As much as half or more of the 12.6 million deaths caused by environmental pollution could be prevented with smart climate

Winter could not be a season of enjoyment for the patient who got musculoskeletal pain. Cold weather might exacerbate neck, back, knee or elbow pain.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released new guidelines on HIV self-testing to improve access to and uptake of HIV diagnosis.

The length of time donor lungs could be preserved prior to transplant could be safely extended to more than 12 hours — more

The convocation ceremony and workshop on Postgraduate Programme on Paediatric Nutrition (PGPN) was held at Lé Méridian in

In the past 40 years, there has been a large increase in the number of people living with high blood pressure (BP) worldwide

The Population Council, an international NGO has released new findings from its operations research study titled Strengthening

Many common foods (including some sugar-free ones) or even a bad cold can raise your blood sugar levels. Here are some

Surgeons at Melbourne's Monash Children’s Hospital complete a complex world-first reconstructive surgery on a two year-old Bangladeshi girl, born with a third leg.

Are you frustrated with the pests and bugs invading your home again and again? Do they just come back every time you thought you were done with them? Here is how you can create a pest free haven once and for all!

A major Australian study analyzing over 1,800 papers shows that homeopathy, the alternative treatment that relies on super-diluted substances and the principle of “like cures like” is completely ineffective, according to a report on smithsonian.com.

Estimates for 2015 suggest that 5.9 million children worldwide died before reaching the age of five, including 2.7 million

The Blue Sky Charitable Foundation (BSCF) recently held a dialogue with the physicians and breast cancer patients at the Dhaka

The birth of a new baby is a joyous time for most of the families. For those born prematurely, however, this period can be very

A full-term pregnancy lasts between 37 and 42 weeks, and “prematurity” describes when a baby is born earlier than 37 weeks.

Thalassaemia is the most common congenital disorder in the world including Bangladesh, but one of the least known diseases

The World Health Organization declares that Zika no longer constitutes an international emergency, but it stresses a need for a long-term effort to address the virus, which has been linked to birth defects and neurological complications.

Feeling down? Try eating some of these foods, which are loaded with nutrients that may help you feel happier.

A powerful national mass media campaign to show the deadly harm of tobacco - and support the warning labels now on tobacco packs

New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) shows that high levels