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-- 2018-02-08 11:29:08
There is mounting evidence the food on a person’s plate can alter cancer's growth and spread, say Cambridge scientists. Animal research, published in the journal Nature, showed breast tumours s...
-- 2018-02-07 15:21:30
Alabama on Tuesday became the latest state to file a case accusing Oxy Contin maker Purdue Pharma LP of fueling the opioid epidemic by deceptively marketing prescription painkillers to generate billio...
-- 2018-02-06 22:59:51
The United Nations secretary-general has called for ending all forms of violence against women and girls that also includes female genital mutilation. "With the dignity, health and well-being of mill...
-- 2018-02-06 12:40:28
Women with severe pre-eclampsia should have their blood pressure closely monitored for a year after giving birth because high blood pressure can remain undetected, a new study suggests. It found high...
-- 2018-02-05 00:00:00
Some obese patients may face risks of breathing problems if they are undergoing treatment of opioid addiction with a drug approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a new study suggests....
Saif Uddin 2018-02-04 10:20:25
Local pharmaceutical companies are widening production of anti-cancer drugs, making those available at much lower prices in recent times, industry insiders said. At present, according to them, five c...
-- 2018-02-03 12:15:29
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plan to provide health insurance for about half the country would require an estimated 110 billion rupees in federal and state funding each year, sources fa...
-- 2018-02-03 00:00:00
The Philippines said on Friday the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia may be connected to three deaths in the country, according to a government-ordered inquiry, and that the drug is not ready for mass imm...
FE Online Desk 2018-02-02 12:48:13
Novo Nordisk, the world’s leading insulin manufacturer will transfer Danish advanced state-of-the-art insulin devices manufacturing technology to Bangladesh, said a statement. Mr...
-- 2018-02-02 10:28:43
The number of men dying from prostate cancer has overtaken female deaths from breast cancer for the first time in the UK, figures show. An ageing population means more men are developing and dying fr...
-- 2018-02-01 00:00:00
Cancer patients’ survival prospects are improving, even for some of the deadliest types such as lung cancer, but there are huge disparities between countries, particularly for children, accordin...
-- 2018-01-31 12:42:02
The therapist who started the project is among 3,500 who won health quality service awards. Outside Ang Mo Kio-Thye Hua Kwan Hospital in Singapore, patients play with dogs or groom and pet them as pa...
-- 2018-01-30 19:35:26
Dismissing all popular beliefs, a new study has delivered a big warning saying vaping causes mutations in DNA which can cause cancer. Experts at the New York University carried out the research whic...
-- 2018-01-30 17:36:21
Scientists have discovered that improving water, sanitation and hygiene in resource poor settings of Bangladesh have helped to better overall health conditions of the inhabitants living in those areas...
-- 2018-01-30 13:33:37
An American study shows that a disorder in sleep and wake cycle might be early signs for Alzheimer's disease. The research at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis has indicated that t...
-- 2018-01-29 14:47:53
The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a radioactive drug to treat the ultra-rare type of digestive tract cancer that killed Steve Jobs in 2011. The approval for Advanced Accelerato...
FE Online Desk 2018-01-29 00:00:00
An MoU was signed recently between Standard Chartered Bank and Gazi Satellite Television Limited to partner on a project titled “Shopno Dekhe Chokh.” With technical support from Sightsaver...
-- 2018-01-28 11:20:04
A new study shows women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant have bigger risk of having babies with neural tube birth defects as they avoid diets that reduce or eliminate carbohydrates. Th...
-- 2018-01-27 11:25:03
Smokers need to quit cigarettes rather than cut back on them to significantly lower their risk of heart disease and stroke, a large BMJ study suggests. People who smoked even one cigarette a day were...
-- 2018-01-26 03:20:58
A lawsuit challenging the US federal government’s approval of work requirements for Medicaid recipients in Kentucky could rein in the power of the Trump administration to reshape the health insu...
-- 2018-01-25 02:29:57
The risk of a heart attack may be increased six-fold within the first week after detection of laboratory-confirmed influenza infection, a new study said Wednesday. Researchers in Canada looked at nea...
-- 2018-01-24 12:00:00
People who suffer from sleep disturbances in midlife or as they age may be more likely to develop cognitive impairment than people who usually get plenty of uninterrupted rest, new research suggests....
-- 2018-01-24 01:10:38
The US Drug Enforcement Administration said on Tuesday it had changed a regulation to allow more healthcare professionals to prescribe a medication used to treat opioid addiction, opening up access in...
-- 2018-01-23 12:00:00
People who consume lots of foods linked to chronic inflammation, such as red meat and refined grains, may be more likely to develop colorectal cancer than individuals who tend to avoid these foods, a...
-- 2018-01-23 04:10:34
Arsenic poisoning from ground water in Bangladesh has long been posing a massive threat to public health. About 20 million people are exposed to harmful levels of the chemical element in their drinki...
-- 2018-01-22 12:10:19
US researchers have taken a major step forward in the fight against cancer by developing a single blood test that screens for eight common types of tumours in early stages. Larger studies of the test...
-- 2018-01-22 01:36:09
In a decision expected to test the Trump administration’s approach to tobacco regulation, US health advisers will vote this week on whether to allow Philip Morris International Inc (PM.N) to sel...
-- 2018-01-21 11:28:19
A sound-emitting device worn in the ear during sleep may train the brain to ignore an annoying chronic ringing in the ears, a new study suggests. People with the disorder, known as tinnitus, who slep...
-- 2018-01-20 12:00:00
A type of onion could help the fight against antibiotic resistance in cases of tuberculosis, a study has suggested. Researchers believe the antibacterial properties extracted from the Persian shallot...
-- 2018-01-19 07:31:40
Adolescence now lasts from the ages of 10 to 24, although it used to be thought to end at 19, scientists say. Young people continuing their education for longer, as well as delayed marriage and paren...
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