Career Crafting Session organised by SevenSages

“There is only one thing common among us all, that is, we are all unique. Each one of us is promised a destiny, a unique place to belong and to excel. Jobs we do are mere spaces of exploration helping us to uncover this destiny. And being guided by this destiny is what makes our journey magical.”
3 March 2016, 18:00 PM

BSHRM to organise BSHRM-MetLife International Human Resources Conference

Bangladesh Society for Human Resource Management (BSHRM) organised a press conference last Saturday, February 13 to announce the date of their biggest event of the year.
3 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Moments of joy 'can damage heart'

The emotional stress that causes chest pains and breathlessness can occur in moments of joy as well as anger, grief and fear, a Swiss study suggests.
3 March 2016, 07:26 AM

Meningitis B petition rejected

Offering the meningitis B vaccine to all children is "not cost effective" and would be a waste of NHS money, the government says.
2 March 2016, 11:29 AM

Factbox: Why Zika virus is causing alarm

Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus behind a major outbreak that began in Brazil last year and has since spread to many countries in the Americas.
2 March 2016, 05:12 AM

Zika 'might cause' neurological disorder: study

New research gives the first evidence that Zika virus might cause a severe neurological disorder called Guillain-Barré syndrome.
1 March 2016, 04:54 AM

First sexually transmitted Zika case detected in France

France has detected its first sexually transmitted case of Zika in a woman whose partner had traveled to Brazil, the epicentre of an outbreak of the virus, a senior health official says.
28 February 2016, 05:06 AM

Two-stage injections cause children less pain

Many people are afraid of needles, but children are especially fearful. As a result, dentists are continually looking for ways to make
27 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Health News

Labaid Hospital organised a patient awareness programme on osteoporosis in Dhaka by leveraging the slogan — Life is movement,
27 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Mindfulness for good health

Mindfulness improves mental, psychological and physical health — lowers rates of fatigue and burn out, lowers blood pressure,
27 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Excessive vitamin A can cause severe damage to the body

Vitamins are a group of organic compounds that are essential for normal growth and nutrition. They are required in small quantities in
27 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Modern HIV prevention: What’s next for women?

Recently, some of the world’s leading scientists and researchers gathered in Boston at the Conference on Retroviruses and
27 February 2016, 18:00 PM

US surgeons perform country’s first uterus transplant

Surgeons in Cleveland say they have performed the America’s first uterus transplant, a new frontier that aims to give women who lack wombs a chance at pregnancy.
27 February 2016, 07:17 AM

Rio Olympics to charge teams for mosquito screens to prevent Zika

The organising committee for the August Olympics in Rio de Janeiro said it will charge national delegations to have mosquito screens on athletes' rooms.
27 February 2016, 04:32 AM

Zika outbreak will worsen before it gets better: WHO

The head of the World Health Organization warns that the Zika outbreak would likely worsen before nations besieged by the mosquito-borne virus linked to thousands of birth defects in Brazil see relief.
25 February 2016, 06:08 AM

Study finds anti-AIDS vaginal ring partially protects women

Women who inserted a vaginal ring coated with an anti-AIDS drug once a month were partially protected against HIV infection, researchers said Monday as they released long-awaited results from two large studies in Africa.
23 February 2016, 06:11 AM

Brazil to fight Zika by sterilizing mosquitoes with gamma rays

Brazil is planning to fight the Zika virus by zapping millions of male mosquitoes with gamma rays to sterilize them and stop the spread of the virus linked to thousands of birth defects.
23 February 2016, 05:19 AM

Drinking coffee linked to lower rates of liver cirrhosis

Drinking more coffee might help reduce the kind of liver damage that's associated with overindulging in food and alcohol, a review of existing studies suggests.
21 February 2016, 09:13 AM

Virtual therapy helps with depression

A new therapy which involves a patient embodying themselves in a virtual reality avatar of a crying child could help with depression, research has suggested.
20 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Achieving sustainability towards healthcare access in Bangladesh

Novartis and Swisscontact initiated the ASTHA project in 2015. ASTHA (meaning “reliance” or “trust” in Bengali) offers health education on disease prevention and treatment, and increases access to quality healthcare by training and working with Community Paramedics (CPs) in three disaster-prone areas of Bangladesh — says a press release.
20 February 2016, 18:00 PM