Two-day camp on diabetes ends in Savar

A two-day diabetes camp organised by Novo Nordisk, a global healthcare company, the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh, and World Diabetes Foundation concluded in Khagan of Savar yesterday.
16 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Land grabbers force 2 Hindu families out of home

Twelve people belonging to two Hindu families of Alipur village in Kalapara upazila under the district had to leave their houses
15 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Trucks, tank lorries on strike in Sylhet

Truck, covered-van and tank lorry drivers and helpers went on an indefinite strike in Sylhet district yesterday, protesting alleged extortion
14 December 2015, 18:00 PM

How much running for good health? Not much (video)

Researchers found out how many miles a week you need to run to improve your health — and it’s surprisingly low.
14 December 2015, 04:44 AM

New global framework to eliminate rabies

A new framework to eliminate human rabies and save tens of thousands of lives each year has been launched by the World Health
12 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Modern medicine’s danger-land!

"One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine", once said William Osler. Some believe he is the
12 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Nestlé organised PGPN convocation

Nestlé Nutrition Institute (NNI) organised the convocation of the certification course titled ‘Post Graduate Programme on Paediatric
12 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Global leaders urged to ensure all people can access essential health services

On the second annual Universal Health Coverage Day yesterday, a coalition of more than 700 organisations in 116 countries came
12 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Can you get rid of aging ailments?

What to expect as you get older and what to do about it? We all know that aging will likely cause you to develop wrinkles and gray hair.
12 December 2015, 18:00 PM

'Suicide' gene therapy kills prostate cancer cells

US scientists discover a new gene therapy technique that is able to modify prostate cancer cells so that a patient's body attacks and kills them.
12 December 2015, 09:12 AM

Free heart camp at Ctg today

A free heart camp, initiated by medicine and heart specialist Dr AKM Nasir Uddin (Rotarian), will be held at Patiya Ideal High School in Chittagong today.
10 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Being unhappy or stressed will not kill, says study

Being miserable or stressed will not increase your risk of dying, according to the UK's Million Women Study.
10 December 2015, 05:13 AM

Three brick kilns fined

Law enforcers yesterday fined three brick kilns in Ishwardi upazila of the district for violating environmental law.
9 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Suspended principal asked to return Tk 66.70 lakh embezzled from college

The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has asked a suspended principal of Shaheed M Mansur Ali College in Pabna
8 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Verdict on Nizami appeal Jan 6

The Supreme Court has fixed January 6 for delivering verdict on the appeal filed by Jamaat-e-Islami leader Motiur Rahman Nizami challenging his death penalty for crimes against humanity during the Liberation War of 1971.
8 December 2015, 04:19 AM

Man's weight affects sperm cells

A man's weight affects the information passed on through his sperm and could leave his children predisposed to obesity, research in
5 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Please do not hesitate

I found some people are very hesitant about their doctor’s diagnosis. Maybe some of them are their friends or very famous and they
5 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Symptoms of Diabetes

Diabetes is a metabolic disease in which the body’s inability to produce any or enough insulin causes elevated levels of glucose in the
5 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Role of nutrition in mental health

Mental health disorders are a growing global concern now a days. The relationship between diet, brain function and the risk of mental
5 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Delay in safe motherhood: Ways to reduce it

The three-delay model of accessing care is an important consideration for safe motherhood. Decision making delay to use emergency
5 December 2015, 18:00 PM