The Article 15(a) of Bangladesh’s constitution has distinctly recognised healthcare as a fundamental right of all citizens, and it has been stipulated by the Article 18(1) that raising nutrition level and improving the quality of public health should be a top priority of the state.

Breast cancer treatment can be highly effective, especially when the disease is identified early. Treatment of breast cancer often consists of a combination of surgical removal, radiation therapy and medication (hormonal therapy, chemotherapy and/or targeted biological therapy) to treat the microscopic cancer that has spread from the breast tumor through the blood.

Are e-cigarettes and other vaping products dangerous?  -- often comes to our mind. The World Health Organisation (WHO) answers that e-cigarette emissions typically contain nicotine and other toxic substances that are harmful to both users, and non-users who are exposed to the aerosols second-hand. The counter groups claim that hundreds of millions of cigarette smokers could benefit from switching to vaping, which is 95% less harmful.

Those who are aware of “Pineal Gland’ – some of them call it a mysterious body. It has been recognised as significant since the ancient Greek scholars. But, this gland would not be fully understood until the 20th century.

World Diabetes Day, observed every year on November 14, provides an opportunity to raise awareness of diabetes as a global public health issue and what needs to be done, collectively and individually, for better prevention, diagnosis and management of the condition.

There is mounting evidence suggesting that an infection with SARS-CoV-2 can increase cardiovascular risk (NEJM JW Gen Med May 1 2022 and Nat Med 2022; 28:583).

Today we would like to discuss a prime ingredient in skin care regimen. Any guess...? Yes, it is full of goodness, fan-favorite hyaluronic acid serum. There are many queries regarding serum, like what is serum, how to use, what does it do. We all know more or less about skin care rituals moisturising, cleansing, and protecting.

In recent days, it has become impossible to look away from the fact that people from all walks of life are becoming increasingly wary of inflation.

Once a wise person said, “The problem with the Rat Race is that even if you win, you are still a rat.” Rat race is a pain for today’s lifestyle. It is usually defined as ‘a way of life in which people are caught up in a fiercely competitive struggle for wealth and/or power’.

The Global status report on physical activity 2022, published recenylt by the World Health Organisation (WHO), measures the extent to which governments are implementing recommendations to increase physical activity across all ages and abilities.

The time it takes a cancer patient to see a doctor, receive a diagnosis and begin treatment can vary greatly depending on the patient’s location and the type of cancer, with individuals in lower-income countries taking up to four times longer to initiate care, according to a new study findings in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.

For the first time in Bangladesh, gene therapy has been applied to treat the chronic neurological disease Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). The National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital (NINS) has reached a new milestone by applying gene therapy to a child for the first time in Bangladesh to treat this congenital disease.

Too often we misjudge the power of balancing our mindsets and emotions. If we do not have control over reactions including our mouth and counter wildly, we will not have control over our future, and we will let others control us.

New research presented at this year’s International Congress on Obesity in Melbourne (the biennial congress of the World Obesity Federation) shows how increasing consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) is associated with both dilution of protein consumption and increasing BMI and overweight/obesity.

Every year on October 27, World Occupational Therapy Day is observed. This year the theme was “Opportunity + Choice = Justice”. As occupational therapists, we believe individuals have rights to get engaged in meaningful occupations that contribute positively to their own well-being.

Dhaka is often attributed as the rickshaw capital of the world. However, now-a-days it seems the city is trying its utmost to become the world’s junk-food capital as well. While the junk-food industry provides employment to approximately 2.3 million people countrywide, the harm that it causes to our health and eventually to our economy in the long run, cannot just be brushed aside.

Adults over 50 who sleep for five hours or less per night have a greater risk of developing more than one chronic disease when compared to their peers who sleep seven hours, according to a study.

Vitiligo commonly known as Sheti in Bangladesh, is a depigmentation disorder affects the skin melanocyte cells by our own immune system  - mainly the T lymphocyte. Many factors are associated for vitiligo. In Bangladesh, many people assume it  a contagious disease - but scientifically it is a myth. It occurs for the hyperactivity of the body’s defense system that kills the melanin producing cells.

“Beauty is Truth, Truth is beauty.” The beauty of humanity shows the real truth of nature. And this truth bears a vital factor named ‘Kindness’ - that takes one to tranquility. It is a tree with many branches; like, forgiveness, gratitude, humbleness and ‘culture of giving’. Among these good-deeds, ‘Culture of Giving’ carries a substantial meaning that brings completeness in one’s life. Some of us think ‘giving’ means ‘giving money’. But, it means giving more than just money.

Does walking for exercise have a beneficial long-term effect in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA)? In a study, researchers used data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative — a U.S. community-based, prospective cohort study — to address this question in 1,200 participants (mean age, 63) with radiographic evidence of knee OA.