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Babies most likely to be born at 4am, study finds

Babies most likely to be born at 4am, study finds

-- 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...

India likely to penalise insurance cos for delaying payment

India likely to penalise insurance cos for delaying payment

-- 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...

Facebook making it easier to donate blood

Facebook making it easier to donate blood

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...

WaterAid, Sweden embassy to serve 450,000 urban poor

WaterAid, Sweden embassy to serve 450,000 urban poor

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....

China playing key role to end AIDS: UNAIDS chief

China playing key role to end AIDS: UNAIDS chief

-- 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...

Civil groups call for stopping capital flight

Civil groups call for stopping capital flight

-- 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...

Scientists develop effective wound recovering bandage

Scientists develop effective wound recovering bandage

-- 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...

Bottle feeding is a woman's right, says RCM

Bottle feeding is a woman's right, says RCM

-- 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...

500-bed burn Institute to start journey in Sept

500-bed burn Institute to start journey in Sept

-- 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...

Experts stress over awareness for recovery of stroke

Experts stress over awareness for recovery of stroke

-- 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...

Scientists trialling premature birth test

Scientists trialling premature birth test

-- 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...

Microplastics in human body  great risk to health: Research

Microplastics in human body great risk to health: Research

-- 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...

Philip Morris plans to bring iQOS device for Indian smokers

Philip Morris plans to bring iQOS device for Indian smokers

-- 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...

'DIY abortion' doubles in modern time

'DIY abortion' doubles in modern time

-- 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...

New factory of Essential Drugs to open in July

New factory of Essential Drugs to open in July

-- 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...

US study reveals more kids dying from injuries

US study reveals more kids dying from injuries

-- 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...

First womb transplant in UK 'by end of 2018'

First womb transplant in UK 'by end of 2018'

-- 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...

Nasim seeks more budgetary allocation for health sector

Nasim seeks more budgetary allocation for health sector

-- 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...

Cholera outbreak in Nigeria kills 16: Official

Cholera outbreak in Nigeria kills 16: Official

-- 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...

Four more die in E.Coli outbreak in US

Four more die in E.Coli outbreak in US

-- 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...

Physically demanding jobs may shorten men’s lifespan

Physically demanding jobs may shorten men’s lifespan

-- 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...

Tobacco use still major cause of death, disease, says WHO

Tobacco use still major cause of death, disease, says WHO

-- 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...

Drugmakers to announce 'massive' price cuts soon: Trump

Drugmakers to announce 'massive' price cuts soon: Trump

-- 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...

Trump predicts 'massive' price cuts in drugs

Trump predicts 'massive' price cuts in drugs

-- 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...

Virus kills 1.35m salmon in Australia

Virus kills 1.35m salmon in Australia

-- 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...

One million French smokers quit in 12 months

One million French smokers quit in 12 months

-- 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...

Enforcement of law stressed to control tobacco consumption

Enforcement of law stressed to control tobacco consumption

-- 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...

Minister warns of action against unnecessary caesarean operations

Minister warns of action against unnecessary caesarean operations

-- 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....

DSS provides Tk 1.15m for patients in Rajshahi

DSS provides Tk 1.15m for patients in Rajshahi

-- 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....

NJP holds seminar on diabetes management during Ramadan

NJP holds seminar on diabetes management during Ramadan

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...