'Hepatitis' means inflammation of the liver and also refers to a group of viral infections that affect the liver. Viral hepatitis – a group of infectious diseases known as hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E. They are transmitted through different routes: Hepatitis A and E through contaminated food and water; Hepatitis B – through unsafe blood and other bodily fluids; Hepatitis C – mostly through infectious blood; and Hepatitis D – serving as an additional infection in the presence of Hepatitis B.

Diabetes is a progressive disease which only can be compared with atom bomb which should be defused within time. Diabetes mellitus (DM), commonly

Glaxosmithkline (GSK) and Save the Children announced the launch of their third annual $1 million Healthcare Innovation Award that rewards innovations in healthcare that have helped to reduce child deaths in developing countries.

Black seed oil is known around the world by many names because of its ancient accepted history and medicinal judgment. This oil is made from a remarkable herb called Nigella sativa.

As we all know, the Bengali word “Kumvokorno” means “people who sleeps longer hours”. While these people are enjoying many happy hours in bed – sleeping and dreaming, the researchers from University of Cambridge discovered a new association between longer hours of sleeping and stroke!

Irregular sleeping patterns have been "unequivocally" shown to lead to cancer in tests on mice, a study suggests.

Chance of returning to a normal weight after becoming obese is only one in 210 for men and one in 124 for women over a year, research suggests.

A committee of scientific experts is calling on the government to halve the recommended daily intake of sugar.

ECF – a global platform for ex-cadets of Bangladesh – distributed used and underutilised toys to the sick children admitted at DMCH under the Toys-R-Urs project

It may be possible to "soften-up" cancers before hitting them with chemotherapy drugs, researchers suggest.

People, exposed to passive smoking, now can be free of danger using a new air-cleaning filter that can prevent all the harmful smoke substances in a room - where ten people are simultaneously smoking - in less than an hour, researchers say.

Smoking could play a direct role in the development of schizophrenia and needs to be investigated, according to a study published in The Lancet.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh hosted the Launching Ceremony of National Scale Up

Black foods have been around us forever; but recently scientists have rediscovered particular important ingredients inside these black foods.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging countries to move towards universal health coverage and to scale up international investment in catalytic

Every year the Holy month of Ramadan provides us with the opportunity to eliminate unhealthy eating pattern and gives our overburdened digestive systems a much needed break. However, now that the blessed month of Ramadan is almost over and the Eid-ul-Fitr festivities are on our way soon. Here are few tips for maintaining the incredible health benefits and habits that you worked so hard to gain in Ramadan.

Interactive inforgraph of twelve common diseases of male and female

A cheap and safe drug could help half of women with breast cancer to live longer, scientists suggest.

Uppsala University is one of the oldest universities in Sweden that is more than 500 years old. Since its birth in 1477, it is continuously putting its effort for the

There is steady progress against polio in the world in recent years. In May 2013, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) launched the Eradication &