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Fund crunch squeezes free medicines for poor
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17 die from measles, measles-like symptoms in highest single-day toll
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Health
Asthma pill promising for people with severe symptoms
An experimental pill could help adults with severe asthma, an early study in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal suggests.
13 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Six nutrients women need the most
Vitamin B6: Regulates mood, appetite and sleep.
13 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Health benefits of deep relaxation
The next time you tune out and switch off and let yourself melt, remind yourself of all the good work the relaxation effect is
13 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Manipulative physiotherapy vs. electrotherapy
Every musculo-skeletal pain has its own character. Neck or back pain may be acute or chronic. However all pain do not seek
13 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Learning from the cruel death of Fatima
A schoolgoing child named Fatima who was in class three, died of rabies in August 2, 2016. The father of Fatima went to
13 August 2016, 18:00 PM
US declares Zika public health emergency in Puerto Rico
US health authorities on Friday declare a public health emergency in Puerto Rico due to the outbreak of Zika, which has now infected more than 10,000 people.
13 August 2016, 09:47 AM
Tanzanian rats with nose for trouble train to save lives
Africa's giant pouched rats have a lesser-known but equally critical vocation - saving lives by speeding up tuberculosis detection.
12 August 2016, 09:56 AM
Interesting health facts you never knew
You are about 1 centimeter taller in the morning than in the evening.
6 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Age-related pains and how to ease them
Many people have some sort of chronic pain, meaning the long-term kind that sticks around after an injury or
6 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Being overweight ages people's brains
The brains of overweight people look "10 years older" than those of leaner peers, a study has found. Brains naturally
6 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Reasons you should drink coffee every day
There really can’t be any adult in this great big world that has never tried coffee. It is consumed everywhere. But
6 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Rotavirus vaccine in national immunisation - how far?
Early this year thousands of children got access to rotavirus vaccines in India with the start of a national introduction
6 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Boy with ageing condition admitted to DMCH
The four-year-old boy of Magura who looks like an 80-year-old man due to the premature ageing condition progeria, has been admitted to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) this morning.
6 August 2016, 07:41 AM
Asthma pill 'promising' for people with severe symptoms
An experimental pill could help adults with severe asthma, an early study in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal suggests.
6 August 2016, 06:49 AM
Zika vaccines show early promise
Three different ways of designing a vaccine have been shown to be completely protective against the Zika virus.
5 August 2016, 09:39 AM
US health researchers test Zika vaccine as funds run low
US government researchers say they have begun their first clinical trial of a Zika vaccine while the Obama administration told lawmakers funds to fight the virus would run out in the coming weeks due to congressional inaction.
4 August 2016, 05:51 AM
Top health benefits of eating seafood
From saltwater and freshwater fish to deep water shellfish, seafood is a beloved delicacy. Seafood is nutrient-rich, serves as a good
30 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Antibiotic resistance: 'Snot wars' study yields new class of drugs
A new class of antibiotics has been discovered by analysing the bacterial warfare taking place up people's noses, scientists report. Tests
30 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Global immunisation coverage sustained in the past five years
The latest WHO and UNICEF data on global immunisation coverage show that 86% of the world’s children received the required 3 doses of
30 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Avoiding chronic back pain
If you have been sidelined by a sore back, you are not alone. Four out of five people experience back pain at some point, making it the
30 July 2016, 18:00 PM