-- 2018-06-17 10:10:10
Four o'clock in the morning is the time most babies are born spontaneously in England, with the majority arriving between 01:00 and 07:00, a study shows. While planned C-section births tended to happ...
-- 2018-06-16 22:38:47
NEW DELHI: The Indian government has proposed to impose penalty on insurance companies for delay in payment to hospitals for settlement of claims under its ambitious Ayushman Bharat National Health...
FE Online Desk 2018-06-16 13:43:09
In honour of World Blood Donor Day, a new centre on Blood Donations on Facebook was launched where people in Bangladesh, Brazil, India and Pakistan can find opportunities to donate nearby, said a stat...
FE Online Desk 2018-06-16 12:36:19
WASH4UrbanPoor, a five-year project aiming to serve over 450,000 urban poor with water, sanitation and hygiene was launched recently by WaterAid and the Embassy of Sweden, said a statement....
-- 2018-06-14 12:20:48
China is playing a great role in fighting AIDS, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe said Tuesday at the United Nations headquarters after his report on the latest progress of the agency's struggle...
-- 2018-06-13 21:35:40
Speakers at a human chain programme on Wednesday urged the government to emphasise income tax instead of VAT (Value Added Tax) for revenue mobilisation and implementing 2018-19 national budget. They...
-- 2018-06-13 12:52:06
A Northwestern University team in the United States has developed a regenerative bandage that can quickly heal painful, hard-to-treat sores and wounds without using drugs. The new device reported on...
-- 2018-06-12 14:07:34
If a woman decides not to breastfeed her baby it is her choice and must be respected, midwives are being told. The Royal College of Midwives' (RCM) new position statement makes it explicitly clear th...
-- 2018-06-10 18:08:45
Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim on Sunday expressed his optimism that the 500-bed specialised “Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery” will start it...
-- 2018-06-10 10:37:27
Speakers at a programme on Saturday stressed raising awareness among the people over specialised treatment of stroke and undertaking preventive measures for its recovery. They came up with this remar...
-- 2018-06-09 15:50:24
Scientists are trialling a blood test that may predict whether a pregnant woman will give birth prematurely. Preliminary results, published in the journal Science, suggest it is accurate in up to 80...
-- 2018-06-09 00:44:02
Many of the microplastics in human body come from the air inhaled, according to a research, reports BSS. It may cause a wide range of diseases including respiratory and cardiovascular diseases...
-- 2018-06-08 13:29:09
Philip Morris International Inc is planning to launch its iQOS smoking device in India, four sources familiar with the matter briefed reporters, as the tobacco giant seeks a foothold in a country with...
-- 2018-06-07 14:10:45
Global online searches for abortion pills have more than doubled over the last decade, BBC analysis of Google searches shows. The findings also suggest that in countries where abortion laws are more...
-- 2018-06-06 18:09:22
The third plant of the country’s only state-owned pharmaceutical manufacturer is going to be commissioned in the last week of July. “The 3rd plant of Essential Drugs Company Ltd (EDCL) ha...
-- 2018-06-06 13:30:42
Murder, suicide, car crashes, and addiction have all contributed to a spike in deaths among US children and teens in recent years, a government study suggests. The death rate for youth aged 10 to 19...
-- 2018-06-05 14:57:37
The surgeon planning to do the first womb transplant in the UK says he hopes to carry out the first operations "before the end of 2018". Mr Richard Smith, clinical lead at the charity Womb Transplant...
-- 2018-06-04 20:51:30
Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim on Monday called for increasing budgetary allocation for the health sector to ensure improved health care services across the country. “Though...
-- 2018-06-03 13:02:21
Cholera cases in northeastern Nigeria's Adamawa have risen to 909 since the outbreak of the water-borne disease in parts of the state, heath authorities said on Saturday. The outbreak in Mubi North a...
-- 2018-06-02 13:18:26
Four more people died from an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday, bringing the total toll to five. Twenty-five more people ha...
-- 2018-06-01 12:46:23
Despite much evidence that getting lots of physical activity bodes well for long-term health, when it’s physical labour on the job, the opposite might be true. Researchers found that men whose...
-- 2018-05-31 14:50:03
Fewer people are smoking worldwide, especially women, but only one country in eight is on track to meet a target of reducing tobacco use significantly by 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) said...
-- 2018-05-31 12:15:46
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he expects major drug companies to slash prices on their products in two weeks, but did not provide details on which companies would do so or how such reductio...
-- 2018-05-31 00:00:00
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he expects major drug companies to slash prices on their products in two weeks, but did not provide details on which companies would do so or how such reductio...
-- 2018-05-30 13:23:52
A deadly virus is threatening Tasmania's lucrative salmon-farming industry, with the Australian State's Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) confirming on Tuesday that 1.35 million salmon have die...
-- 2018-05-29 13:17:14
France has seen a sharp fall in the number of people smoking daily, with one million fewer lighting up from 2016-2017, a survey suggests. Such a significant drop has not been seen in a decade, accord...
-- 2018-05-27 18:03:20
Stressing the importance of proper enforcement of law to reduce tobacco consumption in Bangladesh, speakers at a programme in the city on Sunday said the young generation needs to be made aware to mak...
-- 2018-05-27 17:45:37
State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Zahid Malek on Sunday warned that action will be taken against private hospitals if found conducting caesarean operation to pregnant women unnecessarily....
-- 2018-05-27 16:57:53
A total of twenty-two patients sufferings from various chronic diseases like kidney, liver cirrhosis, cancer and heart received financial support worth around Tk 1.15 million in Rajshahi on Sunday....
FE Online Desk 2018-05-26 13:32:13
NIPRO JMI Pharma Ltd (NJP) has recently arranged a scientific seminar titled ‘Management of diabetes during ramadan and Empagliflozin – A groundbreaking innovation for T2DM’ at Asgar...
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