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Demand urged for medical technologists
Bangladesh Technical Education Board (BTEB) Medical Technologist Society recently organised a press conference in the national
22 October 2016, 18:00 PM
A seminar on hyper-tension organised
Bangladesh Society of Medicine organised a Scientific Seminar on Hypertension at Dhaka Club on October 10, 2016 — says a
22 October 2016, 18:00 PM
National deworming week has started
Nationwide deworming week (October 22-27, 2016) has started from yesterday running in all primary schools. A massive
22 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Tarry a while ...
The furor in the media and the uproar of the masses against the recent issuing of death certificates on two living neonates by
22 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Agents of women empowerment
The BRAC health programme addresses the health and nutritional status of women and children in Bangladesh and covers 120
22 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Drinking two sweetened drinks per day could double the risk of diabetes
Drinking two or more sweetened drinks per day could greatly increase your risk of diabetes, according to new research. In fact, it
22 October 2016, 18:00 PM
New blood test could detect cardiac diseases in unsuspected patients
Researchers have developed a blood test that may help detect heart disease in asymptomatic individuals by measuring the immune
15 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Global strategy on diet, physical activity and health
The Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases 2013–2020 proposes that “as appropriate to national
15 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Bangladeshi women lack basic lifesaving drugs in pregnancy and childbirth
Global health organisation PATH and a local NGO SERAC-Bangladesh recently joined together to highlight the fact that many
15 October 2016, 18:00 PM
What to do if you hate needles
What you are experiencing is called a vasovagal response, a reflex that occurs when your body overreacts to certain triggers, like blood or
15 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Call for better working conditions for midwives
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners are calling for an end to the discrimination, harassment and lack of respect that
15 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Dubai's Burj Khalifa lit up in pink for breast cancer
The facade of the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in the Gulf emirate of Dubai, lights up in pink to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer.
14 October 2016, 05:01 AM
More young Asian women are diagnosed with breast cancer
The spike in the disease, breast cancer, has been attributed to a number of factors such as the lack of screening programmes, population density, scarcity of resources, and cultural restrictions and limitations.
9 October 2016, 07:22 AM
Dietary saturated fat linked to aggressive prostate cancer
Men with prostate cancer may be more likely to have the most serious form of the disease if their diet contains a lot of fat from
8 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Confusion over newborn’s death
Declaration of newborn death first in Faridpur and later in Chittagong, recently made a very chaotic situation in Bangladesh.
8 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Psychological first aid for all
World Mental Health Day is observed on October 10 every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health
8 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Guide to surgical options and chemotherapy
Some of the cancers that most often affect women are breast, colon, endometrial, lung, cervical, skin, and ovarian cancers.
8 October 2016, 18:00 PM
The state of the world’s health
Improvements in sanitation, immunisations, indoor air quality, and nutrition have enabled children in poor countries to live
8 October 2016, 18:00 PM
What you should know about chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is a common form of cancer treatment.
4 October 2016, 05:16 AM
New initiative launched to tackle cardiovascular diseases
World Heart Day was founded in 2000 to inform people around the globe that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading
1 October 2016, 18:00 PM