Saturday, 18 May, 2024

Health

Medical admission test results out

DHAKA: The results of admission tests of session 2013-14 under medical and dental colleges were published Sunday.The candidates can get their results from the website, http://www.dghs.gov.bd.Director General of Health Directorate Khandaker Sifayet Ullah confirmed the matter to banglanews.

20 health benefits of neem

DHAKA: Neem tree has been described in Ayurveda`s prime text, the Charaka Samhita, as sarva roga nivarini (that which keeps all diseases at bay) or arishtha (reliever of disease).Its extracts have been used in the Ayurvedic tradition for thousands of years for maintaining health and

Mid-life stress ups dementia risk

DHAKA: A new study has revealed that stress due to common life events may cause a number of physiological reactions in the central nervous, endocrine, immune and cardiovascular systems, and it may trigger long lasting physiological changes in the brain.Researchers base their findings on

Mid-life stress ups dementia risk

DHAKA: A new study has revealed that stress due to common life events may cause a number of physiological reactions in the central nervous, endocrine, immune and cardiovascular systems, and it may trigger long lasting physiological changes in the brain.Researchers base their findings on

Walking `cuts breast cancer risk`

DHAKA: Post-menopausal women who walk for an hour a day can cut their chance of breast cancer significantly, a study has suggested.The report, which followed 73,000 women for 17 years, found walking for at least seven hours a week lowered the risk of the disease.The American Cancer

Deleted genes `offer autism clues`

DHAKA: The discovery of "missing" genes could help scientists understand how autism develops, a study suggests.US researchers looked at the genetic profiles of more than 431 people with an autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and 379 without.They found those with an ASD were more likely to

Statin drugs linked to lower risk of cognitive decline

DHAKA: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that the popular cholesterol-lowering medications may cause memory loss and confusion, but long term use of the medications may reduce that risk.In a review of 16 studies that involved people taking statin medications who were also

Bystander CPR saves lives

DHAKA: If you saw someone experiencing a heart attack, would you step in to perform CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation)?If you did, you might be saving a life. According to the latest study published in the journal JAMA, even if you aren’t a professional emergency medical technician,

How eye contact can backfire

DHAKA: We’re often told to maintain eye contact when speaking with others. But a new study published in the journal Psychological Science is poking holes in the theory that looking deep into someone’s eyes shows interest and boosts persuasion.In fact, the University of British

Vitamin A campaign Oct 05

DHAKA: The children, aged from 6-month to five years, will feed vitamin A capsules on October 5 across the country.The health minister Dr. A. F. M. Ruhal Haque came up with the disclosure at his office on Wednesday through a press briefing.More than 2.10 crore children are to feed the

Blood pressure drug `fights cancer`

DHAKA: A commonly used blood pressure drug could help fight cancer by opening up blood vessels in solid tumours.Used beside conventional cancer-fighting drugs, it could improve life expectancy, experts believe.Following successful testing in mice, doctors plan to give losartan to patients

Exercise `can be as good as pills`

DHAKA: Exercise can be as good a medicine as pills for people with conditions such as heart disease, a study has found.The work in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) looked at hundreds of trials involving nearly 340,000 patients to assess the merits of exercise and drugs in preventing

10 best foods to reduce cholesterol

DHAKA: Have a salmon fish dinner. Snack on a handful of nuts. Pour a dash of olive oil in your salad.And bite into that sinister chocolate. Now you can do all this guilt-free! All these foods help in fighting bad cholesterol. According to the American Heart Association, `You can reduce

How to lose weight with yoga

DHAKA: How to lose weight with yoga is on everyone`s mind as 2013 begins with a powerpacked list of health resolutions across the board. But is yoga really that effective for weight loss?Do all forms of yoga help and promote weight loss? With a number of yoga variations out there, which

Ten Commandments for a healthy heart

DHAKA: One needs a healthy heart to live life to the fullest. However, due to various lifestyle changes and sedentary jobs, we are more likely than ever to develop various problems like heart attacks and other related complications.Prevention is one of the best ways to keep heart disease

5 Steps to a flat tummy in 7 days

DHAKA: You`ve been missing your routine at the gym very often thanks to your busy schedule (or plain laziness) and suddenly you realize that in one week you have to attend a wedding.You want to wear your favourite saree or figure-hugging dress but are worried about your flabby stomach

World Heart Day marked

DHAKA: The World Heart Day-2013 was marked in the country like elsewhere across the globe Sunday in a befitting manner.The National Heart Foundation (NHF) in Dhaka arranged a colorful rally with the theme ‘take the road to a healthy heart’.According to NHF a sum of 1.73 crore people

Ten Commandments for a healthy heart

DHAKA: One needs a healthy heart to live life to the fullest. However, due to various lifestyle changes and sedentary jobs, we are more likely than ever to develop various problems like heart attacks and other related complications.Prevention is one of the best ways to keep heart disease

Indian restaurant owner raising money

DHAKA: A popular restaurant owner is raising money to realise his vision of a better life for people in the country he spent his childhood in.Abdul Salique owns the Spice of Life restaurant, in Wellowgate, Grimsby.However, he spent the first nine years of his life in Bangladesh –

S.M.A.R.T tips for quitting tobacco

DHAKA: Most tobacco users want to quit. Approximately seven out of 10 smokers want to stop but may have to try an average of six to nine times before they succeed.Tobacco is a tough addiction to beat. But whether you’re a cigarette smoker, cigar smoker or tobacco chewer, quitting