If you are told to judge yourself, will you call yourself an optimist or a pessimist? If your thoughts circle around negative outcomes, you automatically focus on the negative aspects of life and anticipate something worst is going to be happen, then most likely you are a pessimist!

Probiotics are organisms such as bacteria or yeast that are believed to improve health. They are available in supplements and foods. The idea of taking live bacteria or yeast may seem strange at first. After all, we take antibiotics to fight bacteria. But our bodies naturally teem with such organisms.

The number of patients with various liver diseases are on the rise. Some of them are related to the lifestyle, some with metabolic syndrome and other factors. However, having a proper knowledge of these diseases are important.

People can reduce their risk of dementia by getting regular exercise, not smoking, avoiding harmful use of alcohol, controlling their weight, eating a healthy diet, and maintaining healthy blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels, according to a new guidelines issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Japan signs a deal with Bangladesh to invest Tk 2,000 crore for making a cancer hospital and research centre, a nursing college and an institute of medical technology in the country.

Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are associated with increased risk for Fournier gangrene, according to an FDA analysis published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The agency first issued a warning about the potential association in 2018.

Adults with subclinical hypothyroidism should not be treated with thyroid hormones, according to a new guideline from The BMJ’s Rapid Recommendations panel.

A pioneering global initiative by the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) to screen the blood pressure of as many people globally as possible managed to screen just over 1.5 million people across countries of all incomes in 2018, discovering that 1 in 3 had hypertension (high blood pressure).

Maternal mortality and Caesarean section (C-section) operation are closely linked. Physically, women are designed to give birth through normal delivery. Only in case of about 15% of all delivering women, severe complications may arise where C-section is necessary to save lives and to prevent morbidities. At the country level, there is an interesting interaction between these two.

The month of Ramadan is a special time for the Muslim where fasting and feasting are integral to religious life, social interaction and communal celebration. Understanding the spiritual significance of this month to the Muslim as well as the practical aspects can put the physician in a much stronger position to gain patient trust and facilitate communication.

International Nurses Week celebrated at Asgar Ali Hospital

Trials with people with newly-diagnosed colorectal and non-small cell lung cancer suggest that whole body Magnetic Resonance Imaging

More than 20 million babies were born with a low birth weight (less than 2500g; 5.5 pounds) in 2015—around one in seven of all

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and considered a major risk factor

Bangladesh has been planning to introduce the rotavirus vaccine for quite a long time. But it does not seem to be very fast. Children

The "blue light" in LED lighting can damage the eye's retina and disturb natural sleep rhythms, France's government-run health watchdog says.

World Health Organisation (WHO) welcomes the commitment by the International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA) to align with the

Living alone is positively associated with common mental disorders, regardless of age and sex, according to a recent study published in

A new study has found that combining malaria genetic data with human mobility data from mobile networks can help map and predict

Feeding mosquitoes sugar makes them less attracted to humans, a response that is regulated by the protein vitellogenin, according to a