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A new oral antibiotic for the treatment of gonorrhoea

Zoliflodacin is a promising investigational oral antibiotic for the treatment of urogenital gonorrhoea.
17 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Invest in your hair to keep them healthy and shining

Your precious lock of hair always is exposed and is prone to dehydration during winter, infection during summer and damage during the spring and autumn season. Here are a few suggestions to take care of your hair and keep them healthy.
17 November 2018, 18:00 PM

World Antibiotics Awareness Week: How we can prevent antibiotic resistance

World Antibiotics Awareness Week, which takes place November 12 to 18 and is managed by the World Health Organization, aims to increase global awareness of antibiotic resistance and prevent it spreading further. Here we round up some facts and figures on antibiotic resistance and why it is important we all play our role in fighting against it.
15 November 2018, 08:40 AM

Use of modern contraception: Number of women growing slowly in Bangladesh

Bangladeshi women shows a slow performance in using modern contraception in the world. In a wider perspective, an ambitious goal to boost the number of women using modern contraception by tens of millions by 2020 is falling far behind, said experts.
13 November 2018, 04:53 AM

Review questions wisdom of limiting salt intake in heart failure

It is not clear whether lowering dietary salt intake actually helps patients with heart failure, according to a review in JAMA Internal Medicine.
10 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Artificial intelligence improves wrist fracture detection

Missed fractures are a common category of diagnostic errors and can cause malunion, osteonecrosis, and arthritis, with consequent
10 November 2018, 18:00 PM

World Vasectomy Day 2018

World Vasectomy Day (WVD) is a worldwide movement about starting conversations, helping men and their families become more
10 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Air pollution killing thousands of children globally

Every day around 93% of the world's children under the age of 15 years (1.8 billion children) breathe air that is so polluted it puts their health and development at serious risk.
10 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Global progress in health not inevitable anytime soon

The latest global estimates for the state of the world's health from the Global Burden of Disease study (GBD), published in a special issue of The Lancet, highlight that global progress in health is not inevitable.
10 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Cutting down social media use can reduce depression, loneliness

New US research finds that reducing time spent on social media platforms such as Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram may help improve well-being.
10 November 2018, 05:21 AM

Skin cancer deaths rates soar, mostly for men

Skin cancer deaths among men soars in wealthy nations since 1985, with mortality rates among women rising more slowly or even declining, researchers told a medical conference in Glasgow.
5 November 2018, 07:12 AM

Pre-exposure prophylaxis found safe and effective for widespread use

New research presented at the HIV Drug Therapy Conference in Glasgow recently shows that pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) could be given to millions of people worldwide with no increased risk of safety issues during treatment.
3 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Young people and mental health in a changing world

Adolescence and the early years of adulthood are a time of life when many changes occur, for example changing schools, leaving home,
3 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Breaking the silence: menstrual hygiene in Bangladesh

The taboo around menstrual health is still as prevalent in the society of Bangladesh as it was for many years — despite the issue concerning half of the population. These taboos emerge from an absence of proper awareness and management of menstrual hygiene, causing more complications to the already sensitive and painful occurrence.
3 November 2018, 18:00 PM

A new approach to treating milk allergy in young children

Regular consumption of milk in baked goods speeds resolution of milk allergy. Most children with milk allergy outgrow it, but only half do so by age 5 years. Studies show that for patients who can tolerate extensively heated and baked milk (EHBM), such as in muffins and cookies, regular consumption may speed resolution of food allergy.
3 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Sharing knowledge on latest treatment methods in Dhaka

Farrer Park Hospital affirms friendship with Bangladesh through sharing of knowledge and expertise, says a press release. The hospital has been bringing specialists to share knowledge and expertise with the people and doctors of Bangladesh.
3 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Father’s nicotine use can cause cognitive problems in children

A father’s exposure to nicotine may cause cognitive deficits in his children and even grandchildren, according to a study in mice published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology.
27 October 2018, 18:00 PM

An alternative to surgery for some meniscal tears

Physical therapy (PT) seems to be a reasonable alternative to early surgery for adults with non-obstructive meniscal tears, according to a non-inferiority trial in JAMA.
27 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Alcohol consumption and the risk for dementia

In a 23-year study, long-term moderate alcohol consumption was associated with lower dementia risk.
27 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Improving primary health care, starting with better data

On the sidelines of the Global Conference on Primary Health Care, countries from around the world joined the Primary Health Care
27 October 2018, 18:00 PM