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Common Cold: How to manage at home

Common Cold: How to manage at home

Imtiaz Ahmed 2021-11-09 17:23:25

As the season is changing with the onset of winter, there is hardly one household not to experience an episode of a common cold. A cure for the common cold is yet to be discovered. Although it is not...

Covid-19 pills are no substitute for vaccines, experts say

Covid-19 pills are no substitute for vaccines, experts say

-- 2021-11-09 11:45:50

Oral antiviral pills from Merck & Co and Pfizer/BioNTech have been shown to significantly blunt the worst outcomes of Covid-19 if taken early enough, but doctors warn vaccine-hesitant people not t...

Beximco Pharma to produce Merck’s COVID pill

Beximco Pharma to produce Merck’s COVID pill

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-11-09 10:35:10

The authorities have permitted Beximco Pharmaceuticals to produce a generic version of US drugmaker Merck & Co’s experimental pill to treat COVID-19. More companies are awaiting approval in...

‘Sputnik Light produces strong level of antibodies against COVID-19’

‘Sputnik Light produces strong level of antibodies against COVID-19’

-- 2021-11-08 23:29:34

Russia's one-dose Sputnik Light vaccine had a good safety profile and induced strong immune responses especially in people who had already encountered COVID-19, according to the results of phase I and...

Jock itch: Is your underwear too tight?

Jock itch: Is your underwear too tight?

IMTIAZ AHMED 2021-11-08 18:25:32

One of the problems many males face is itching or burning in their groin or inner thigh. This area beneath the underwear is often kind of damp and moist. Such an environment is a fertile place for th...

Global Covid-19 cases approach 250 million as Delta surge eases

Global Covid-19 cases approach 250 million as Delta surge eases

-- 2021-11-08 10:32:02

Worldwide cases due to Covid-19 were approaching 250 million on Sunday as the surge from the Delta variant eases and more normal trade and tourism resume, although some countries in eastern Europe are...

How does Merck's Covid pill compare to Pfizer's?

How does Merck's Covid pill compare to Pfizer's?

-- 2021-11-06 11:11:07

Pfizer and Merck & Co have developed experimental antiviral pills that have shown promising efficacy in trials of adults with Covid-19 who are at high risk of serious illness. Both drugs also are...

Phase-out of mercury-containing dental fillings, urges Minamata Convention  

Phase-out of mercury-containing dental fillings, urges Minamata Convention  

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-11-05 18:12:28

The Minamata Convention urged parties to phase down the use of dental amalgam, a filling material that is 50 per cent mercury. The movement for global phase out this toxic and polluting product will...

Pfizer says antiviral pill cuts risk of severe COVID-19 by 89pc

Pfizer says antiviral pill cuts risk of severe COVID-19 by 89pc

-- 2021-11-05 18:00:35

A trial of Pfizer Inc's experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 was stopped early after the drug was shown to cut by 89 per cent the chances of hospitalisation or death for adults at risk of developi...

Britain approves Merck's COVID-19 pill in world first

Britain approves Merck's COVID-19 pill in world first

-- 2021-11-04 18:18:47

Britain on Thursday became the first country in the world to approve a potentially game-changing COVID-19 antiviral pill jointly developed by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, in a boost to the fig...

Are COVID-19 boosters the same as the original vaccines?

Are COVID-19 boosters the same as the original vaccines?

-- 2021-11-04 15:49:38

Yes, Covid-19 boosters use the same recipe as the original shots, despite the emergence of the more contagious delta variant. The vaccines weren't tweaked to better match delta because they're still w...

Older HPV vaccine cuts cervical cancer rate up to 87pc, study finds

Older HPV vaccine cuts cervical cancer rate up to 87pc, study finds

-- 2021-11-04 13:27:28

Young women who were vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) in their teens with an older GlaxoSmithKline product called Cervarix had up to an 87 per cent lower risk of developing cervical cance...

WHO approves India-made COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin for emergency use

WHO approves India-made COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin for emergency use

-- 2021-11-03 20:26:26

India-made COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, developed by the biotechnology company Bharat Biotech, on Wednesday was approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) for emergency use. According to an India T...

WHO approves India's homegrown COVID-19 shot

WHO approves India's homegrown COVID-19 shot

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-11-03 19:46:03

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday said it had approved Indian drugmaker Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, paving the way for the homegrown shot to be accepted as a va...

US CDC backs Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11

US CDC backs Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11

-- 2021-11-03 13:41:40

The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday backed broad use of Pfizer's and BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11, clearing the way for shot...

Vitamin E for hair loss treatment: Fact or myth?

Vitamin E for hair loss treatment: Fact or myth?

Imtiaz Ahmed 2021-11-02 21:01:31

Hair fall has become kind of a silent epidemic nowadays. It’s hard to find a person who is not at all concerned about the way his/her hairline is reducing.  While for many, it’s a na...

Common health issues to watch out for during Winter

Common health issues to watch out for during Winter

Imtiaz Ahmed 2021-11-01 16:44:19

Winter is almost here. The cool breeze of winter, while welcomed by many, also brings some health hazards. It is important to be aware of the common winter ailments and be prepared for them. The risk...

US regulator needs more time to complete review of Moderna vaccine use in adolescents

US regulator needs more time to complete review of Moderna vaccine use in adolescents

-- 2021-11-01 13:17:05

Moderna on Sunday it has been told that the US Food and Drug Administration will require additional time to complete its assessment of the company's Covid-19 vaccine for use in adolescents aged 1...

Roots and risks of tooth decay

Roots and risks of tooth decay

Swastika Karmaker 2021-10-30 20:09:39

Dental health is often underestimated among us. Most people don't care throughout their life about oral hygiene until they have to go to the dentist reluctantly when it is already in its worst state.&...

Patients in Bangladesh concerned about appalling negligence in hospital hygiene

Patients in Bangladesh concerned about appalling negligence in hospital hygiene

-- 2021-10-30 13:24:32

There is a growing tendency among middle-class patients in Bangladesh to avoid knocking on hospital doors, even in the case of any critical condition. The reasons they describe are not pleasant at all...

US FDA authorises first Covid-19 shot for young children

US FDA authorises first Covid-19 shot for young children

-- 2021-10-30 10:31:28

The US health regulator on Friday authorised the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years, making it the first Covid-19 shot for young children in the United Stat...

G20 should redistribute surplus Covid-19 vaccines, former leaders say

G20 should redistribute surplus Covid-19 vaccines, former leaders say

-- 2021-10-29 10:46:57

The leaders of the world's 20 biggest economies should use a meeting this weekend in Rome to agree on how to transfer surplus Covid-19 vaccines to low-income countries, a group of former presidents an...

Preventing Stroke: Every minute counts

Preventing Stroke: Every minute counts

Dr Mohammad Nazrul Hossain 2021-10-28 15:40:38

According to the World Health Organisation, stroke is the second leading cause of death in the world and according to their data, about 15 million people suffer from stroke every year.  Of those...

October and the intricacies of ADHD awareness

October and the intricacies of ADHD awareness

Shadya Naher Sheyam 2021-10-26 20:55:23

Remember Hiccup who feels different from other Vikings (a Canadian historical television drama series) in his village?  “He doesn't listen," says the protagonist's father in How to Train Y...

Rise in human bird flu cases in China raises concern among experts

Rise in human bird flu cases in China raises concern among experts

-- 2021-10-26 13:16:40

A jump in the number of people in China infected with bird flu this year is raising concern among experts, who say a previously circulating strain appears to have changed and may be more infectious to...

Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine protective, safe in children

Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine protective, safe in children

-- 2021-10-25 22:13:33

Moderna Inc said on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine generated a strong immune response and was generally well-tolerated in children aged six to 11 years, citing interim data from a study. The company sai...

Covid vaccines not linked to pregnancy loss, study finds

Covid vaccines not linked to pregnancy loss, study finds

-- 2021-10-23 11:35:59

The following is a summary of some recent studies on Covid-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that have yet to be certified by peer review, reports R...

Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shows 90.7pc efficacy in trial in children

Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shows 90.7pc efficacy in trial in children

-- 2021-10-22 19:21:19

The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine showed 90.7 per cent efficacy against the coronavirus in a clinical trial of children 5 to 11 years old, the US drugmaker said on Friday, reports Reuters. Sixteen...

Pfizer, BioNTech say COVID-19 booster shot showed high efficacy in large study

Pfizer, BioNTech say COVID-19 booster shot showed high efficacy in large study

-- 2021-10-21 20:52:01

A booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SE restored efficacy to 95.6 per cent against the virus, including the Delta variant, data released by the co...

US FDA clears Moderna, J&J Covid vaccine boosters

US FDA clears Moderna, J&J Covid vaccine boosters

-- 2021-10-21 10:42:47

The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorised booster doses of the Covid-19 vaccines from Moderna Inc and Johnson & Johnson, and said Americans can choose a different shot from their...