Bangladesh lags behind in palliative care

Bangladesh remains far behind what is needed to minimise the pain and sufferings of patients when they know their
9 October 2015

Psychological wellbeing more important than physical wellbeing

Psychological well-being is much more important than physical wellbeing as people of the 21st century spend days in great stress, said Dhaka University Vice Chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique yesterday.
9 October 2015

Heart attack test 'cuts hospital stays'

A blood test can more than halve the number of people admitted to hospital with a suspected heart attack, say doctors.
8 October 2015

Dhaka to ensure workplace health, safety

Minister for Industries Amir Hossain Amu reiterated the government's commitment to ensure occupational safety and
7 October 2015

Fast-tracked skin cancer drug pembrolizumab gets approval

A new drug for advanced skin cancer should be made available on the NHS in England, experts recommend.
7 October 2015

Patient, relatives robbed

Muggers robbed a family carrying a patient in an ambulance at Bondbil in Alamdanga upazila of Chuadanga district on Monday. Abu Bakar
6 October 2015

Umbrella rally on Int. Day of Older People

Governments at 70th UNGA promised to make sustainable development of older people too with the newly adopted SDGs. They discussed in the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing, that a new convention is required.
2 October 2015

Talk on World Mental Health held at IUB

The School of Public Health of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organised a public talk on World Mental Health recently at IUB campus in Dhaka.
2 October 2015

Asthma steroids could stunt growth!

Young children given asthma medication before the age of two may not grow to their full height in later life, a preliminary report suggests.
2 October 2015

Improving blood safety worldwide

Transfusion medicine is a fast-moving and exciting field of research. But worldwide access to its life-saving interventions is limited to relatively few. In many regions of the developing world access to these treatments is simply not available.
2 October 2015

Seven greetings

1. Wake up early (whole house); morning has a very special flavour – promise! You will not regret.
2 October 2015

Don't delay repairing your hernia

A hernia occurs when an organ or fatty tissue squeezes through a weak spot in a surrounding muscle or connective tissue called fascia. The most common types of hernia are inguinal (inner groin), incisional (resulting from an incision), femoral (outer groin), umbilical (belly button), and hiatal (upper stomach).
2 October 2015

36 more jailed for defying ban on hilsa fishing

Mobile courts on Wednesday sentenced 31 fishermen to one year's imprisonment each for netting hilsa in the Meghna River for violation of the ongoing temporary ban.
1 October 2015

'Good bacteria' key to stopping asthma

Being exposed to "good bacteria" early in life could prevent asthma developing, say Canadian scientists.
1 October 2015

Age of menopause 'controllers' found

Sections of DNA that control when women go through the menopause have been identified by scientists.
30 September 2015

Top five foods for keeping your heart healthy

To achieve a happy and healthy life, it's important to include heart-healthy foods in one's daily routine so as to keep diseases at bay.
29 September 2015

Muslims set to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha

The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated across the country on Friday with due solemnity and religious fervour.
24 September 2015

Lab-grown kidneys work in animals

Scientists say they are a step closer to growing fully functioning replacement kidneys, after promising results in animals.
22 September 2015

Hope for faster treatment of urinary tract infections

Urinary tract infections can be treated more quickly using a new DNA sequencing device, according to research.
21 September 2015

Hope for faster treatment of UTI

Urinary tract infections can be treated more quickly using a new DNA sequencing device, according to research, reports BBC.
19 September 2015