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Health Department and Non Government organisation its supported by WHO was observed the World Health Day- 2015 in the district on Tuesday.

Consumption of high-fat dairy products is associated with reduced risk for Type-2 diabetes, says a study.

If you love eggs, there is good news for you. Egg consumption could reduce the risk of Type-2 diabetes, says a new research.

Alcohol dependent patients die about 7.6 years earlier on average than hospital patients without a history of alcohol addiction, warns a new study.

People who find it hard to save money are often impatient and do not think about the long-term consequences of spending money, suggests a new research.

Summer season brings along various skin related problems including rashes, tanning and sunburn.

Robotic ants the size of a human hand that work together could be the future of factory production systems.

Today’s “Facebook Generation” is happier and healthier than teenagers a decade ago, finds a new study.

Twitter Inc launched a video streaming app called Periscope on Thursday, just days after reports that it had blocked a rival app called Meerkat.

If you source your recipes from TV, you are likely to weigh about 11 pounds more than if you watch cooking shows for entertainment and do not often cook, finds a study.

Maria Sharapova’s life-changing move from Siberia to Florida as a seven-year-old propelled her on a path to fame and fortune but she says she would never turn her back on her mother country.

A man’s Facebook post, wherein he conveyed a fake suicide threat, has landed him in trouble with police arresting him and placing him under mental health watch.

Amazon.com Inc has won approval from US federal regulators to test a delivery drone outdoors, as the e-commerce company pursues its goal of sending packages to customers by air, even as it faces public concern about safety and privacy.

Obese women have around 40 percent greater risk of developing a weight-related cancer in their lifetime than women of a healthy weight, shows a study.

King Richard III, the medieval English monarch whose remains were found under a car park three years ago, will be reburied next week nearly 530 years after he was slain in battle and dumped in a humble grave.

Listening to classical music is not just simply soothing, it also enhances learning and memory, Finnish researchers have found.

A statue of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled on Saturday in London’s prestigious Parliament Square, a space packed mostly with monuments to men who served the British Empire that Gandhi helped destroy.

About 4.5 billion people worldwide have a mobile phone — about as many as have access to a toilet. [1,2] No wonder these mobile devices are being put to many new uses, including to collect data in Ebola vaccine trials…

Donors increasingly favour complex interventions, but this approach is misguided, says Christopher Charles. Every year, hundreds of billions of foreign aid dollars are spent on international development and humanitarian assistance. But the return is modest, with relatively little achieved. Sometimes…

Food Tank has the honor of highlighting organizations across the globe that are working to fight food waste, combat the dual paradoxes of hunger and obesity, recognize the multiple roles of family farmers, increase nutrient density, protect agricultural diversity, and…

Results of Junior School Certificate examination 2014 held in 124 centers under Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Barisal was better than previous years with more percentages, but less number of GPA-5.

US President Barack Obama and his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro have announced moves to normalise diplomatic relations between the two countries.

We humans don’t typically agree on all that much, but there is at least one thing that an impressive amount of us accept: which hand is easiest to control.

Mangata In the introduction to her book Lost in Translation, Ella Frances Sanders writes: “There may be some small essential gaps in your mother tongue, but never fear: you can look to other languages to define what you’re feeling”. The…

A man who sparked a hijack alert on a Virgin Australia flight to Indonesia has been cleared of charges by a Brisbane court.

Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai has told the BBC ahead of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize on Wednesday that she hopes to pursue a career in politics.

The government of Maldives has declared a state of emergency after a fire at a water treatment plant cut off drinking water to the capital.

A recent meeting in Vienna, between the member states of Opec finally uncovered what the world had expected for months.