A study in flies suggests that iron oxide nanoparticles in food could potentially enhance lifespan by reducing oxidative stress. AsianScientist – Scientists have found that feeding flies nanoparticles can promote longevity. The results of this study have been published in…
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s parisite experts have said that the frequency of vector-borne parasitic diseases is increasing in human and animals as weather has effects on vector population dynamics and disease transmission. They also said that high temperature and humidity favours…
After combing through 40,000 potential genes in three animal species, researchers have zeroed in on 30 genes which, if tweaked a bit, can get you eternal youth – without having to search for and drink that elusive elixir of life.One…
By Sydney Lupkin This World AIDS Day, VICE is exploring the state of HIV around the globe. Watch our special report, “Countdown to Zero,” tonight on HBO at 9pm ET, and to get involved visit red.org and shop (RED). There…
Swiss sensory motor scientists are hoping to inspire a new generation of more flexible, less constraining, powered exoskeletons that improve the lives of the severely disabled and paralysed.Metal exoskeleton suits worn outside the body, delivering energy for limb movement, are…
Standing at the meat counter at a Mariano’s grocery store in Chicago, a half-dozen customers bantered with the butchers about the recent World Health Organisation report linking processed meat to colorectal cancer.”Give me two pounds of bacon,” said Roland Marks,…
Bangladesh One-Day International (ODI) skipper Mashrafe bin Mortaza was on Friday hospitalised after being diagnosed with dengue fever. Dhaka: Bangladesh One-Day International (ODI) skipper Mashrafe bin Mortaza was on Friday hospitalised after being diagnosed with dengue fever.
By Arijeta Lajka Researchers have been studying the medical benefits of marijuana for years, but this month marks the first time the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a research group funded by the US government, has acknowledged that cannabis…
Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury, now in jail, was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Saturday noon as he fell ill. Family sources said Ariful was taken to the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) of DMCH…
Speakers at a workshop here have stressed for mainstreaming the persons with disabilities through ensuring their legal rights and proper implementation of the Disabled People’s Rights Protection Act-2013 for their uplift.
Nearly 1.90 lakh people are infected with tuberculosis and around 3,700 die every year in the country, speakers at a press conference said here yesterday .
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)…
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…
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…
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,…
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 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…
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…
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…
Community radio ‘Radio Mohananda’ provided more than 150 eye patients with treatment free of cost at Chapai Palsha under Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila.
Police recovered hanging body of a nurse from a diagnostic centre in Shibganj upazila on Wednesday evening.
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.
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…
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 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.…
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…
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…
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 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,…
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…