Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have found a link between pre-existing nutritional deficits and immune dysfunction and the risk of hepatitis E infection during pregnancy.

Eating potatoes or chips on most days of the week may increase a woman's risk of diabetes during pregnancy, say US researchers.

Blocking the production of new immune cells in the brain could reduce memory problems seen in Alzheimer's disease, a study suggests.

Mr Mizanur Rahman (22) is a young construction labour. On the evening of January 3, 2016, while Mizanur was working for a building inside Bashundhara Residential Area, he fell from height followed by an electric shock. He was brought to Apollo Hospitals Dhaka by his fellow workers. The poor patient got a deep injury all over his limbs with profuse bleeding. There was superficial burn over his right lower limb and left lower limb also.

Diabetes, often referred to by doctors as diabetes mellitus, describes a group of metabolic diseases in which the person has high blood glucose (blood sugar), either because insulin production is inadequate or because the body's cells do not respond properly to insulin, or both.

The global supply of oral cholera vaccines is set to double after World Health Organisation (WHO) approved a third producer, helping to address global shortages and expand access in more countries.

It is not something you probably think much about, but your liver is a key player in your body's digestive system. You need to treat it right so it can stay healthy and do its job. Liver has several important things to do. It helps clean your blood by getting rid of harmful chemicals that your body makes. It makes a liquid called bile, which helps you break down fat from food. It also stores sugar called glucose, which gives you a quick energy boost when you need it. Taking care of your liver is far more about avoiding what is bad. Here are some ways to keep your liver healthy:

Over 3,200 Americans under the age of 18 smoke their first cigarette every day, and most of them are unaware of what they are getting into. Many new smokers may not realize how quickly their new habit can lead to heart disease, stroke, diabetes, lung diseases, and certain types of cancer.

Spending time with loved ones with dementia is important even after they fail to recognise the faces of friends and family, a dementia charity says.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common disorder that affects the large intestine (colon). IBS commonly causes cramping, abdominal pain, bloating, gas, diarrhoea and constipation. It is a chronic condition that you will need to manage for long term.

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Most of the children experience few episodes of diarrhoea in their early age. In winter, viral diarrhoea is quite common. At present if we pay a visit to any children ward, we will find many cases of diarrhoea with different grades of dehydration and electrolyte imbalance.

People are often seen nauseating in their journey. It is a common condition that we all experience during our travel through car, bus and train. Sailors and travellers have suffered from motion sickness since the earliest times. Before, it was only known to travellers of sea and is frequently mentioned as sea sickness in Greek and Roman texts.

Health experts have suggested strengthening immunisation programmes in urban areas of the country as they have lower vaccination coverage than rural areas.

After forfeiting from mayoral race, an independent candidate in Dhamrai municipality in Dhaka today said he had no other way but quit.

A housewife was killed allegedly by her husband and in-laws over dowry at Sultanpur village in Sadar upazila of Jessore district on

Campaigning by the candidates for different posts in three municipalities of Gaibandha district has reached its peak as only two days

Gonorrhoea can become an untreatable disease, England's chief medical officer has warned.

In 2014, an estimated 9.6 million people were infected by tuberculosis, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Potentially

Most people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have no symptoms because the body can tolerate even a large reduction in kidney