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China shows off Covid-19 vaccines for first time

China has put its homegrown coronavirus vaccines on display for the first time, as the country where the contagion was discovered looks to shape the narrative surrounding the pandemic.
7 September 2020, 11:28 AM

COVID-19: Crucial importance of ecological balance

COVID-19 pandemic is a global public health emergency crisis causing acute infectious respiratory disease, which has brought even the most powerful nations to their knees. COVID-19 has already claimed 883,782 lives.
6 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Data clearly show the more serious trajectory of COVID-19 disease in people with obesity

An analysis conducted by François Pattou, Professor of Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lille, and head of the Department of General and Endocrine Surgery at Lille University Hospital, France and colleagues included 124 intensive care unit (ICU) admissions with COVID-19, and compared them with 306 patients who had been in ICU for other reasons, without COVID-19.
5 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Evening eating is associated with higher total calorie intake and lower diet quality

A study of nearly 1,200 UK adults, being presented at this year’s European and International Conference on Obesity (ECOICO 2020) suggests that there is a link between eating a larger proportion of one’s daily energy intake during the evening and having a higher total energy intake and lower quality of diet.
5 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Heavy electronic media use in late childhood linked to lower academic performance

A new study of 8- to 11-year olds reveals an association between heavy television use and poorer reading performance, as well as between heavy computer use and poorer numeracy — the ability to work with numbers. Lisa Mundy of the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia, and colleagues present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS ONE recently.
5 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Protect your child from germs at home

When you have an infant, it is very much important to keep him or her away from germ hazards. Primarily, people are one of the most potent sources of germs.
5 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Facing the COVID-19 crisis: where do we stand after six months?

Six months have now been passed since the first COVID-19 patient was detected in Bangladesh. Bangladesh has been fortunate to see a low percentage of symptomatic patients with a low death rate as compared to many other nations.
5 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Life altering hair care secrets

In our quest for luscious hair, we tend to do things that end up damaging it. Damaged hair appears to be frizzy, unhealthy and often brittle. If we continue damaging the hair, it may lead to thinning or even baldness.
5 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Excessive trans-fats in vegetable ghee add to Dhaka’s public health risk: study

Hydrogenated vegetable oil, popularly known as Banaspati ghee, in Dhaka contains five times the global average of trans-fatty acid (TFA) level, putting public health at increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, according a study.
5 September 2020, 17:42 PM

Results of Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine produced antibody response: The Lancet medical journal

Russia’s “Sputnik-V” Covid-19 vaccine produced an antibody response in all participants in early-stage trials, according to results published by The Lancet medical journal.
4 September 2020, 12:27 PM

Over 7,000 health workers dead from coronavirus, Amnesty says

At least 7,000 health workers worldwide have died after being infected with the coronavirus, including more than 1,300 in Mexico alone, the most for any country, Amnesty International says.
4 September 2020, 06:23 AM

Food for our mood: our ‘second brain’ in the gut

As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on, the bad news is that the disruption in our daily lives, relationships and workplaces is taking a mental toll.
31 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Rehabilitation of dementia by occupational therapy

Mrs. X is a 62 years old dementia patient. She is suffering from this for two years. Her problem has increased in this pandemic.
29 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Post COVID-19 recovery care

For those who have contracted COVID-19, the road to recovery can be like looking down the barrel.
29 August 2020, 18:00 PM

WHO African region receives wild polio-free certification

On 25 August, the Africa Regional Certification Commission certified the World Health Organisation (WHO) African region as wild polio-free after four years without a case. With this historic milestone,
29 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among healthcare workers in the disease epicentre

The New York City metropolitan area of the USA emerged as an epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent population study showed a prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies of 21% in New York City and 17% in Long Island.
29 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Call to invest more in mental health services

Mental health is one of the most neglected areas of public health. Close to 1 billion people are living with a mental disorder, 3 million people die every year from the harmful use of alcohol and one person dies every 40 seconds by suicide.
29 August 2020, 18:00 PM

COVID-19: the biggest psychological experiment on urban population

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only affected us physically but also mentally, especially the urban population. Although there is a broad consensus among academicians about psychological care following disasters and major incidents, still people are going through countless psychological issues in adjusting to the current lifestyle and fear of the disease.
22 August 2020, 18:00 PM

2 in 5 schools lack basic handwashing facilities prior to COVID-19 pandemic

As schools worldwide struggle with reopening, the latest data from the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) reveal that 43% of schools around the world lacked access to basic handwashing with soap and water in 2019 – a key condition for schools to be able to operate safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
22 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Honey outperforms usual care for upper respiratory tract infections

Honey is better than many common remedies for upper respiratory tract infections, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis in BMJ Evidence Based Medicine.
22 August 2020, 18:00 PM