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Food upcycling: The missing link in our fight against food insecurity
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New global guidelines target postpartum bleeding to save mothers’ lives
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World Anaesthesia Day 2025 / Regional anaesthesia: A safer future for postoperative pain control
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Entry tests for medical, dental colleges to be held on same day
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Global tobacco use declined, but the epidemic persisted
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The five sleep profiles that shape our mental health
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Statin use in pregnancy: No increased risk of birth defects
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World mental health day 2025: Protecting minds in humanitarian crises
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World No Tobacco Day: Try eight tips to quit smoking
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 is the World Health Organization's (WHO) annual World No Tobacco Day. For those planning on using the day as their quit date, we've rounded up eight top tips from the WHO to make 2017 the year you successfully quit smoking.
31 May 2017, 06:11 AM
Ukraine doctor pioneering 'three-parent' babies
A 34-year-old woman tried to have a baby for 15 years before she turns to a pioneering doctor in Ukraine and a groundbreaking but ethically disputed "three-parent" procedure.
31 May 2017, 05:21 AM
Tobacco kills 7 million a year, wreaks environmental havoc: WHO
Smoking and other tobacco use kills more than seven million people each year, the World Health Organization says, also warning of the dire environmental impact of tobacco production, distribution and waste.
30 May 2017, 15:47 PM
Keeping secrets harmful to health: Study
There are harmful personal effects just from thinking about secrets, reveals a new research. In other words, keeping secrets is unhealthy as secrecy has been associated with depression, anxiety, and poor physical health, according to researchers at Columbia Business School of US.
28 May 2017, 07:31 AM
WHO says India reports cases of Zika virus
India has reported cases of the Zika virus, the World Health Organization said, adding that efforts should be made to strengthen surveillance.
28 May 2017, 04:33 AM
Overweight boys at greater risk of colon cancer as adults
New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Porto, Portugal (17-20 May) suggests that overweight boys may
27 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Preventing pregnancy-induced hypertension
Calcium supplements taken during pregnancy can reduce severe complications which lead to 70,000-150,000 pregnancy complication
27 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Abusing a physician is unethical
Bangladesh Medical Association called upon all physicians to abstain from practicing for a day (May 23, 2017) in protest of vandalism
27 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Insights on liver transplant
A liver transplant is an operation to remove a diseased or damaged liver and replace it with a healthy one. It is usually recommended
27 May 2017, 18:00 PM
IUB Alumni Job Fair 2017 held
The Office of the Career Guidance and Placement of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organised the day-long Alumni Job Fair on May 23.
25 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Bit Makers launches FirstJob-bd.com
Bit Makers Limited, an IT- based company in Bangladesh, launched their new service FirstJob-bd.com, an online job portal dedicated to fresh graduates and entry-level jobs.
25 May 2017, 18:00 PM
How sleep disorders affect women, men differently
From depression and daytime sleepiness to difficulty concentrating, new Australian research suggests that women are more sensitive than men to the effects of sleep disorders in their daily lives.
24 May 2017, 04:55 AM
Natural sweetener launched in Bangladesh
In recent times, synthetic and various types of artificial sweeteners (e.g. saccharin, aspartame, and sucralose) became widely used as sugar substitute. But little we know that synthetic sugar can be carcinogenic for humans and unsafe for human consumption.
20 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Apollo Hospital Dhaka joins Doctorola.com
Doctorola.com recently signed an agreement with Apollo Hospitals Dhaka, says a press release. The agreement will allow people in
20 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Pharmadex Launched in Bangladesh
The Honourable Minister Mohammed Nasim, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), officially launched Pharmadex in Bangladesh recently.
20 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Streptokinase injection to be provided free of cost to patients in NICVD
Streptokinase is an enzyme which works to break up and dissolve blood clots which can block arteries. It is mostly used in the treatment
20 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Forgetting little things in old age
We all will grow old one day. Numbers of older people are increasing day by day throughout the world. As the age progresses, we
20 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Healthcare inequality between countries has grown globally
Despite global improvements in healthcare quality and access over 25 years, inequalities between the best and worst-performing
20 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Why looking tired could kill your social appeal
Not getting enough sleep could actually make you appear less attractive to others, according to a new study while also making people less keen to hang out with you.
19 May 2017, 09:45 AM
Rotary club of Dhaka Mavericks holds psycho-oncology training
Dhaka Mavericks' Rotary Club partnered with the Cancer Patients Aid Association (CPAA) to train nurses and Rotarians as cancer counsellors
18 May 2017, 18:00 PM