Sleepwalking

Yesterday I got a very interesting case. According to a mother, her son is okay in all respect. His intelligence, dietary habit, social relationship, school performance are good.
10 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Managing knee pain

Knee pain is a common symptom in people of all ages. It may start suddenly, often after an injury or exercise. Knee pain may also begin as a mild discomfort, then slowly worsen. The knee is one of the largest joints in the body which carries our body weight. The surface of the bones inside the knee joint is covered by articular cartilage, which absorbs shock and provides a smooth, gliding surface for joint movement.
10 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Wash your hands, keep 13 diseases away

You can save a child’s life if you simply teach him how to wash hands.
10 October 2015, 10:59 AM

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, 07:55 AM

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, 05:33 AM

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, 18:00 PM

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, 18:00 PM

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, 18:00 PM

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, 18:00 PM

Seven greetings

1. Wake up early (whole house); morning has a very special flavour – promise! You will not regret.
2 October 2015, 18:00 PM

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, 18:00 PM

'Good bacteria' key to stopping asthma

Being exposed to "good bacteria" early in life could prevent asthma developing, say Canadian scientists.
1 October 2015, 06:16 AM

Age of menopause 'controllers' found

Sections of DNA that control when women go through the menopause have been identified by scientists.
30 September 2015, 11:06 AM

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, 06:44 AM

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, 05:54 AM

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, 07:04 AM

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, 18:00 PM

Killing our egos - 2

A classic egoistic person believes in rigidity. They forget - ‘everybody makes mistakes, only the wise learn from them’.
19 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Moni Begum to attend the UNGA70

Moni Begum, 16, studying in class 10, attending United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 70 to advocate for ending child marriage and
19 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Bulimia, an eating disorder

Last week I received a female patient of 12 years old with a lean and thin body. According to her mother, she eats a lot and soon after
19 September 2015, 18:00 PM