Origins of Pandemics / How Nature, Humans and Climate Shape the Next Global Threat
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Ebola moves fast. So must we.
24 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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The new prescription - Technology with empathy
24 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Tiny Pouches, Big Danger: Youth targeted in nicotine boom
24 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Interview / The diseases people feel too embarrassed to discuss
23 May 2026, 13:13 PM
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Chrononutrition: Why meal timing matters more than you think
17 May 2026, 02:51 AM
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You don’t have PCOS, but you have PMOS
17 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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As measles spreads, vitamin A emerges as a lifesaving shield
17 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Gaining weight over the years? Your body may remember
17 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Long drives, aching backs: the growing problem drivers ignore
17 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Slip disc in lower back and manipulative intervention
Mr Zaman, the 43 years old gentleman, has been suffering from acute sever lower back pain for 7 days. Pain moves down to right thigh and leg causing difficulty in walking, standing and even moving on bed. Gradually pain increases when he moves for necessary daily functions.
2 March 2019, 18:00 PM
14th February! Why not you?
It's gone — just last week. I am talking about the 14th February! When the date comes, everyone talks about the Valentine’s Day, but this is also a very special day for many unfortunate people on this earth — who wait for an organ anxiously throughout the year.
23 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Embarrassing: Gas, bloating,belching
Do you have excessive fart or gas problems. During every day life all of you, whether you admit it or not, have feeling discomfort with having gas causing distention of your tummy,
23 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Anaesthesia is unlikely to have lasting effects on developing brains
A single hour of general anaesthesia in early infancy — longer than is necessary to perform the most common types of minor surgeries in childhood
23 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Bike users’ back and joint pain: A growing concern
Dhaka suffers from some of the worst traffic congestions in the world. There is a demand for more options for reliable, efficient and affordable ways to get to and from work, particularly around commuting routes underserved by public transport. This is where different ride-sharing apps come into play.
23 February 2019, 18:00 PM
People with one psychiatric disorder are likely to have another one
To determine rates of psychiatric comorbidity in a 17-year period, investigators cross-referenced Danish national databases on 5.9
23 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Vaccine could virtually eliminate cervical cancer: study
The rapid scale-up of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine could virtually eliminate cervical cancer in a handful of rich countries within three decades, and in most other nations by century's end, researchers says..
20 February 2019, 10:46 AM
Eating nuts tied to lower heart disease risk for diabetics
People with diabetes who regularly eat nuts may be less likely to develop heart disease than their counterparts who rarely, if ever, consume nuts, a US study suggests.
20 February 2019, 06:50 AM
HC seeks progress report on private hospital fees
The High Court (HC) wants to know the progress for fixing charges and fees of private clinics and hospitals and diagnostic centres and displaying the charges’ chart in public view.
19 February 2019, 12:34 PM
How to tackle motion sickness during travel
I travel regularly by bus and often find some of my travel mates are vomiting 20-30 minutes after commencing the journey.
16 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Preventing squamous cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma (SSC) is a type of skin cancer that begins in the squamous cells. These cells are the thin, flat cells that make
16 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Gastric bypass surgery causes type 2 diabetes to go into remission
A new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) has found that three quarters of individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) who were treated with obesity surgery known as Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RYGB) experienced diabetes remission within one year of treatment.
16 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Ways to reduce the burden of CVD risk factors
Exposure to known risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remains alarmingly common and presents one of the largest barriers to improved global health.
16 February 2019, 18:00 PM
The chemistry of addicted brain
Addiction is a condition in which a person engages in use of a substance or in a behaviour for which the rewarding effects provide a compelling incentive to repeatedly pursue the behaviour despite detrimental consequences. It is where there is compulsive seeking attitude while obtaining a substance when behaviour becomes out of control.
16 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Diet drinks could increase risk of stroke for post-menopausal women
New US research has found that post-menopausal women who drink more than two diet drinks each day may have a higher risk of stroke.
16 February 2019, 08:01 AM
Got knee issues? Opt for the sumo squat!
The squat should be a compulsory exercise for everyone. Squats help build your leg muscles but they also create an anabolic environment, which promotes body-wide muscle building. They engage the legs to handle the weight and the core to stabilise the trunk.
15 February 2019, 07:56 AM
Lead, pesticides in milk
A government-commissioned study has found in raw cow milk excessive levels of lead, regular consumption of which is harmful to human health.
10 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Eating breakfast to lose weight may not work
“The most important meal of the day” may not be helping people control their weight. There is no good evidence to support the idea that eating breakfast promotes weight loss or that skipping breakfast leads to weight gain.
10 February 2019, 05:44 AM
E-cig outperform nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation
Adults who smoke conventional cigarettes are more likely to quit smoking successfully when they use electronic cigarettes rather than nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) as a quit aid, according to a randomised trial results publsihed in the New England Journal of Medicine.
9 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Delivery after care
A 29 years old woman delivered a healthy male baby after giving birth of 3 female babies previously. All family members were very happy and were busy with the baby boy. But the mother developed severe per vaginal bleeding within half an hour after delivery.
9 February 2019, 18:00 PM