India has quarantined a man who was cured of Ebola in Liberia because of the possibility that he may spread the virus through sex. The man tested negative for Ebola in standard checks when he arrived at Delhi airport. However,…
White House garden harvests Vitamin-A rich orange sweet potat
Washington DC – In time for Thanksgiving, this year’s crop in the White House kitchen garden for the first time included orange sweet potato, a root vegetable that is rich in vitamin A. The sweet potato was chosen to highlight…
India police detain doctor as 13 women die after sterilisations
Police have detained a doctor who performed mass sterilisation surgeries in central India that left 13 women dead and dozens ill in hospital, a senior officer said Thursday. – AFP/BSS “He has been taken into custody. He will be produced…
Ebola crisis: Guinea hunger strike at village occupation
A hunger strike has been launched in Guinea in protest against the military’s presence in a village where an Ebola awareness team was killed in September.
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…
Curd, yoghurt good probiotics
Both curd and yoghurt are good for health. Both are milk products created by fermenting milk– yoghurt by fermenting milk using bacteria and curd by curdling milk with an edible acidic substance such as lemon juice or vinegar.
WHO adopts Bangladesh resolution on autism
The World Health Assembly on Friday passed a Bangladesh-pushed resolution on autism in Geneva. Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim told journalists that it had been “a great success” for Bangladesh. Bangladesh placed the resolution last year that received…