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New research challenges long-held childhood obesity theory
19 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Did You Know? / Pancreatic fat raises alarm over childhood obesity risks
19 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Food for thought / The dangerous escape of emotional eating
19 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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A broken heart is not just a feeling, it’s a medical emergency
19 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Junk food trap / Ultra-processed meals linked to rising teen obesity
19 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Pain today, disability tomorrow? The risk of ignored joint injuries
19 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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MPs sound alarm over failing health facilities in their constituencies
16 April 2026, 18:18 PM
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Fit or just trending? The reality of gym culture among the youth
12 April 2026, 06:41 AM
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icddr,b and the government scale up life-saving bubble CPAP to combat measles and pneumonia in children
12 April 2026, 06:36 AM
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Screening of cancers in the reproductive organs
Women experience various types of cancers. Among them, the cancer in the reproductive organs has a frequency of 14%. This can be
16 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Facebook lets blind people 'see' its photos
As the internet becomes dominated by images, Facebook is launching a system which can "read" photos and tell visually impaired people
16 April 2016, 18:00 PM
E-skin 'can monitor body's oxygen level'
Scientists say they have developed ultra-thin electronic "skin" that can measure oxygen levels when stuck to the body.
16 April 2016, 05:29 AM
Sean Parker sets up $25m cancer immunotherapy collaboration
$250 million grant from Silicon Valley billionaire Sean Parker aims to speed development of more effective cancer treatments by fostering collaboration among leading researchers in the field.
14 April 2016, 15:07 PM
[WATCH] Amazing facts about the immortal cells of Henrietta Lacks
Here are some amazing facts about the immortal cells of Henrietta Lacks.
10 April 2016, 14:02 PM
Free health camp for waste pickers
Repon Chowdhury, Executive Director of Bangladesh Occupational Safety, Health and Environment (OSHE) Foundation addressing
9 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Reconstructing new oesophagus tissue in a critically ill patient
Writing in The Lancet, US doctors report the first case of a human patient whose severely damaged oesophagus was reconstructed using
9 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Hidden hunger of our children
About a month ago, I examined a boy of 4 years old with the complaints of pallor, decrease attention, loss of interest, rough skin,
9 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Diabetes and gallbladder problems connections
The evidence that people with diabetes are at greater risk of gallstones is clear, but no specific cause is known. Perhaps it is because
9 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Beat diabetes
Diabetes is one of the largest global health emergencies of the 21st century. Each year more and more people live with this condition,
9 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Yeast infection fails first US uterus transplant
The first uterus transplant in the US fails because of yeast infection, Cleveland Clinic, a multispecialty academic hospital located in Cleveland, Ohio, revealed on Friday.
9 April 2016, 14:55 PM
Chinese medicine plant secrets probed
Scientists have unravelled one of the secrets of a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine.
9 April 2016, 13:57 PM
Be the change: Demo Day of Innovate, Incubate & Grow
Organisations of all sorts aim to become sustainable and profitable, but some end up doing unscrupulous activities in the process. But sustainability and improving lives can certainly go hand in hand; such is the model of social enterprises.
7 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Govt rejects HRW report on arsenic
LGRD Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain terms Human Right Watch report on arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh as a blatant lie and says no-one dies of arsenic poisoning recently.
7 April 2016, 11:09 AM
80 lakh Bangladeshis suffering from diabetes: State minister
Around 80 lakh people in Bangladesh are suffering from diabetes, State Minister for Health Zahid Malik says.
6 April 2016, 10:13 AM
Vitamin D 'heals damaged hearts'
Vitamin D supplements may help people with diseased hearts, a study suggests.
5 April 2016, 06:19 AM
Diabetes in children
The term diabetes mellitus describes as a metabolic disorder of multiple etiologies characterised by chronic hyperglycemia with
2 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Discussion on cancer awareness and counselling
Centre for Cancer Prevention and Research (CCPR) organised a di
2 April 2016, 18:00 PM
`Pharma Fest’ held at North South University
North South University (NSU) organised a ‘Pharma Fest’ with
2 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Cure for HIV reportedly 3 years away
A cure for HIV and AIDS reportedly could be just a few years away after scientists have been able to successfully snip away the virus from
2 April 2016, 18:00 PM