Monday, 23 Dec, 2024

Health

Cell Phone Use Linked to Male Infertility

Men, beware: Using a hands-free device with a cell phone may affect your fertility if you keep your phone close to your testicles, Cleveland Clinic researchers warn in the journal Fertility and Sterility.Men who use these hands-free devices tend to carry their cell phones in their pants

12 Bad Bedtime Habits that take a toll on your health

A good night`s sleep doesn`t just boost your mood—it also improves your looks. It is important that you get the recommended eight hours per night. We compiled the most common mistakes, so you can learn how to get the most—and the best—rest possible. 1.    Watching TV before bed

Scientists See Serious Health Risks in Gulf Oil Spill Repiratory, Mental Health Problems Among the D

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico poses serious health risks for the people who are working to clean it up and others who venture into the coastal area, scientists say in a commentary in The Journal of the American Medical Association.Some components of oil called volatile organic

Heart attack, stroke risks higher for combative types: study

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

Depression Linked to Slow Healing of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

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

Mental health experts ask: Will anyone be normal?

(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

Number of TB patients drops in country; 79 in every 1 lakh infected annually

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

Progress in Cambodia`s war on drug-resistant malaria: WHO

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

Google comes up with a new `gay only` policy

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

South Asian `superbug` spreads to Australia

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

Loneliness is harmful for health

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

US sees BD as ÔÇÿGlobal Health Initiative PlusÔÇÖ country

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

Charge hearing against Rid Pharma on July 12

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

More docs to be appointed soon to ensure health service, Health Minister tells parliament

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

Lead in colour: 80 percent people affected in Bangladesh

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

Health sectorÔÇÖs ill health <br>Experts long for regulatory body, ombudsman for health sector

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

Govt. to supply four times more medicine to hospitalsÔÇôHealth minister

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