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Meeting clean air targets could curb the diabetes burden in Bangladesh
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Silent threats before birth: Air pollution and climate risks for infants
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AI in colonoscopy: A helpful tool or a risk to doctors’ skills?
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3,200 doctors to join field services in 10 days
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Healthcare
After yoga, meditation breaks into the mainstream
It is 5 pm, otherwise known as rush hour in Manhattan.
17 October 2017, 05:36 AM
New research finds living near a forest is good for your brain
New European research suggests that living near nature can has a positive effect on the brains of city dwellers and especially on the amygdala, a part of the brain important for processing stress.
17 October 2017, 05:21 AM
Blue light: Screen protection strategies
Given the number of hours users currently spends looking at screens -- five hours per day on average -- solutions offering protection from the harmful effects of blue light (sleep disturbances, myopia, hyperactivity in children) are increasing in the consumer market.
15 October 2017, 04:47 AM
Noontime light for bipolar depression
Because medications for bipolar depression are often ineffective and frequently produce adverse effects, nonpharmacological approaches
14 October 2017, 18:00 PM
National Youth Conference on Family Planning unveiled
The Bangladesh 2nd National Youth Conference on Family Planning took place in Dhaka recently. The event was organised by
14 October 2017, 18:00 PM
CSF Global and CPA celebrates World Cerebral Palsy Day
To celebrate the World Cerebral Palsy Day, CSF Global and Cerebral Palsy Alliance (CPA), Australia jointly organised a photography
14 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Typhoid vaccine proves highly immunogenic, and could halve infection rate
A new typhoid vaccine has proven safe, highly immunogenic and could prevent more than half of typhoid infections according to a new study published in
14 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Lack of palliative care kills more than 25.5 million people annually
Worldwide, more than 25.5 million people a year die with serious physical and psychological suffering as a result of disease, injury or illness according to a
14 October 2017, 18:00 PM
World Obesity Day 2017: How can we tackle obesity?
World Obesity Day was launched in 2015 to stimulate and support practical solutions to help people achieve and maintain a healthy weight, and to reverse
14 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Obesity ticks upward in US: government data
The rate of obesity in the United States has reached a new high, at 39.6 percent of adults, according to US government data.
13 October 2017, 06:40 AM
A diet rich in omega-6 could lower risk of diabetes: study
A new large-scale international study suggests that a diet rich in omega-6 polyunsaturated fats could significantly reduce the risk of developing diabetes.
13 October 2017, 05:23 AM
How to look after your mental health naturally
Here we round some tips on how we can all take steps each day to boost our mood and look after ourselves mentally.
12 October 2017, 11:16 AM
World Arthritis Day 2017: Facts and figures about the condition
World Arthritis Day falls on October 12 this year and aims to raise awareness of the condition, as well as the importance of early diagnosis.
12 October 2017, 06:32 AM
US scientists engineer corn to boost protein
US scientists find a way to genetically engineer corn to produce an amino acid contained in meat, boosting the nutritional value of one of the world's most important crops.
11 October 2017, 06:31 AM
Child obesity grows tenfold since 1975: study
The world had 10 times as many obese children and teenagers last year than in 1975, but underweight kids still outnumbered them, a study says.
11 October 2017, 04:33 AM
Japan scientists grow drugs in chicken eggs
Japanese researchers genetically engineers hens whose eggs contain drugs that can fight serious diseases including cancer, in a bid to dramatically reduce the cost of treatment, a report says.
9 October 2017, 13:52 PM
Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2017: What we know now about prevention
October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which aims to increase knowledge of how we can help beat one of the most common cancers in women. As more and more research focuses on what we can do to reduce our risk of the disease, here we round up five everyday lifestyle changes that women can make.
8 October 2017, 05:12 AM
25.5 million unsafe abortions take place worldwide every year
Every year, of the 55.7 million abortions that take place worldwide, 25.5 million are unsafe according to a new study published in The
7 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Apollo Hospitals Dhaka marked World Heart Day
Apollo Hospitals Dhaka in collaboration with Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd. organised activities to mark World Heart Day, says a press release.
7 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Partnership to improve access to diabetes care in Bangladesh
To address the need for increased screening, diagnosis, and treatment, Medtronic and the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh jointly aim
7 October 2017, 18:00 PM