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Junk food trap / Ultra-processed meals linked to rising teen obesity
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Pain today, disability tomorrow? The risk of ignored joint injuries
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MPs sound alarm over failing health facilities in their constituencies
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Change in sense of humour 'a sign of impending dementia'
An increasingly warped sense of humour could be an early warning sign of impending dementia, say UK experts.
10 November 2015, 06:57 AM
Human brain’s ultimate barrier to open for first time
This is believed to be neuroscience’s final frontier. Tiny bubbles will open the blood-brain barrier to sneak drugs into tumours – and we might treat Alzheimer's the same way, reports New Scientist.
10 November 2015, 05:14 AM
Cardiovascular summit held in Dhaka
Medtronic in partnership with D16 Pharma and Biotec organised a cardiovascular summit in Dhaka on November 6, 2015 to address the barriers to the treatment of cardiovascular diseases in Bangladesh.
7 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Pink road show for breast cancer awareness
Pink road show for breast cancer awareness
7 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Ananta Jalil named as goodwill ambassador of ICAAP12
Popular Bangladeshi film actor Ananta Jalil was introduced as a goodwill ambassador of the 12th International Congress on AIDS in Asia
7 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Acupuncture & Alexander technique help alleviate chronic neck pain
Both acupuncture and the Alexander technique can improve chronic neck pain, according to a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
7 November 2015, 18:00 PM
First ever endoscopic laser assisted surgery performed in United Hospital
There are many birth defect which needs to be corrected immediately following delivery of baby. Such a condition is bilateral choanal atresia.
7 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Hope. Action. Change.
A new era started with hope and vision for millions of psoriasis patients on October 29, 2004. The International Federation of Psoriasis Associations (IFPA) declared the psoriasis day on that day.
7 November 2015, 18:00 PM
WHO to declare end of Ebola in Sierra Leone
The World Health Organization is set to announce that Ebola-ravaged Sierra Leone has beaten an epidemic that killed almost 4,000 of its people and plunged the economy into recession.
7 November 2015, 05:00 AM
NSUers Meet Corporate Icons '15 ends on a high note
Young Entrepreneur's Society (YES!), the business club of North South University, successfully held NSUers Meet Corporate Icons (NMCI) for the sixth consecutive year. This year it was a two-day long seminar touting the tagline 'Know your myths, know your majors'. The goal was to deliver useful information regarding the six major business degrees and to clear any sort of confusion in the minds of the students.
5 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Seasonal flu: expert advices and home remedies
Have you ever wondered what measures can be adopted to prevent yourself from this flu? The Daily Star brings to you expert advice from medical practioners on ‘home remedies to prevent seasonal flu’
5 November 2015, 07:33 AM
Medtronic to organise a cardiovascular summit in Dhaka
A summit on cardiovascular diseases titled Cardiovascular Summit is going to be held on November 6, 2015 in Hotel Le Meridien, Dhaka,
31 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Apollo observes World Stroke Day
Apollo Hospitals Dhaka has joined forces with stroke campaigners around the world on World Stroke Day on the October 29, as part of
31 October 2015, 18:00 PM
The importance of eye pressure
In general people are concerned about their blood pressure. But a lot of us are not aware of eye pressure known as intra-ocular
31 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Kids need less sugar and more fat
Independent scientists and nutritionists at the Alliance for Natural Health International (ANH-Intl) have recently published new guidelines
31 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Sound environment and friendly relation ensure quality treatment
Recently Prof Dr Kamrul Hassan Khan, Vice Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), talked to Shahnoor
31 October 2015, 18:00 PM
A decade of tracking progress
Countdown to 2015 – Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival – launched its 2015 Report on October 19, 2015, at the first Global
31 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Heat-triggered 'grenades' hit cancer
Scientists have designed microscopic "grenades" that can explode their cancer-killing payload in tumours.
31 October 2015, 08:54 AM
NSUers Meet Corporate Icons 2015
NSUers Meet Corporate Icons (NMCI) is a series of seminars conducted by NSU Young Entrepreneur's Society (YES!) for the students of North South University to have an opportunity for hands-on advice from different business representatives. The series covers entrepreneurship, corporate life and everything in between.
29 October 2015, 18:00 PM
'Milestone' prostate cancer drug
The first drug that targets precise genetic mutations in prostate cancer has been shown to be effective in a "milestone" trial by UK scientists.
29 October 2015, 05:11 AM