Salty food stirs hunger more than thirst: Study

By simulating a space mission to Mars, an international team of researchers notes that eating salty food led to greater hunger than thirst, at least in the long term. The reason seems to be a protective mechanism that conserves water in the kidneys.
19 April 2017, 04:59 AM

Int'l conference held on diabetes care for refugees

In a conference organised by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), and the World Diabetes
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Radical increase in investment required to meet targets

Countries are not increasing spending fast enough to meet the water and sanitation targets under the Sustainable Development Goals
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Global inequalities in survival for childhood leukaemia persist

Although global inequalities in survival from childhood leukaemia have narrowed, they still persist with five-year survival in some
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Detox for a healthy life

Detoxifying body means total body regeneration. Detoxification amazingly improves your immune system, energy level, complexion
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Sleepwalking: Fact or fiction?

Somnambulism, noctambulism or sleepwalking is a combination of sleepiness and sleeplessness. It constitutes a sleep disorder of
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Keeping magnesium levels high reduces the risk of fractures

High levels of magnesium in the blood reduce the risk of fractures by 44 percent, according to a new study published in the European Journal of Epidemiology. The study followed 2,245 men aged between 42 and 61 over a 20-year period.
15 April 2017, 07:39 AM

2b people drinking contaminated water: WHO

Dramatic improvements are needed in ensuring access to clean water and sanitation worldwide, the World Health Organization says, warning that nearly two billion people currently use faecal-contaminated water.
13 April 2017, 05:14 AM

Dead bat found in salad at US Walmart sparks recall

US Health officials want to find out how a dead bat in a “deteriorated condition” ended up inside a packaged salad sold at a grocery store in Florida.
12 April 2017, 07:14 AM

Dealing with depression in diabetes

People who are diagnosed with a chronic physical health problem such as diabetes are 3 times more likely to be
8 April 2017, 18:00 PM

"Bangladesh is a role model in scaling up nutrition"

Since the inception of Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) in April 2010, Bangladesh has made tangible progress in bringing
8 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Patient Aid: Health app for Bangladesh

Patient Aid is the first ever app in Bangladesh which will provide all kinds of health-care related information in an
8 April 2017, 18:00 PM

How to treat the unusual holes in the heart?

Heart is a muscle pump having four chambers (upper two and lower two). There may be any unusual holes in the
8 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Small & medium farms are essential to sustain quality of global food supply

Small and medium farms produce more than half of the food globally, and produce the vast majority of food and
8 April 2017, 18:00 PM

New cancer drugs show success at a steep price

Newer cancer drugs that enlist the body's immune system are improving the odds of survival.
4 April 2017, 04:27 AM

High Court upholds ban on penicillin, cancer drugs of 23 firms

The High Court upholds its earlier order that directed the government to stop production and selling of penicillin and cephalosporin-group and anti-cancer drugs of 23 companies.
3 April 2017, 07:20 AM

Free medical camp organised in Narsingdi

Dr Nuruzzaman Khokon Memorial Trust organised a free medical camp in Narsingdi, Bangladesh recently at the premises of Satirpara K K
1 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Global effort to halve medication-related errors

The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently launched a global initiative to reduce severe, avoidable medication-associated harm in
1 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Restoring functional arm movements to man with complete paralysis

A system that decodes brain signals and transmits them to sensors in the arm has allowed a man paralysed from the shoulders down to
1 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Health sector reformation and challenges of implementation

The cabinet division of the Government of Bangladesh has bifurcated the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare into two separate
1 April 2017, 18:00 PM