World Heart Day was founded in 2000 to inform people around the globe that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading

October is observed as the National Sanitation Month. Most people have probably not heard of it. However, Sanitation Month

The numbers of cases of childhood diarrhoea attributable to pathogens (bacteria, parasites, viruses or other infections) have

A study published in the British Journal of Cancer states that many more lives of cervical cancer patients could possibly be saved

Bangladesh Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) Supporting Group celebrated the World CML Day on September 22, 2016 in Dhaka

There are many safe non-drug remedies for anxiety, from mind-body techniques to supplements to calming teas. Some start

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If you feel exhausted all day long for no apparent reason, if your face and palms look as pale as a character in a vampire movie, if you often feel faint, lightheaded and dizzy, especially while working out or climbing stairs - you probably are anaemic.

Tobacco smoke leaves its mark on DNA by changing a chemical code on the DNA molecule that can sometimes change gene activity, according to a new study.

Depression during and after pregnancy may be linked to gestational diabetes, reports Live Science quoting a new government study originally published in the journal Diabetologia.

New research shows that daytime naps of over 1 hour or more increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 45% compared

If you have been considering cutting out or cutting back on red meat, you may be wondering if you will wind up depriving your

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Too much fat in your diet, specially saturated fats, can raise your cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart disease. Cutting

Eid-ul-Azha is an important and memorable event which Muslims of the world celebrate. It is important to remain healthy in

Md Abul Hossain (not a real name) was suffering from immense physical pain for a long time. He had visited a clinic with the

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It happens to most of us: constipation is a silent pain, and just like poop, nobody wants to talk about it. Constipation occurs

A new Cochrane Review has found evidence from randomised trials that taking an oral vitamin D supplement in addition to