People who tend to be confrontational, especially those who are competitive and aggressive, run a higher risk of heart attack and stroke.Researchers with the National Institute on Aging (NIA) examined 5,614 residents of four villages in Sardinia, an Italian Mediterranean island.People who

The healing of diabetes-related foot ulcers is affected by patients’ coping styles and their levels of depression, new research shows. The study included 93 diabetic patients with foot ulcers who were monitored for 24 weeks. The size of each patient’s ulcer was measured at the start

(Reuters) - An updated edition of a mental health bible for doctors may include diagnoses for "disorders" such as toddler tantrums and binge eating, experts say, and could mean that soon no-one will be classed as normal. Leading mental health experts warn that a new edition of the

DHAKA:  The number of people being infected with tuberculosis (TB) in the country is falling as 79.4 people are found infected in every one lakh annually, a survey report said.Only 33 persons, out 50,098 over 15 years age, were found infected with TB in different parts of the country

PHNOM PENH: Efforts to eliminate a drug-resistant strain of malaria near the Cambodian-Thai border have shown signs of success, the World Health Organization and local health officials said Tuesday.Researchers have found that malaria resistant to artemisinin medication has almost

The Internet giant Google have declared a new health policy for it’s employees. The company says it will pay homosexual employees who include domestic partners on their health insurance plans more money to make up for the federal taxes they pay on that benefit, Fox News reports.The

SYDNEY: A drug-resistant "superbug" has infected three Australians who travelled to India, an expert said on Friday, reinforcing fears it could spread worldwide after hitting dozens of people from Britain. Professor Peter Collignon, Canberra Hospital`s head of infectious diseases, said

People who have friends but don`t really bond with them or are in relationships without any emotional connect can end up feeling really lonely. And this loneliness can lead to poor health, according to new research. The two newly published University of Arizona studies say superficial

DHAKA: The United States has selected Bangladesh as one of the eight `Global Health Initiative Plus’ countries to improve the country’s health situation through additional bankrolling of the sector.The other seven countries are Ethiopia, Guatemala, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nepal and

DHAKA: A Dhaka court fixed July 12 for charge hearing against Rid Pharmaceuticals owners in a case filed against them for manufacturing toxic syrup.Judge Mohammad Abdul Majid of the Drugs Court set the date. Caretaker of the Drug Administration Shafiqul Islam filed the case with the court

DHAKA: Health and Family Welfare Minister AFM Ruhal Huq Sunday told parliament that some 3,551 doctors appointed on ad-hoc basis would join soon to resolve the prevailing doctors’ crisis.“The ministry has already provided necessary guidelines to ensure their joining. The government

DHAKA: Environmentalists Saturday expressed apprehension that millions of people of Bangladesh are victims of poisonous lead-mixed colours, the old and children being in a vulnerable situation.  “More than 80 percent people, including pregnant women, of the country are at high risk of

DHAKA: Experts Saturday suggested forming an independent regularity body and appointing an ombudsman for curbing irregularities in the country’s ill-managed health sector.As rules and regulations are being hardly maintained in the sector in the absence of proper management and

DHAKA: The government has decided to stick red and green labels on the packets or bottles of government-supplied medicines, Health Minister Dr AFM Ruhal Huq said Sunday about the measure meant for preventing reported rampant pilferage of medical supplies.    “If such a branded