Vitamins and minerals – can they be too much of a good thing? Or are some people suffering from deficiencies in these essential nutrients? In recent years, there has been considerable confusion over what levels are optimum for given population groups.

The Obstetric Emergency Drills Training Kit was developed by the Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) and Argentina's Institute

Recently leading international rights, development, civil society and private sector organisations launched a new data and research partnership to monitor and drive progress on gender targets in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) at Women Deliver conference.

Men with larger waistlines could be at higher risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer, a study suggests.

The partial findings from a recent animal experiment conducted by the on rats and mice exposed to cellular telephone radiofrequency (RF) waves are too limited to interpret, reports Scientific American.com.

It’s hard to stop smoking. Understanding what immediately happens to your body when you stop smoking, however, will help you kick that habit to the curb for good.

Dhrubotara Youth development foundation (DYDF) arranged their first workshop in Dhaka in collaboration with EMK center.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently rejected a call for the Rio Olympic Games to be moved or postponed due to the

The incidence of maternal and child death is highest in 75 countries in south East Asia and Africa. The most critical

50 years celebration of GME Group was held yesterday at the Hotel Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka. In the grand event,

The Review on Antimicrobial Resistance has warned that more than one million people have died since mid-2014 of such infections, and that up to 10 million people may die every year from resistant infections by 2050.

Thyroid health during pregnancy is very important for both the mother and the unborn child. During pregnancy the mother’s thyroid hormone crosses the placenta and is needed for the growth of the fetus. When the mother’s thyroid produces either too little or too much of thyroid hormone, serious side effects can occur. So, it is extremely important that during pregnancy the mother’s thyroid is working normally.

Researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences have found that mice exposed to radiation similar to what people get from their cell phones, increases the chances of developing tumours.

In a world seemingly filled with problems, there are also bright minds buzzing with ideas to solve them. Most of these ideas

For the first time in Bangladesh, an international conference and workshop on wedding and portrait photography is being held. Organised by Maestro, the three-day long event will host renowned masters of wedding photography.

The Office of Career Guidance and Placement (CGP) of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) is organising the IUB Job Fair 2016.

12 industrial entrepreneurs under five categories have been selected and awarded with the President's Industrial Award by the Abdul Hamid, Honourable President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, in an event held on March 30, 2016.

“Taking action to improve the public’s health is set to move into a higher gear”, according to Dr. Mengistu Asnake, President of the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA). “Releasing a template for action to improve health in the modern world makes a timely contribution”, he adds.

Preventing unintended pregnancy is essential to improving sexual and reproductive health and social and economic well-being among adolescent women, yet a new report finds that many who want to avoid pregnancy are not receiving the services they need to protect their health and delay childbearing.

Our skin is our largest organ — a gateway between our brain and the rest of the world. Imagine then a scene where skin could