Journey of Vietnam’s smallest student

Afflicted with a rare disorder, Dinh Van K’Re faced a life of struggle, until a kind teacher took him under his wing.
19 August 2018

Moderate carbohydrate intake may be best for health

Eating carbohydrates in moderation seems to be optimal for health and longevity, suggests new research published in The Lancet Public Health journal.
18 August 2018

Witnessing slaughtering of sacrificial animal by children to be allowed or not?

During Eid-ul-Adha every year thousands of animals are being slaughtered in our country and in many other countries. The question is
18 August 2018

World Humanitarian Day: Civilians and healthcare workers are #NotATarget

Every year on 19 August, World Humanitarian Day brings citizens of the world together to rally support for people living in crises and to pay tribute to the aid workers who help them.
18 August 2018

New method may allow real-time surveillance of drug-resistant TB

Global tuberculosis (TB) control and elimination will require detailed real-time information on the location of individuals with the
18 August 2018

How blood sugar levels affect your body

Your kidneys have to work hard to process all that extra sugar in your blood. When they cannot keep up, your body gets rid of it, along with water that your body needs.
18 August 2018

Antibiotic resistance genes in air pose threat to human health: Study

Urban air is being polluted by antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) whose exposure is posing threat to human health, researchers warn.
15 August 2018

Blue light from digital devices could contribute to eye disease and blindness, says study

New US research finds that blue light from digital devices such as smartphones and tablets can trigger a process in the retina of the eye which kills cells, and may increase the risk of blindness.
12 August 2018

Nobo Jatra explored the WaSH realms of South Western Bangladesh

About half of the people in the coastal south western districts of Khulna and Satkhira of Bangladesh have no access to safe drinking
11 August 2018

Prenatal folic acid affects children's brains

Children born before the U.S.-mandated folic acid fortification of foods had atypical cortical maturation and greater psychosis risk compared with children born afterwards.
11 August 2018

Exercise tied to better mental health, but more is not necessarily better

Adults who exercise have better mental health than those who do not, according to a cross-sectional study in the Lancet Psychiatry.
11 August 2018

3 in 5 babies not breastfed in the first hour of life

An estimated 78 million babies — or three in five — are not breastfed within the first hour of life, putting them at higher risk of death
11 August 2018

Gallstones: reasons behind and remedy

Gallstones can be simply defined as the solid stones formed in the gallbladder. The gallbladder is a pear-shaped small structure that remains underneath the liver and by a common bile duct it is connected with the liver.
11 August 2018

Women more likely to die of heart attack if doctor is male: study

Matching female doctors to female patients "reduced the probability of death by 5.4 percent, relative to this baseline," the study says..
10 August 2018

A disease of the children that can easily be prevented

Rotavirus is one of the several viruses known to cause a self-limited gastroenteritis, better known as diarrhoea. Fluid stool losses may be dramatic, and death from dehydration is not uncommon, particularly in developing countries like Bangladesh.
4 August 2018

Drinking alcohol while breastfeeding tied to worse cognition in offspring

Infants whose mothers drank alcohol while breast-feeding had lower cognition scores by age 6, according to an observational study.
4 August 2018

WHD 2018

Asgar Ali Hospital commemorated World Hepatitis Day (July 28, 2018) focusing on this year’s theme “Time to Test, Time to Treat, Time to Cure”.
4 August 2018

A meaningful youth participation is key to achieve FP2020 commitments

Family Planning 2020 (FP2020) is a global partnership that supports the rights of women and girls to decide, freely, and for themselves,
4 August 2018

CARE Bangladesh champions multi sectoral approach to tackle malnutrition

In the remote haor areas in Sunamganj, Bangladesh, a band of community actors are working in collaboration with different
4 August 2018

Prenatal folic acid affects children's brains

In group analyses, children born before the U.S.-mandated folic acid fortification of foods had atypical cortical maturation and greater psychosis risk compared with children born afterwards.
28 July 2018