A new study published in Diabetologia suggests that a ‘Sit Less’ intervention — breaking sitting with standing and light-intensity

Is chicken soup really a cold remedy? What about citrus? Here is what to eat and what to avoid when you are trying to beat a cold.

As much as half or more of the 12.6 million deaths caused by environmental pollution could be prevented with smart climate

Winter could not be a season of enjoyment for the patient who got musculoskeletal pain. Cold weather might exacerbate neck, back, knee or elbow pain.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released new guidelines on HIV self-testing to improve access to and uptake of HIV diagnosis.

Speakers at a workshop here yesterday laid special emphasis upon creating massive awareness among the common people about the symptoms and dangers of tuberculosis.

Health Minister Mohammed Nasim is stunned hearing that five officials of Rid Pharmaceuticals Ltd are acquitted in a case filed for manufacturing toxic paracetamol syrups that killed at least 28 children in 2009.

Poor hand washing practices are key and most risk factor for affecting diarrhea, pneumonia and many other infectious diseases in Bangladesh, health experts say.

The length of time donor lungs could be preserved prior to transplant could be safely extended to more than 12 hours — more

The convocation ceremony and workshop on Postgraduate Programme on Paediatric Nutrition (PGPN) was held at Lé Méridian in

In the past 40 years, there has been a large increase in the number of people living with high blood pressure (BP) worldwide

The Population Council, an international NGO has released new findings from its operations research study titled Strengthening

Many common foods (including some sugar-free ones) or even a bad cold can raise your blood sugar levels. Here are some

Surgeons at Melbourne's Monash Children’s Hospital complete a complex world-first reconstructive surgery on a two year-old Bangladeshi girl, born with a third leg.

Are you frustrated with the pests and bugs invading your home again and again? Do they just come back every time you thought you were done with them? Here is how you can create a pest free haven once and for all!

A major Australian study analyzing over 1,800 papers shows that homeopathy, the alternative treatment that relies on super-diluted substances and the principle of “like cures like” is completely ineffective, according to a report on smithsonian.com.

Estimates for 2015 suggest that 5.9 million children worldwide died before reaching the age of five, including 2.7 million

The Blue Sky Charitable Foundation (BSCF) recently held a dialogue with the physicians and breast cancer patients at the Dhaka

The birth of a new baby is a joyous time for most of the families. For those born prematurely, however, this period can be very

A full-term pregnancy lasts between 37 and 42 weeks, and “prematurity” describes when a baby is born earlier than 37 weeks.