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Fingertip peeling: How to take care of it

Fingertip peeling: How to take care of it

Dr Imtiaz Ahmed 2022-04-16 14:39:48

Skin peeling (also known as desquamation) is a condition where the outer layer of the epidermis falls off. It is a consequence of skin healing from damage. It may look bad, but skin peeling from the f...

Diarrhoea outburst occurred earlier than expected, doctors advise precautions

Diarrhoea outburst occurred earlier than expected, doctors advise precautions

Swastika Karmaker 2022-04-13 15:40:28

A sudden outbreak of diarrhoea has swept Dhaka city and its surrounding areas for the last few weeks. Instances of diarrhoea usually increase during summer, but this year the disease has spread a bit...

Diarrhoea outburst occurred earlier than expected, doctors advise precautions

Diarrhoea outburst occurred earlier than expected, doctors advise precautions

Swastika Karmaker 2022-04-13 15:40:28

A sudden outbreak of diarrhoea has swept Dhaka city and its surrounding areas for the last few weeks. Instances of diarrhoea usually increase during summer, but this year the disease has spread a bit...

Hot weather and Jock Itch: Know the preventive measures

Hot weather and Jock Itch: Know the preventive measures

Dr Imtiaz Ahmed 2022-04-12 16:24:55

Jock itch is a colloquial term for a type of fungal infection. In North America, athletes are known as jocks, and this infection is quite common among them, hence the name. As we are gearing up for t...

WHO analysing two new sub-variants of omicron

WHO analysing two new sub-variants of omicron

-- 2022-04-11 19:08:36

The World Health Organization said on Monday it is tracking a few dozen cases of two new sub-variants of the highly transmissible omicron strain of the coronavirus to assess whether they are more infe...

Cancer-causing BPA, BPS found in cash receipts

Cancer-causing BPA, BPS found in cash receipts

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-04-11 17:15:04

Bisphenol A (BPA) and bisphenol S (BPS) that can potentially disrupt the human body’s normal functioning and develop cancer have been found in cash receipts, says a study drawing grave concern....

How to deal with excessive sweating

How to deal with excessive sweating

DR IMTIAZ AHMED 2022-04-11 17:14:32

Ever had the feeling that you are sweating too much, more than what is considered normal? It may be due to a condition called hyperhidrosis. Sweating is a natural mechanism to regulate our body tempe...

Get rid of the annoyance of prickly heat

Get rid of the annoyance of prickly heat

Dr Imtiaz Ahmed 2022-04-09 14:34:37

Prickly heat is an irritating condition that is particularly common during the summer months. It is the result of sweat being trapped inside the skin. But how does it happen? During hot and humid con...

Beware of heatstroke this Ramadan

Beware of heatstroke this Ramadan

Dr IMTIAZ AHMED 2022-04-07 15:42:12

As the temperature keeps rising, there is an increasing risk of many heat-related illnesses. One of the common illnesses is heatstroke. During the holy month of Ramadan, people who fast all day long...

United Kingdom adds new nine signs of coronavirus infection

United Kingdom adds new nine signs of coronavirus infection

-- 2022-04-05 21:35:32

The United Kingdom has expanded the official list of Covid-19 symptoms, including another nine signs of coronavirus infection. The UK Health Security Agency's updated guidance now lists symptoms incl...

One in every five adults suffers from hypertension: Experts

One in every five adults suffers from hypertension: Experts

FE REPORT 2022-04-02 09:37:51

Fifty-one per cent of women and 67 per cent of men with hypertension in Bangladesh do not know they have high blood pressure, public health experts said quoting a study. One in every five or 21 per c...

Safe dairy options for lactose intolerants

Safe dairy options for lactose intolerants

SHUVODIP BISWAS TURJA 2022-03-31 16:40:42

The life of lactose-intolerant people must be hard. They cannot take a bowl full of milk with cereal, cannot grab a scoop of ice cream while hanging out with friends. That is nothing but a disappointm...

Covid-19 severity likely to reduce over time as immunity increases, says WHO

Covid-19 severity likely to reduce over time as immunity increases, says WHO

-- 2022-03-30 23:16:19

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday released an updated plan for COVID-19, laying out three possible scenarios for how the pandemic will evolve this year. "Based on what we know now, the...

Symptoms of kidney disease that we often ignore

Symptoms of kidney disease that we often ignore

Dr Imtiaz Ahmed 2022-03-30 16:30:08

It must be stressed that the definitive way to know whether your kidneys are functioning properly is to consult a physician. The symptoms are only an indication of when you might need to take that rou...

1,250 diarrhoea patients stream into icddr,b every day on average

1,250 diarrhoea patients stream into icddr,b every day on average

-- 2022-03-29 22:40:16

Over the last eight days, the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) reported 9,844 diarrhoea cases as 1,250 patients stream into the cholera hospital every day on...

US green lights second booster of Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 shot

US green lights second booster of Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 shot

-- 2022-03-29 22:16:04

US regulators on Tuesday authorised a second booster dose of the two most commonly used Covid-19 vaccines for people age 50 and older, given data showing waning immunity and the risks posed by Omicron...

The robot surgeons and virtual surgery

The robot surgeons and virtual surgery

MD ZAHIDUR RABBI 2022-03-29 17:32:02

A recent report by BBC revealed that around five billion people in the world do not have access to safe surgery which kills more people than HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. While robotic sur...

Boomerang foods while in stress

Boomerang foods while in stress

Shuvodip Biswas Turja 2022-03-29 14:50:54

The most common emotional obstacle that we face in our daily life is most probably nothing but stress. There is stress because of work, because of studies, because of relationships, sometimes even bec...

icddr,b records 8,500 cases of diarrhoea over a week in an unforeseen spike

icddr,b records 8,500 cases of diarrhoea over a week in an unforeseen spike

-- 2022-03-29 11:29:53

An alarming uptick in diarrhoea cases has become a cause for concern for cholera hospital at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, bdnews24.com reports. As many as 8,5...

724 diarrhoea patients admitted to icddr,b in 14 hours

724 diarrhoea patients admitted to icddr,b in 14 hours

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-03-28 15:16:39

As many as 724 diarrhoea patients were admitted to the icddr,b, an international health research institute in Dhaka, in the 14 hours t0 2:00pm on Monday. AKM Tariful Islam Khan, media manager, icdd...

Second Covid booster significantly lowers mortality rate, study shows

Second Covid booster significantly lowers mortality rate, study shows

-- 2022-03-28 14:01:26

Senior citizens who received a second booster of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination had a 78 per cent lower mortality rate from the disease than those who got one only, a study from Isra...

School-based approach to mental health yields good results in Bangladesh: Study

School-based approach to mental health yields good results in Bangladesh: Study

FE REPORT 2022-03-28 09:11:36

A study of the icddr,b on a low-cost school-based mental health intervention in Bangladesh has found promising outcomes in improving depression status and life quality of mothers of children with au...

Scientists detect microplastics pollution in human blood for first time

Scientists detect microplastics pollution in human blood for first time

-- 2022-03-24 19:58:12

Scientists have detected microplastic pollution in human blood for the first time, with the particles found in almost 80 per cent of the people tested, reports the Guardian. The new Dutch-funded rese...

Moderna seeks US authorisation for Covid-19 vaccine for children younger than 6 years

Moderna seeks US authorisation for Covid-19 vaccine for children younger than 6 years

-- 2022-03-23 19:21:55

Moderna Inc said on Wednesday it will ask regulators to authorise its COVID-19 vaccine in children younger than 6 years old based on data showing it generated a similar immune response to adults in it...

Most of bipolar disorder patients remain untreated: Experts

Most of bipolar disorder patients remain untreated: Experts

FE REPORT 2022-03-23 10:51:30

Experts at a programme on Tuesday said most of the patients suffering from bipolar disorder in the country still remain untreated mainly due to inadequate psychiatrists, limited infrastructures and me...

No country met WHO air quality standards in 2021

No country met WHO air quality standards in 2021

-- 2022-03-22 10:35:52

Not a single country managed to meet the World Health Organization's (WHO) air quality standard in 2021, a survey of pollution data in 6,475 cities showed on Tuesday, and smog even rebounded in some r...

These habits can worsen your acne problems

These habits can worsen your acne problems

Imtiaz Ahmed 2022-03-21 18:57:06

Acne, commonly known as pimples is a common problem especially among teenagers. It commonly happens during puberty and usually goes away in the adult years. However, there are certain habits that cou...

650 dental surgeons to be appointed soon, says health minister

650 dental surgeons to be appointed soon, says health minister

-- 2022-03-21 18:06:23

Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said the government will appoint 650 new dental surgeons soon to better serve the patients. In a programme observing the Oral Health Day, Maleque also spoke about pl...

7 home remedies for glowing skin this summer

7 home remedies for glowing skin this summer

A R Tahseen Jahan 2022-03-20 14:51:30

Summer is here, as well as our favourite sunny weather where we feel warm and can click awesome photos with natural lighting. But what about our skin tone? Skin tone and the UV rays from the sun are l...

Foods that make you grow old faster

Foods that make you grow old faster

Shuvodip Biswas Turja 2022-03-19 19:14:45

Most people want to remain green, at least physically, until their old age. However, many do not succeed. There are some certain variables that make a person age faster than normal. One of those vari...