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Donate blood, save lives

Everyday, thousands of people undergoing major surgeries need blood transfusion. Many people suffering from various conditions like haemophilia (genetic disease that impair the body’s ability to control blood clotting), dengue, severe anaemia, blood cancer, thalaessemia need blood transfusion.

On an average, 3 to 3.5 lakh bags of blood are needed in … [বাকিটুকু পড়ুন]

Protect all children from measles through vaccination

Although there is safe and effective vaccine available to protect against measles, the disease still remains the fifth leading cause of death among the children under five years of age in Bangladesh. Millions of children mostly from the urban poor, street children, and rural hard to reach areas are not … [বাকিটুকু পড়ুন]

HPV: The puzzling virus

The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is considered as a major health threat for women worldwide. The majority of cervical cancer cases, by far, are thought to result from chronic infection with certain strains of HPV. The virus can be hidden for years from a woman’s immune system with no apparent symptoms … [বাকিটুকু পড়ুন]

Research found breakthrough treatment of HIV/AIDS

Since the detection of HIV virus in 1983, scientists and researchers are trying hard to invent and explore effective weapons to fight with the deadly disease. AIDS takes away millions of lives as there is no specific treatment for cure or vaccine to prevent transmission of HIV. In quest to … [বাকিটুকু পড়ুন]

Know the signs of childhood cancer

About 1 in every 600 children develops cancer before they reach the age 15. The cause behind childhood cancer is still relatively little known. But the overall cure rate for childhood cancer has significantly improved over the last 2 decades in association with clinical trials and the development of new … [বাকিটুকু পড়ুন]

Cancer can be prevented too

Cancer is a leading cause of death around the world. Each year, over 12 million people receive a cancer diagnosis and 7.6 million die of the disease.

According to the Bangladesh Cancer Society, more than one million people have been suffering from cancer at present. In Bangladesh, each year, approximately 0.3 … [বাকিটুকু পড়ুন]

Get remedy from hyperpigmentation

The colour of human skin is determined by the pigment known as melanin, which can be yellow, brown, dark brown or black. Melanin is responsible for the colour of human skin. Levels of melanin in human body depend on heredity, race and amount of sunlight exposure. When the body produces … [বাকিটুকু পড়ুন]

জগিং করুন আয়ু বাড়ান

সম্প্রতি স্টামফোর্ড স্কুল অব মেডিসিন থেকে একটি সমীক্ষার ফলাফল প্রকাশিত হয়েছে। এতে বলা হয়েছে যারা জগিং (দ্রুত হাঁটা) করেন, তারা দীর্ঘদিন বাঁচেন। গবেষকরা কয়েকটি ‘রানিং ক্লাবের’ ৫৩৮ জন সদস্য এবং ৪২৩ জন স্বাস্থ্যবান ব্যক্তির (যারা জগিং করেন না) তথ্য সংগ্রহ করেন। এদের সকলের বয়স ছিল ৫০ এবং তদূর্ধ। পর্যবেক্ষণ শুরুর … [বাকিটুকু পড়ুন]

Nutrition to prevent pregnancy complications

Under-nutrition and malnutrition in pregnancy period are the major problems in Bangladesh that threaten the health of both mother and their babies. Maintaining proper nutrition during pregnancy is specially considered to be of importance for the high prevalence of low birth weight, fetal growth retardation and perinatal death (death around … [বাকিটুকু পড়ুন]

Dengue set to peak, stay cautioned

While the country is preparing to combat pandemic H1N1 influenza A virus, another outbreak of a virus called dengue is gradually escalating at an alarming level. City hospitals are seeing huge number of patients everyday. Health experts warned that if proper measures are delayed, the condition could be more fatal … [বাকিটুকু পড়ুন]