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Mobile tower radiation: Govt asked to obtain expert report on health risk

The High Court directs the health ministry to obtain a report from the experts of three international organisations about public health risk from radiation emitted from mobile phone towers set up in different areas across the country.
28 March 2017, 08:53 AM

Are vegetable oils healthy?

In small amounts, vegetable oils are healthy, as they contain fats that are essential in our diets. But our consumption of vegetable oil has increased considerably, and the health effects of high intakes are a source of scientific debate.
25 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Graphical health warnings on cigarette packs found effective

A recently completed sample-based study done in Bangladesh claims that the health warning labels describing the harmful effects of tobacco products using text and/or pictures are found to be effective.
25 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Physiotherapy in the management of stroke

Mr Idrish Ali, A 55 year old man came to a physiotherapist to consult about his personal complication.
25 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Global rise of multidrug resistant TB threatens to derail progress

The rise of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB) threatens to derail decades of progress in controlling the disease, according to a new report in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine published on World TB day on 24th March.
25 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Marketing whiz kids fight it out at Teer BRANDRill ‘17

After an extremely close competition among the 10 qualifying teams, Second String from Bangladesh Universities of Professionals became winners of the first ever nationwide branding competition in the country.
23 March 2017, 18:00 PM

2.24 lakh TB patients detected in 2016

At least 2.24 lakh tuberculosis (TB) patients were detected in 2016, which is four percent higher than that of the previous year, according to the National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTP).
23 March 2017, 14:03 PM

1st Japan birth achieved via egg from unnamed donor

A woman unable to become pregnant with her own eggs due to illness has given birth to a baby conceived using a donated egg from an anonymous third party, a Kobe-based nonprofit organization that mediated between them announces.
23 March 2017, 04:53 AM

A mobile tower radiation harmful: Government report

Radiation emitted by a tower of a mobile operator in Bangladesh is harmful for public health, the government says in a report.
22 March 2017, 08:25 AM

Yaba: A killer of young generation

Yaba tablets which are a combination of methamphetamine and caffeine have become very popular in Bangladesh over the past decade. The numbers regarding the yaba users reported is far less than the actual users.
18 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Ahoy Bangladesh Ltd. launched services in Dhaka

Ahoy Bangladesh opens its services to residents of Bangladesh for making medical treatment in India easy and trouble free in association with Ahoy India, a pioneer in medical value travel company in India.
18 March 2017, 18:00 PM

The weaponisation of health care

Marking six years since the start of the Syrian conflict (15 March), a study in The Lancet provides new estimates for the number of
18 March 2017, 18:00 PM

A guide to brain cancer

Like any other part of your body, your brain can have a tumour, which happens when cells grow out of control and form a solid mass.
18 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Global campaign for gender equality unveils high-level leaders

Deliver for Good, a global campaign powered by Women Deliver in coordination with 10 founding partners that applies a gender lens
18 March 2017, 18:00 PM

4th National Conference on Natural Science and Technology

The Science and Math programme of Asian University for Women (AUW) is set to organise the fourth National Conference on Natural
16 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Hat-trick for aamra at World HRD Congress

Bangladeshi conglomerate, aamra, was awarded for Best Global CSR Practices by CHRO Asia at the World HRD Congress held in Mumbai
16 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Apollo Hospitals celebrates World Kidney Day

Apollo Hospitals in the capital Dhaka arranges various awareness programmes in collaboration with East West University and Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Limited in order to celebrate World Kidney Day on March 9, 2017.
13 March 2017, 09:59 AM

Praava Health announces PCR lab in Dhaka

Praava Health is going to launch its first outpatient health center in Dhaka, featuring family doctors and diagnostics.
11 March 2017, 18:00 PM

1.7 million child deaths a year

More than 1 in 4 deaths of children under 5 years of age are attributable to unhealthy environments.
11 March 2017, 18:00 PM

The association between type 2 diabetes and risk of death from cancer

A new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) reveals that type 2 diabetes
11 March 2017, 18:00 PM