The health sector of Bangladesh has come a long way since its independence. Over the last two decades in particular, it has made strong progress in increasing life expectancy, reducing child and maternal mortality rates and decreasing fertility.

If your child has eczema it is fine to give them a dunk in the bath every day, as long as you apply lots of moisturising emollient cream to their skin afterwards, say US researchers.

Having cake at work to celebrate colleagues' birthdays, engagements or just surviving the week is a danger to health. Prof Nigel

A stye is a small, painful lump on the inside or outside of the eyelid. If you have a stye, your eye may also be watery and you

Mentioned below are some quick and easy health tips to follow during Ramadan. These easy to follow diet tips will ensure your food provides your body with essential nutrition.

Foresight Prenatal Clinic has introduced NT scan (OSCAR / first trimester scan) and performing triple marker test in Bangladesh.

Losing weight is all about planning. When you have a lot of weight to lose, it means playing the long game. And during that time, you will face challenges.

European scientists today announce they had discovered antibodies which attack Zika, a step they hope will pave the way for a protective vaccine against the brain-damaging virus.

An operation on an underdeveloped twin baby has been shown real time on video projection at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).

Voluntary, unpaid blood donations must be increased rapidly in more than half the world’s countries in order to ensure a reliable

Isabgol is a natural product which is a common household item found in almost every home in Bangladesh. There are many

Millions of Muslims around the world are observing their annual spiritual fast, steering clear of daylight eating, drinking and smoking.

Tahsin a ten years old boy is my regular patient. Recently he came to me with fever, cough, malaise and headache for seven

Hailing from Bangalore, R. Basil is an Electrical Engineering graduate from the College of Engineering, Trivandrum who did his M. Tech in Power Systems Engineering from Cochin University of Science & Technology. Since then he has worked in three different sectors — Power Systems Engineering, Medical Systems and Healthcare Management.

A pioneering pair of cancer drugs that unleash the immune system on tumours will be paid for by the NHS in England.

Drinking very hot drinks "probably" causes cancer of the oesophagus, a UN agency said Wednesday, lifting suspicion from coffee consumed at "normal serving temperatures".

Supreme Court upholds a High Court order that directed the government to halt production of 20 pharmaceutical companies for manufacturing substandard drugs. The apex court also asks the HC to hear and dispose of the rule over legality of the government’s inaction to stop production of the 20 companies by August 18.

Malnutrition is sweeping the world, fuelled by obesity as well as starvation, new research has suggested.

UK scientists have developed a blood test to help doctors pick the best drug for patients with depression, reports BBC.

A project of Save the Children, Bangladesh won Civil Society Innovation Award initiated by Australian government this year, says