Indonesian toddler Salsa Djafar was wearing a glittering golden crown decorated with ribbons and a shiny purple dress to mark a special occasion — her circumcision day. At the celebrations attended by relatives, shrieks filled the modest, yellow-walled house in…
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Fish oil does not benefit baby intelligence
Taking fish oil while pregnant does not improve the brain development of babies, new research has found. Fish oil has been marketed to women as a prenatal supplement. But a 10-year study of more than 2,500 pregnant women found it…
AFC Health Fortis Heart Institute starts functioning in port city
Chittagong: AFC Health Limited, in collaboration with renowned Indian Cardiac Chain Fortis Escorts Heart Institute opened its second specialised cardiac hospital –AFC Health Fortis Heart Institute in Chittagong on March 25. The first such institute was opened in Khulna earlier.…
British scientists in world-first TB breakthrough
British scientists have made a world-first breakthrough in the diagnosis of tuberculosis. Researchers in Oxford and Birmingham say they can isolate different strains of the disease using a process called genome sequencing. It means patients who may have waited months…
New tuberculosis drugs may become ineffective: Study
By Lyndal Rowlands UN, Mar 24 (IPS) – New antibiotics that could treat tuberculosis may rapidly become ineffective, according to new research published by the Lancet ahead of World Tuberculosis Day. The rise in multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, which affected 480,000…
Public stocks for food security must in all developing countries
Geneva, 20 Mar (D. Ravi Kanth) – The G33 farm coalition led by Indonesia has called for a permanent solution for public stockholding programs to address the concerns of all developing countries, instead of any one country-specific solution, at the…
What You Should Know About the Chocolate You’re Eating
Few things are better than biting into a good piece of chocolate. But melting into dark chocolate autopilot may be hiding a darker side of this sweet treat. Take a bite. Then take a minute to think. Have you ever…
About 3.62 lakh people get infected with TB & 73,000 die a year
Nearly 3.62 lakh people are infected with tuberculosis and more than 73,000 die every year in the country, said health experts at a press conference here yesterday. They viewed Bangladesh has attained a significance success in TB prevention programme during…
Baby born with extra legs thriving after surgery
Park Ridge, Mar 22 (AP/UNB) — Doctors say a baby girl from Africa who’s recovering from a risky surgery at a Chicago-area hospital should be able to lead a normal life.
HC orders lifting of Bangladesh Medical College strike
Dhaka – The High Court (HC) yesterday (Tuesday) ordered the Bangladesh Medical College physicians to lift their strike within six hours.
Ecnec okays Tk 1.1 5 lakh cr health project
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved Tk 1.15 lakh crore 4th Health, Population and Nutrition Sector Programme, aiming to improve equity, quality and efficiency for gradually moving towards Universal Health Coverage and achieving health-related…
Norway tops global happiness report overtaking Denmark
A global happiness report has made Norway’s foreign minister, well, happy. Norway jumped to top spot in the World Happiness Report despite the plummeting price of oil— a key part of its economy — but researchers said it’s the “human…
Online counselling more effective in lowering BP than just medicines
People who received regular lifestyle counselling online were able to lower their blood pressure as much as a medication would, according to a new research. Their study involved 264 people with high blood pressure and an average age of 58.…
Zara Larsson suffers from ‘sleep paralysis’
In Sweden, she’s been a star since she was 10 – but Zara Larsson has her eyes set on global domination. Aged just 19, the star has racked up seven hits in the last 14 months, including the tropical pop…
Happiness is nothing more than good health
5 Vitamins for Lung repair after smoking Smokers or Past-Smokers, if you’re looking for ways on How to clean Lungs after quitting smoking, here’s how to add the needed nutrients to recover the damaged lungs and improve the function. Smoking…
HC seeks info on two Drug Admin officials
Dhaka – The High Court yesterday directed the government to inform in 72 hours what steps it has been taken against two officials of Drug Administration for their incompetence in dealing with a case filed over the manufacture of toxic…
Diabetes alert! If your kid watches TV for over 3 hrs, she may be at risk
Children aged 9-10 years, who consistently spend three or more hours watching TV, using computers and smartphones, are at high risk of developing diabetes, says a study. The findings, published online in the journal of Archives of Disease in Childhood,…
Why do people develop high blood pressure?
\ Early life changes in brain activity and blood flow may be the reason why people tend to develop abnormally high blood pressure, or hypertension, researchers said. High blood pressure is a condition in which the force of the blood…
Lifestyle diseases becoming ‘serious challenge’ for BD, world
Lifestyle diseases, in medical term ‘non-communicable’ diseases, are becoming a ‘very serious challenge’ for the world, including Bangladesh, says a global expert having 40 years of experience about international public health. “It’s very clear there’s a set of new diseases…
Islamic prayer practice can cut lower back pain, boost elasticity in joints
The complex physical movements of the Muslim prayer ritual can reduce lower back pain if performed regularly and properly, claims a recent research. The paper was published in the latest issue of the International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering.…
Annual cost of polluted environment: 1.7 million child deaths: WHO
Dhaka, Mar 7 – More than 1 in 4 deaths of children under 5 years of age are attributable to unhealthy environments. Every year, environmental risks – such as indoor and outdoor air pollution, second-hand smoke, unsafe water, lack of…
Secrets of anti-ageing
If you are new to the world of age reversal, you may wonder why your skin would need one. That means it is time to start your daily beauty routine. Are you looking for how to get ageless look naturally…
International conference on liver diseases held at BSMMU
An international conference on liver diseases was held at the auditorium of ‘A Block’ at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in the city. Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Bangladesh (ASLDB) organized the event, said a BSMMU press…
More people die of obesity-diseases than malnutrition
Dhaka – Quoting from a World Health Organisation (WHO) report, experts at a roundtable yesterday said more people are dying of obesity related diseases caused by overweight or over eating than those who are malnourished. One third of people in…
Cardiac stents put under price control in India
On 13 February India’s National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) issued an order to fix the ceiling prices for the two main categories of cardiac stents. The order stated that “huge unethical markups at each stage in the supply chain” resulted…
Blood donation camp at BSMR Maritime University
Dhaka, 01 March – The only and first specialised maritime university of the country, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University organized a daylong “Voluntary Blood Donation Camp” at the temporary campus located at pallabi in the capital city.
Governments Step Up for Reproductive Rights
Governments should pledge political and financial support for sexual and reproductive health to counter the United States’ “Global Gag Rule,” Human Rights Watch said today. The Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden are hosting a summit in Brussels on March 2,…
HIV rash: What does it look like and how long does it last?
For many people newly infected with HIV, a rash is one of the earliest symptoms. A wide range of illnesses, infections, and allergic reactions can irritate the skin, however, so a rash alone is never sufficient to diagnose HIV. People…
Exercise in pregnancy may help obese women avoid complications
Exercise may be an efficient way for obese pregnant women to lower their risk of diabetes, dangerously high blood pressure and other complications, research suggests. “The study suggests that a prenatal exercise-based intervention leads to both decreased costs and improved…
For longer life eat 10 everyday
Eating loads of fruit and vegetables – 10 portions a day – may give us longer lives, say researchers. The study, by Imperial College London, calculated such eating habits could prevent 7.8 million premature deaths each year, reports BBC. The…