Health risk

Is your lower back pain a sign of Urinary Tract Infection? Here’s how to tell

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) can cause symptoms like burning during urination, frequent urges with little output, lower back pain, and foul-smelling urine. Early detection and treatment are crucial to prevent complications, especially kidney infections.
9 December 2024, 13:19 PM

How to prevent dengue fever

Dengue fever and other severe dengue symptoms are the result of a viral illness spread by mosquito bites. Those infected with dengue often have a high temperature, headache, bodily pains, nausea, and rash. As the population of Aedes mosquitoes, which transmit the dengue virus, has surged in the early days of summer, medical professionals have warned that Bangladesh may have an even more severe outbreak of the disease in 2023 than in the previous years.
6 June 2023, 11:35 AM

Ban on single-use plastic: No visible step to enforce HC order

Three and a half years into the High Court order to ban single-use plastic products in the coastal districts, there has been no visible progress towards implementation.
6 June 2023, 01:30 AM

WHO seeks int'l support for Rohingya refugees

The World Health Organization has appealed to the international community to contribute generously to enable appropriate and timely
29 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Too much TV viewing linked to a higher risk of blood clots

New US research finds that too much time spent sitting watching television is linked with an increased risk of blood clots, even if people are getting sufficient amounts of exercise.
13 November 2017, 12:08 PM

Dusty streets in city pose health risks

Dry weather, compounded by waning greenery and heavy construction work, has turned Dhaka's air seriously polluted.
25 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Pesticide use surges six-fold

A press conference titled “Pesticides and Health Risk: Find Alternatives and Save the Lives of Rural Women” held at the capital's Jatiya Press Club recently revealed some startling facts.
16 October 2015, 18:00 PM

11 reasons why you are not losing belly fat

Getting rid of your belly bulge is important for more than just vanity's sake and excess abdominal fat is associates with many health risks. Find the 11 reasons why your belly fat won't bulge.
1 July 2015, 05:33 AM

Skinny jeans given health warning

Skinny jeans can seriously damage muscles and nerves, doctors have said.
23 June 2015, 10:44 AM

'Human breast milk trade' health warning

Human breast milk being bought online by fetishists, bodybuilders and cancer patients is a danger to health, UK researchers say.
18 June 2015, 08:32 AM