The price of sitting too much

Chances are, you are reading this article while perched in a chair. The strangest thing in the world is that people spend all day scrunched in a chair. It is a form of physical entrapment.
20 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Benefits of biotin

Biotin or vitamin H is part of the complex B vitamins. Along with helping the body metabolise fats and carbohydrates, biotin has been linked to improved hair health and maintaining proper function of the nervous system.
20 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Do you know Alzheimer's?

It is normal for people to become a bit forgetful as they age. So how can you differentiate a harmless memory problems from Alzheimer's disease? One in eight people 65 and older (in western country) have this devastating condition form of dementia. In its first stage, Alzheimer’s may not be obvious to friends and family. But there are some early warning signs to watch for.
20 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Dr Ehsan Hoque gets humanitarian award from RMC

Dr Ehsan Hoque, a child rights activist, founder and executive director of Distressed Children & Infants International
20 February 2016, 18:00 PM

AIDS treatment to be free of cost: Nasim

The government has taken initiatives to provide treatments and medicines free of cost to HIV positive patients at
20 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Stents and surgery equally durable, safe to reduce stroke risk: Study

Study finds doctors can choose a treatment option between stents and surgery to reduce stroke risk based on ease, comfort and best fit for a patient's individual medical condition.
20 February 2016, 14:11 PM

CDC, Brazil start big study to test Zika link to birth defects

US and Brazilian researchers are heading to João Pessoa in the state of Paraíba on Monday to recruit mothers and babies in one of the biggest government-led studies to understand whether the Zika virus is linked to microcephaly, a rare birth defect.
20 February 2016, 06:28 AM

Detective hurt in Badda attack

A member of detective branch (DB) of police is injured as alleged miscreants attacked a team of DB in North Badda of Dhaka.
19 February 2016, 17:37 PM

Violence against children worries MJF

Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) yesterday expressed deep concern about the ongoing murders of children, abduction and torture on them.
17 February 2016, 20:39 PM

Man dies after 'falling sick ' at Kafrul Police Station

A man died after "falling sick" at the capital's Kafrul Police Station yesterday.
17 February 2016, 20:19 PM

Taramon Bibi shifted to Dhaka CMH

Freedom fighter Taramon Bibi, who was undergoing treatment at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH), was
17 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Seminar on “E-Commerce in Bangladesh”

Bill Gates had once quoted, “If your business is not on the internet, then your business will be out of business”.
17 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Excitement at new cancer treatment

A therapy that retrains the body's immune system to fight cancer has provoked excitement after more than 90% of terminally ill patients reportedly went into remission.
16 February 2016, 13:17 PM

Railways Minster Mujibul Haque falls sick at JS session

Railways Minster Mujibul Haque was admitted to a hospital in the capital as he fell sick while replying to lawmakers' queries in parliament yesterday evening.
15 February 2016, 18:00 PM

All teens should be screened for depression!

All primary care doctors, including pediatricians and family physicians, should screen adolescents routinely for depression, new
13 February 2016, 18:00 PM

10 benefits of carrots

Forget about vitamin A pills. With this orange crunchy power food, you get vitamin A and a host of other powerful health benefits
13 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Know your symptoms: Prostate cancer

As men get older their prostate gland often enlarges. This is usually not due to cancer. It is a condition called benign prostatic
13 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Zika virus, microcephaly and protection

Although symptoms associated with Zika virus are generally mild, a possible association has been observed between the unusual rise
13 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Devices that matter most for the elderly and disabled

Morten Bjorkman is 92 years old and lives in Stockholm. Since his wife died, when he was 77, he has lived on his own. While his 2
13 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Zika virus may hide in organs protected from immune system

The Zika virus may be particularly adept at entrenching itself in parts of the body that are shielded from the immune system, making it harder to fight off and possibly lengthening the timeframe in which it can be transmitted, top US experts say.
13 February 2016, 06:31 AM