Devil’s Breath: truth or urban legend?
Stories about Datura are heard since childhood. One can be hypnotised if you take or inhale Datura. Scopolamine is also present in Jimson Weed (Datura stramonium), a plant found in most of the Latin American countries.
15 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Rising concern over HMPV amid seasonal surge
Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is an RNA virus. Belongs to the paramyxoviridae family, similar to RSV. It occurs in late winter and spring. Reinfection can occur throughout life.
11 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Dementia Alzheimers and the sundowning effect
Dementia itself is not a disease itself, a brain-related disorder.
12 October 2024, 18:00 PM
Maintaining health in the golden years
Cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and dementia are common chronic conditions in old age. Osteoarthritis, diabetes, and related mobility disabilities will increase in prevalence as the population ages. These population changes have considerable public health importance. No matter your age, it is important to take care of your body and prevent illness. But if you are older, the flu or common cold can progress and lead to complications. This includes secondary infections like pneumonia, bronchitis, an ear infection, or a sinus infection.
26 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Guard yourself this summer against these common health problems
It is that time of year when one has more concerns than just sweating out the summer heat. So, prepare yourself this summer to avoid some of these annoying health issues. Here are some of the most common summer illnesses to avoid and some helpful tips:
16 April 2022, 18:00 PM
What happens if you get vaccinated during COVID-19 positive?
Getting the COVID-19 vaccine is critical to your protection. When COVID-19 cases spread, everyone is at risk of contracting the infection.
12 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Common long COVID symptoms
Long COVID is not medically definitive but a term that describes a portion of the population struggling with symptoms for weeks or months after being infected with COVID-19, not just those who were seriously ill.
25 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Factors determining the 3rd wave of COVID-19 in Bangladesh
As cases of COVID-19 begin to peak in some parts of Bangladesh, health experts say a variety of factors, including the potential to develop
26 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Devil’s Breath: truth or urban legend?
Stories about Datura are heard since childhood. One can be hypnotised if you take or inhale Datura. Scopolamine is also present in Jimson Weed (Datura stramonium), a plant found in most of the Latin American countries.
15 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Rising concern over HMPV amid seasonal surge
Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is an RNA virus. Belongs to the paramyxoviridae family, similar to RSV. It occurs in late winter and spring. Reinfection can occur throughout life.
11 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Dementia Alzheimers and the sundowning effect
Dementia itself is not a disease itself, a brain-related disorder.
12 October 2024, 18:00 PM
Maintaining health in the golden years
Cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and dementia are common chronic conditions in old age. Osteoarthritis, diabetes, and related mobility disabilities will increase in prevalence as the population ages. These population changes have considerable public health importance. No matter your age, it is important to take care of your body and prevent illness. But if you are older, the flu or common cold can progress and lead to complications. This includes secondary infections like pneumonia, bronchitis, an ear infection, or a sinus infection.
26 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Guard yourself this summer against these common health problems
It is that time of year when one has more concerns than just sweating out the summer heat. So, prepare yourself this summer to avoid some of these annoying health issues. Here are some of the most common summer illnesses to avoid and some helpful tips:
16 April 2022, 18:00 PM
What happens if you get vaccinated during COVID-19 positive?
Getting the COVID-19 vaccine is critical to your protection. When COVID-19 cases spread, everyone is at risk of contracting the infection.
12 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Common long COVID symptoms
Long COVID is not medically definitive but a term that describes a portion of the population struggling with symptoms for weeks or months after being infected with COVID-19, not just those who were seriously ill.
25 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Factors determining the 3rd wave of COVID-19 in Bangladesh
As cases of COVID-19 begin to peak in some parts of Bangladesh, health experts say a variety of factors, including the potential to develop
26 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Can vaccinated people spread COVID-19?
Vaccination is the key factor to minimise the risk of COVID-19, especially at a critical time like this when we are also facing added worries of an
12 June 2021, 18:00 PM
How to know if the COVID-19 vaccine is working?
To understand how COVID-19 vaccines work, it helps to first look at how our bodies fight illness. When germs, such as the virus that causes COVID-19, invade our bodies, they attack and multiply. This invasion, called an infection, is what causes illness. Our immune system uses several tools to fight infection.
27 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Do vaccinated people need to maintain social distancing?
The world has successfully completed history’s fastest development of a new vaccine. The vaccines for COVID-19 are said to be safe. Will life be the same after vaccination?
30 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Is the new strain of Coronavirus more dangerous & contagious?
While Coronavirus continues to wreak havoc in our lives, the new strain has spread panic among people not only in England but even outside. Scientists are working hard to track the origin of the new virus, but nothing has been confirmed yet. The even horrifying news is that the new virus is 56 per cent more contagious, as per the experts.
23 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Do’s and don’ts of wearing a mask
When you wear a mask, you are making an effort to protect the health of others in your community and you are also keeping yourself and the people you love safe from COVID-19.
5 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Dengue outbreak: where do we stand?
An outbreak is a sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as disease. Dengue is a viral infection transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito.
3 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Post COVID-19 recovery care
For those who have contracted COVID-19, the road to recovery can be like looking down the barrel.
29 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Do’s and don’ts during COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 is wreaking havoc worldwide. The pandemic is not going to go overnight; we should learn to live with it. To do that, we should know what things we should do and what to avoid.
8 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Unusual symptoms of COVID-19
What are the more unusual symptoms of COVID-19 and what should you be watching out for? Other symptoms that have also become prevalent in patients are the loss of smell or taste, fatigue and a runny nose, as well as diarrhoea.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Is herd immunity on COVID-19 hard to achieve?
Herd immunity is a concept based on the body’s immune resistance to the spread of a contagious disease within a population.
13 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Why quarantine is important to put brakes on COVID-19 outbreak?
There are public health tools that could slow down the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, like washing hands with soap, not touching the face, staying away from patients etc.
14 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Staying healthy in old age
Persons aged 60 years and above are considered as senior citizens. Various statistics show that the number of elderly population in Bangladesh is approximately 13 million which represents 8 percent of the total population and the average life expectancy is about 72 years.
4 January 2020, 18:00 PM