Two-thirds of the world’s population under 50 have the highly infectious herpes virus that causes cold sores around the mouth, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday, in its first estimate of global prevalence of the disease.More than 3.7 billion…
The home of Parma ham, trumpeting the benefits of a traditional Mediterranean diet, is urging consumers not to get into a prosciutto panic after a warning that processed meat can cause cancer.Italian food and farming groups responded indignantly to the…
Geneva (K M Gopakumar) – An informal meeting of World Health Organization Member States to negotiate the Framework of Engagement with Non-state Actors (FENSA) text begins on Monday 19 October The 3-day meeting is being held at the WHO Headquarters…
The mosquito-borne parasite that causes malaria also produces a protein that could help stop cancer, new research has found.The researchers found that the malarial protein binds to a sugar molecule found in many types of cancer. The sugar molecule —…
The case of Pauline Cafferkey, the first person known to have recovered from Ebola and then suffer an apparently life-threatening relapse, is taking scientists into uncharted territory.The Scottish nurse’s critically ill situation, described as “staggering” by one British virologist, signals…
STAFF REPORTER Speakers at a seminar yesterday said that where both the government and the private sector organizations cannot treat only five percent of kidney patients, it is possible to prevent at least 60 percent kidney diseases only by raising…
Air pollution in cities is emerging as the major reason behind the rise in eye allergies and conjunctivitis in people of all ages, doctors say.They say that the problem was serious, because if conjunctivitis and allergies are not treated in…
You must have heard and read that sleep helps strengthen and consolidate memories. Now, researchers show how it works. Sleep after learning encourages the growth of dendritic spines – the tiny protrusions from brain cells that connect to other brain…
Just 30 minutes of non-strenuous exercise such as walking or doing yoga can result in significant reduction of asthma symptoms, says a new study.The researchers analysed the exercise habits of 643 participants who had been diagnosed with asthma.Those who engaged…
This is unthinkable in Bangladesh that a doctor with an MBBS degree will also prescribe alternative medicines. But this is not rare in the world.An Indian doctor Sebastian Mathew migrated to Austria 30 years ago after passing medical college, and…
Organisations representing foreign hospitals must adhere to certain “ethical values”, Prof Kamrul Hassan Khan has said since many Bangladeshi patients are being misled to seek treatment outside the country.The vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) was speaking in…
A therapeutic program of weight-bearing exercise reduces pain and improves joint function, at least for two to six months, for people with osteoarthritis, according to a review of previous trials.“We had a systematic review for Cochrane from 2008 and 2009,…
Dhaka – Participants at a sanitation conference on Saturday revealed that only one percent people in Bangladesh defecate in the open. “The rate of open defecation in Bangladesh is now only one percent which was about 34 percent even in…
Dhaka – A mobile court seized unregistered 51 types of medicines worth around Tk 10 lakh from the pharmacy of Apollo hospital and fined the hospital Tk 16 lakh on the charge of selling the unapproved medicines on Tuesday.
Scientists say they have developed a way of testing how well, or badly, your body is ageing. They say it could help predict when a person will die, identify those at high-risk of dementia and could affect medicine, pensions and…
Nobel laureate Professor Yunus inaugurated Centenary Celebrations at University of Mysore by delivering Centennial Lecture at University. It was celebrated as the beginning university’s year-long Centenary Celebrations. This year the university, with over 1,00,000 students, is completing its 100 years.…
With the intention to encourage students to donate blood, a free Blood Grouping Campaign was held at Begum Khaleda Zia Hall of Rajshahi University (RU) on Thursday. Swajan, a voluntary blood donating organisation of the hall unit, arranged the campaign…
Grameen Eye Hospital Thakurgaon launched activities in its own 22 thousand square-feet two-storied hospital building on 28 August 2015. The hospital started with10 beds. The building has provision to expand eventually to a six-story building with 100 beds. Grameen Eye…
Health officials in Britain have for the first time endorsed e-cigarettes, saying they are 95 percent safer than tobacco equivalents and even suggesting doctors should be able to prescribe the “game-changing” devices to smokers trying to quit.E-cigarettes, which allow users…
Convocation is marked as a great event in the university academic calendar. It’s a special occasion to bring together the Graduates and the Academics. For the graduating students it’s a time to celebrate their accomplishment in front of their friends…
New cancer drug cocktails set to reach the market in the next few years will test the limits of premium pricing for life-saving medicines, forcing company executives to consider fresh market strategies.The growing reluctance of governments and private insurers to…
Do you wish to reduce weight within 10 ten days? If you eat right, perform the correct exercises and follow a healthy regime, you are bound to lose the excess pounds.Manish Dagar, an expert at fitness club Celebrity Fitness, has…
An Asia-Pacific group that dreams of a hepatitis free world has called upon Bangladesh government to take “concrete steps” towards eliminating the killer liver disease.The Singapore-based Coalition to Eradicate Viral Hepatitis in Asia Pacific (CEVHAP) gave the call on Tuesday…
The health condition of BNP standing committee member Tariqul Islam, who was admitted to Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital in city, has deteriorated a little yesterday, according to BNP sources. “Tariqul was admitted to the hospital two days ago due to old-age…
More than 2,500 lactating mothers along with their infants are getting healthcare services in the city for maintaining their sound health and to produce sufficient milk for their growing babies. Department of Women Affairs is extending the services under its…
A web-based surveillance system has been introduced in the country to track the potentially fatal, parasitic disease kala-azar, also known as visceral leishmaniasis (VL). The Centre for Disease Control (CDC) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) with technical…
An IRIN News Article In health terms, Bangladesh is a “positive deviant”, performing far better, given its widespread poverty, than anyone could have expected. The London-based medical journal, The Lancet, recently published a series exploring Bangladesh’s surprising success, calling it…
Stressed-out, overwhelmed and doing too much? Join the club. These complaints are common among busy, go-getter professionals. And it’s that stress that’s killing us, right? But what if we’re approaching it all wrong and it’s really all about our perception…
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…
That seems to be the magic number when it comes to optimal sleep time, according to new research that looked at the connection between sleeping habits and age-related memory loss.