DHAKA: A drug commonly used to beat severe fungal infections can make flu far worse, animal studies suggest.The effects in people are still uncertain, but doctors have called for it to be assessed "urgently".The medicine, Amphotericin B, is given to people needing chemotherapy or a bone

DHAKA: Hungry? Grab a handful of nuts. Not only are they packed with protein, but it turns out they may be the food for longevity.At least, that`s the conclusion of the largest study to date looking at the relationship between eating nuts and longer lives. Nuts are high in unsaturated

DHAKA: Despite low spending on health, a weak health system and widespread poverty, Bangladesh has achieved great strides in life expectancy, vaccination rates, TB control and a child’s chances of surviving past the age of five, according to a series of focus papers published in The

DHAKA: People who eat a diet rich in nuts, including peanuts, are less likely to die from heart disease or cancer, new research suggests.The more nuts consumed, the greater the apparent benefit, according to the report, ‘Nuts used to be demonized because they’re high in fat. Now, 20

DHAKA: Many children cannot run as fast as their parents could when they were young, a study of global fitness says.Experts say the work - being presented at the American Heart Association`s annual meeting - suggests children`s fitness levels may be declining.Researchers analysed data

RAJSHAHI: Some 588 children got their 850 normal legs with the treatment of Ponseti method that corrects congenital clubfoot without invasive surgery.The disclosure came from a seminar organized by Rajshahi Medical College Hospital on Tuesday morning.Rajshahi Medical College (RMC)

DHAKA: Running noses and green phlegm do not mean patients need antibiotics, say doctors and public health experts.It was described as a "prevailing myth" that the drugs were needed to treat such infections.Public Health England and the Royal College of General Practitioners said the

DHAKA: An unprecedented probe into high levels of arsenic in groundwater strengthens suspicions that eating rice boosts exposure to the poison.Samples provided by 18,470 volunteers living in an arsenic-contaminated district showed that those who ate large amounts of rice had higher levels

DHAKA: Soon after lunch, people experience afternoon sprawl. Citrus fruits or dark chocolates can help you in being more productive at work.Chips from the vending machine or cookies your co-worker baked are not what your brain needs. Huffingtonpost.com suggests a list of food items to

DHAKA: Americans spend nearly $12 billion each year on vitamin supplements, hoping they will steer us away from diseases like cancer and heart attacks. But it turns out they’re just a drain on our wallets.Should healthy people take supplements to keep them healthy? A panel of experts

DHAKA: A total of 24 Crore people are affected from Diabetes in the world by 2025 the number will rise to 38 crore.Among them, in Asia including Bangladesh the number of affected people is 20 percent and it would be 80 percent by the year of 2025. So, the felt need is to develop a massive

DHAKA: As far as food sources go, there are few better than insects: the average grasshopper, for example, is low-cost, low-calorie, exists in abundance, and contains 29% of your daily protein value.That’s a main reason why they’re such a diet staple for some 2 billion people in Asia,

DHAKA: The International Diabetes Federation released a report Thursday that said that 10 percent of the global population will have diabetes by 2035.The report, which was released on International Diabetes Day, said that 382 million people will have diabetes by the end of this year, and

DHAKA: Tuberculosis is curable. Now it is not a death cause disease. If a tuberculosis affected person eats full course drug regularly, they will be cured normally.In this regard, health ministry took a project to reach the drug available to the people of every corner of the country. It

DHAKA: A research claimed that women who exercise in pregnancy boost the brain development of their newborn babies and the effect could benefit children for the rest of their lives. Babies` brains showed more mature patterns of activity, linked to better mental performance in later life,

DHAKA: The well-established strategy among doctors for reducing cardiovascular disease has been to lower bad cholesterol, or LDL, to specific targets (below 100 or below 70 for people at high risk). No more. New clinical guidelines unveiled Tuesday take a more broad approach to assess a

DHAKA: Think you know the rules about healthy foods and can pick the best-for-you fruit from the produce section? These facts might surprise you.More than half of Americans say they give a lot of thought to the healthfulness of foods and beverages they consume.But much of what we read and

DHAKA: A new way of scanning the heart can identify those who may be at high risk of a heart attack, early tests suggest.It can identify dangerous plaques in the arteries which nourish the heart. If a fatty plaque ruptures, it can lead to a clot, blocking the flow of blood.Scientists at

DHAKA: It could be an old-style good-news/bad-news joke if not for one detail: There`s nothing funny about it. According to a "report card" just issued by the March of Dimes, the rate of premature births in the United States has fallen for the past six years straight. Even after such a

DHAKA: Wouldn’t it be nice to keep young tissues’ ability to repair wounds and bound back after injury?Now, scientists think they have identified the factor that could make that possible — a protein called Lin28a. It’s normally active in embryos, when new cells and tissues are