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Global Fund seeks $14b to fight killer diseases

Global Fund seeks $14b to fight killer diseases

-- 2019-01-12 13:25:08

At least $14 billion is needed to accelerate the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria and quell stubborn epidemics that still kill millions, the head of a global health fund said on Friday. A...

Games industry asks WHO to hold fire on 'gaming disorder'

Games industry asks WHO to hold fire on 'gaming disorder'

-- 2019-01-11 13:45:49

Video games are compelling, but does playing them too much constitute a medical condition? The gaming industry is trying to avoid “gaming disorder” becoming a formally recognised ailment....

Early birth links to lower income, education in adulthood

Early birth links to lower income, education in adulthood

-- 2019-01-10 14:53:27

Even when babies are born “full term,” those who spend fewer weeks in the womb may still be less likely to earn a college degree and get a high-paying job, a large study suggests. In the...

Studying mice sleeping provides clues to insomnia

Studying mice sleeping provides clues to insomnia

-- 2019-01-09 13:11:05

Studying mice genetically modified to mimic the genetic disease neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) that is associated with sleep problems, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Lo...

Newly found biomarkers could help identify heart condition

Newly found biomarkers could help identify heart condition

-- 2019-01-08 14:36:27

Researchers have discovered that they could use two biomarkers to identify a heart condition known as atrial fibrillation in patients who have three "clinical risks", according to a study released on...

Green tea increases risk of type 2 diabetes

Green tea increases risk of type 2 diabetes

-- 2019-01-08 00:37:38

A recent international study found that drinking green tea was associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in Chinese adults, reports Xinhua. A total of 119,373 participants from the Shangha...

China develops breakthrough vaccine against cervical cancer

China develops breakthrough vaccine against cervical cancer

-- 2019-01-06 14:44:16

Chinese researchers have taken a major step forward in developing a new-generation vaccine that has the potential to protect against almost all of the most potentially lethal forms of human papilloma...

Veterinary scientists stress boosting livestock sector

Veterinary scientists stress boosting livestock sector

-- 2019-01-05 14:07:31

Veterinary scientists and researchers in Rajshahi on Friday urged the service providers to reach the livestock related necessary services to the grassroots growers for boosting the animal resources, p...

Social media links to higher risk of depression in teen girls

Social media links to higher risk of depression in teen girls

-- 2019-01-04 13:14:51

Teenage girls are twice as likely as boys to show depressive symptoms linked to social media use - mainly due to online harassment and disturbed sleep, as well as poor body image and lower self-esteem...

Scientists invent new device to treat Parkinson's disease

Scientists invent new device to treat Parkinson's disease

-- 2019-01-03 13:44:52

Scientists from University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) on the western US coast have invented a wireless controlled neurostimulator that could provide fine-tuned treatments to patients with d...

RMCH to get five more departments soon

RMCH to get five more departments soon

-- 2019-01-02 14:50:22

Five new more departments are going to be added to the Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) for boosting its services. The new departments are: Casualty, Endocrine Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surg...

Unicef projects 8,400 births in BD on New Year's Day

Unicef projects 8,400 births in BD on New Year's Day

-- 2019-01-01 17:29:05

An estimated 8,428 babies will be born in Bangladesh on the New Year’s Day, Unicef said on Tuesday. Bangladeshi babies will account for 2.13 per cent of the estimated 395,072 babies to be born...

How does lighting affect mental health in the workplace

How does lighting affect mental health in the workplace

-- 2019-01-01 14:41:50

Poor lighting often gets overlooked in the workplace, as we talk about mental health and well-being, and the focus is firmly on creating happier and healthier workplaces. But bad lighting is associate...

Infectious diseases kill 2,826 in China in Nov

Infectious diseases kill 2,826 in China in Nov

-- 2018-12-31 12:21:44

A total of 2,826 people died as a result of infectious diseases in China in November, according to statistics released by the National Health Commission. There were 636,722 cases of infectious diseas...

Leafy green neighbourhoods link to better heart health

Leafy green neighbourhoods link to better heart health

-- 2018-12-30 13:29:26

People who live in neighbourhoods with more green spaces may have less stress, healthier blood vessels and a lower risk of heart attacks and strokes than residents of communities without many outdoor...

US woman gives birth to colossal 6.7kg baby boy

US woman gives birth to colossal 6.7kg baby boy

Agencies 2018-12-29 15:07:21

A US woman has given birth to a whopping 6.7 kilograms baby boy. Ali James Medlock was born on December 12 in Texas, weighing 6.7 kilograms (14 pounds and 13 ounces) breaking Arlington Memorial Hospi...

Govt to launch website on female mental health

Govt to launch website on female mental health

-- 2018-12-28 13:40:58

Genia Sarkar, a 40-year-old, runs her family with her husband and two daughters. But her mood remains always pettish. Her elder daughter was born blind and she spends most of the day with her daughte...

Russia moves towards allowing medicinal narcotic crops

Russia moves towards allowing medicinal narcotic crops

-- 2018-12-27 14:59:24

The Russian government on Wednesday approved a draft bill allowing the country to produce crops used in medicinal narcotics, saying this would reduce its dependence on foreign states that have imposed...

'Virtual tumour' new way to see cancer

'Virtual tumour' new way to see cancer

-- 2018-12-26 13:24:18

Scientists in Cambridge have built a virtual reality (VR) 3D model of cancer, providing a new way to look at the disease. The tumour sample, taken from a patient, can be studied in detail and from al...

China reports new swine fever outbreaks in two provinces

China reports new swine fever outbreaks in two provinces

-- 2018-12-25 13:55:51

China has reported two new cases of African swine fever outbreak in two of its provinces. China’s agriculture ministry on Tuesday reported a new outbreak of African swine fever in the city of...

China certifies over 100 new medicines

China certifies over 100 new medicines

-- 2018-12-23 13:38:16

A total of 117 new medicines developed by Chinese researchers have been certified thanks to support from a major national project, a health official said Saturday. Yu Jingjin, in charge of pharmaceut...

US to help South Korea get flu drugs to North

US to help South Korea get flu drugs to North

-- 2018-12-22 13:39:00

The United States has agreed to help South Korea send flu medication to North Korea, a South Korean official said on Friday, after the United States said it would help deliver aid to the North despite...

Guitarist plays through brain surgery

Guitarist plays through brain surgery

-- 2018-12-21 13:17:53

A South African jazz musician who played his guitar during brain surgery is making a successful recovery. Musa Manzini was kept awake during the six-hour operation partly to preserve and restore his...

‘Small-scale poultry may be big health problem’

‘Small-scale poultry may be big health problem’

-- 2018-12-20 12:46:05

Researchers looked at antibiotic-resistant bacteria populations in farmed broiler chickens, free-range backyard chickens and children in remote northwestern Ecuador, and found that a gene associated w...

Drone delivers vaccines to remote island

Drone delivers vaccines to remote island

-- 2018-12-19 14:34:40

A baby on a small Pacific island has become the first person given a vaccine delivered by a commercial drone. Unicef arranged for the drone to be flown some 40km (25 miles) across rugged mountains in...

Stroking babies 'provides pain relief'

Stroking babies 'provides pain relief'

-- 2018-12-18 11:45:08

Gently stroking a baby reduces activity in their brain associated with painful experiences, a study has found. The study, by University of Oxford and Liverpool John Moores University, monitored the b...

Global diets lacking vitamins, minerals: CSIRO

Global diets lacking vitamins, minerals: CSIRO

-- 2018-12-17 13:56:56

Diets all over the world are lacking vitamins and minerals essential for healthy growth, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) found. An analysis of global diets, r...

Scientists develop painless bind-aid adhesives

Scientists develop painless bind-aid adhesives

-- 2018-12-16 12:31:47

Researchers from America and China have developed a new type of adhesive that can attach and painlessly detach wound dressings, skin drug delivery devices and wearable robotics. The study published i...

Bangladesh highlights health sector success at UN

Bangladesh highlights health sector success at UN

-- 2018-12-15 17:49:03

Bangladesh has "outperformed" its many South Asian neighbours in health-related achievements, "convincingly defying the expert view" that economic strength and abundant health resources are the key dr...

'Miracle' six-day-old baby survives Ebola

'Miracle' six-day-old baby survives Ebola

-- 2018-12-15 14:09:22

A baby girl who was diagnosed with Ebola when she was only six days old has survived, health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have confirmed. Baby Benedicte's mother was infected wit...