DHAKA: The World Health Organization says there should be a ban on the use of e-cigarettes indoors and that sales to children should stop.In a report the health body says there must be no more claims that the devices can help smokers quit - until there is firm evidence to support

DHAKA: About 50 percent sellers at pharmacy shops sell antibiotics to patients violating National Drug Policy’s prohibition of antibiotic sale without doctor’s prescriptions. This shocking data was revealed by a research on the prescription of patients, who are attacked by acute

DHAKA: Using both types of polio vaccine could speed up efforts to free the world of the disease. A research suggests, reports the BBC. The oral vaccine is leading the fight to eradicate polio, but trials in India show an additional injection of inactivated virus boosts immunity. The

TANGAIL: The strain of bacteria anthrax that created the worst anxiety, visits again in the country as 11 patients of the disease were identified in Ambaria village under Madhupur upazila of the district recently.The Livestock Officer of the upazila Dr Hazrat Ali confirmed the matter

DHAKA: Drinking tea can be beneficial mentally, emotionally, socially and physically. Scientific research testifies to the health benefits of all kinds of tea, which not only help with beauty factors but also weight loss and hydration of skin, reports femalefirst.co.uk says The Times of

DHAKA: A baby’s skin is so delicate that even a slight scratch or rash is known to make them very irritable. Remember that newborns are quite prone to rashes and most are harmless and disappear on their own within a few days. Some common skin problems in babies and remedies from that

DHAKA: Not going to the gym? No sweat! You can stay ship-shape minus the equipment and fuss, using just your bare hands. Freehand exercises that can be done on just a mat or in your office cubicle are a must-try. Here are a few reported by The Times of India.1. Push ups: This is the

DHAKA: The World Health Organization has said the speed and extent of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is "unprecedented".The WHO's Dr Keiji Fukuda expressed concern over so-called "shadow zones", areas which cannot be reached and where patients are not being detected.The organisation

DHAKA: Backache is the most common problem in our life and here are few home remedies to cure it.Stressful life, traveling, workouts or aging — all these lead to one most common health problem is backache. It is one health issue which makes us restless and if not taken care of

DHAKA: Breastfeeding can halve the risk of post-natal depression, according to a large study of 14,000 new mothers.However, there is a large increase in the risk of depression in women planning to breastfeed who are then unable to do so.The study, published in the journal Maternal and

DHAKA: Liberia has imposed a night-time curfew and has quarantined a slum in the capital Monrovia in a bid to halt the deadly Ebola outbreak.President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said the curfew would be from 21:00 local time to 06:00 (21:00-06:00 GMT).She said all movement would be blocked in

DHAKA: A headache can be caused by many factors, be it stress, fluctuating hormones or even a drinking session that results in hangover the next day.Here are some ways to dim that throbbing pain in your head, reports The Times of India.Drink ginger tea: With its high medicinal value,

DHAKA: Children give antibiotics such as penicillin during the early stages of life could be become obese later on, a new study has suggested.Researchers found that mice given low doses of penicillin as babies developed slower metabolisms, and were therefore more likely to become obese

DHAKA: Nigeria trained 800 volunteers to battle Ebola as fears rose that the worst-ever outbreak of the deadly disease could spread across Africa's most populous nation.Authorities in the capital Lagos last week appealed for volunteers to make up for a shortage of medical personnel

DHAKA: The outbreak of Ebola in West Africa will take at least six months to bring under control, medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) says.Speaking in Geneva, MSF President Joanne Liu said the situation was "deteriorating faster, and moving faster, than we can respond

DHAKA: The World Health Organization has warned that the deadly Ebola epidemic in West Africa has been 'vastly' underestimated and extraordinary measures are needed to contain the disease.   The warning comes as the United States ordered the evacuation of diplomats’ families from

DHAKA: A doctor, who helped treatment the earlier Ebola cases in the country, has been infected with the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria.The country's health minister, Onyebuchi Chukwu, confirmed the matter on Thursday, mentioning the total confirmed cases toll to 11, reports the abcnews

DHAKA: Doctors of Dhaka Medical College Hospital provided free medical treatment to mark the National Mourning Day.They checked up patients and prescribed the destitute without charges from 8:00am to 10:00am to commemorate the father of the nation. Confirming the matter, DMCH director

DHAKA: The scale of the Ebola outbreak appears to be "vastly underestimated", the UN's health agency says, as the death toll from the disease reaches 1,069.The World Health Organization said its staff had seen evidence that the numbers of reported cases and deaths do not reflect the

DHAKA: The researchers found a new key to understand depression that a protein released into our blood when our bodies are responding to infections—referred to as an inflammatory marker—may have a role in mental health.The researchers from the University of Cambridge hypothesize