The health benefits of cooking oils can be a complicated subject. Some are better at lowering cholesterol while others might become ‘bad fats’ when exposed to high heat. Some are expensive, although their marketing strategies are very smart.

Whether for business or pleasure, flying can be stressful. Making your flight on time, hoping you remembered to pack everything,

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and chronic lung disease, are collectively responsible for almost 70% of all deaths worldwide. Almost three quarters of all NCD deaths, and 82% of the 16 million people who died prematurely, or before reaching 70 years of age, occur in low- and middle-income countries like Bangladesh.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines the environment in relation to health as “all the physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a person, and all the related behaviours”.

Many people who lose weight intentionally struggle to maintain their lower weight. In the carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity, a high

If you visit local hospitals or doctors’ clinics, you will see that there is a record rise of some illnesses like diabetes, heart diseases and

It was Shifa’s (not an actual name) 18th birthday. She was trying to put on a bit darker makeup just to hide her pale and ailing skin. What an irony! The meaning of her name is ‘the healing’ — nevertheless; it has no effect on her at all! Shifa has a disease named thalassaemia.

Pneumonia is an infection that affects one or both lungs. The disease can range from mild to severe and can be fatal. It is typically

A new study published in the journal Environmental International provides a detailed picture to date of the high mortality rates associated with arsenic exposure, which began with the widespread installation of tube wells throughout the Bangladesh 30-40 years ago.

The American Diabetes Association has released its annual update to ”Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes.” The document, published in Diabetes Care, includes all of the group's current clinical practice recommendations related to diabetes treatment and care.

Costs for some insulin preparations have increased threefold or more, with concomitant increases in out-of-pocket costs, according to a study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

Job strain is the most common form of psychosocial stress at work. It occurs when psychological demands at work are high and job decision latitudes are low (decision latitude is defined as a combination of skills discretion and decision authority).

Whatever your New Year’s resolution, a healthy and balanced diet will provide many benefits into 2019 and beyond. What we eat and drink can affect our body’s ability to fight infections, as well as how likely we are to develop health problems later in life, including obesity, heart disease, diabetes and different types of cancer.

Chinese researchers finds that giving birth may increase a woman's risk of heart disease and stroke by 14 percent compared to having no children.

Although more and more people are turning to the Internet for medical advice, “Dr Google” is no substitute for an actual visit to a doctor, health experts say.

Among smokers receiving a 12-week-long mobile phone-based intervention encouraging them to quit, up to 6.5% of participants

Cancer can cause many different symptoms. These are some of them that one should notice:

New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) shows that in older people living in the community, type 2 diabetes (T2D) is associated with a decline in verbal memory and fluency over 5 years.

Now-a-days physiotherapy is a popular term for elderly people. In Bangladesh, the number of elderly people is increasing rapidly due to the improved quality of life. People above 60 years of age are considered as elderly people.

Nearly 30 million babies are born too soon, too small or become sick every year and need specialised care to survive, according to a new report by a global coalition that includes Unicef and the World Health Organisation (WHO).