Sciatica is the name given to pain caused by irritation of the sciatic nerve. Anything that irritates this nerve can cause pain, ranging from mild to severe.

Losing tongue fat might help improve obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), suggests a small study in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

More than a hundred countries are affected by vitamin A deficiency.

Persons aged 60 years and above are considered as senior citizens. Various statistics show that the number of elderly population in Bangladesh is approximately 13 million which represents 8 percent of the total population and the average life expectancy is about 72 years.

Weight loss surgery (otherwise known as bariatric surgery) is associated with a distinct reduction in skin-cancer risk, a study published in JAMA Dermatology shows. This finding can be described as a key piece of evidence that substantiates the connection between weight loss and malignant skin cancer.

If you are counting calories, it is important to watch what is in your glass as well as what is on your plate. Choosing the right beverage and keeping an eye on how much you pour can help curb your appetite and cut calories.

Dietary vitamin C deficiency was identified in 10 patients previously suspected to have juvenile idiopathic arthritis, vasculitis, or chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis.

Arsenic poisoning is a global health issue affecting millions of people worldwide. It naturally occurs with ubiquitous distribution throughout the earth’s crust, groundwater, air and food products.

The High Court directs the government to suspend the retirement facilities of the outgoing director of National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital (NICRH) Prof Dr Md Moarraf Hossen for negligence in preserving and protecting the equipment including of the ICU at the hospital.

Medtronic Bangladesh Pvt Ltd announced the clinical data from Onyx ONE Global Study. The prospective, multi-centre, randomised study assessed the clinical outcomes between two drug-eluting stents (DES) in nearly 2,000 high-bleeding risk (HBR) patients with one month of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT).

​Health is an important issue in our daily lives. People of all sphere’s in the society irrespective of their socio-economic condition are very much concerned in their wellbeing. In fact, that becomes a priority when someone suffers from any illness.

Cumulative exposure to obesity could be at least as important as actually being obese in terms of risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D), concludes new research published in the journal Diabetologia. The study is by Dr Juhua Luo, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA, and colleagues.

For some reason, families always think of playing a passive role in one’s addiction story. The family members tend to believe or rather wish to believe that they have nothing to do with it and they are just the “recipients” of the bad news -- as this stance, frees them from any responsibility.

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases, affecting nearly 50 million people of all ages around the world.

Higher intake of ultra-processed foods (for example, packaged snack foods) is associated with increased risk for type 2 diabetes, according to a prospective study in JAMA Internal Medicine.

World leaders and health experts recently handed eight recommendations to Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), that could save millions of lives and promote mental health.

Researchers have identified yet another complication of vaping. In the European Respiratory Journal, they describe a woman who developed giant cell interstitial pneumonia (a.k.a., hard metal pneumoconiosis, or “cobalt lung”) after six months of vaping cannabis. The condition is usually seen in workers exposed to hard metals.

Over-the-counter drugs and chicken soup help both the cold and the flu, right?

For the first time, the World Health Organisation (WHO) projects that the number of males using tobacco is on the decline, indicating a powerful shift in the global tobacco epidemic.

A new approach is needed to help reduce undernutrition and obesity at the same time, as the issues become increasingly connected due to rapid changes in countries’ food systems.