The worst fat is belly fat. Overeating may lead to heart disease and diabetes. Doctors think a larger waist indicates a shorter life. Following are the facts that contribute to belly fat: Eating while distracted: Instead of browsing through your phone as you snack, focus on your food and taste it. Overeating is less probable if ... Read more
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Call for health economics for universal health coverage
Dhaka University vice-chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique on Saturday emphasised the importance of health economics in country’s universal health coverage as well as overall development. ‘The role of health economics is important in overall development of a country. The Institute of Health Economics is working relentlessly with remarkable
Novo Nordisk shows better profile: study
NOVO Nordisk’s modern insulin products show better safety profile than other insulin products, according to a leading study on diabetes treatment. The study — titled A1chieve — was conducted on 60,000 diabetic patients across the world by Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, with
Better medicare with better nurses
Int’l seminar stresses development of nursing education, upgrade of profession Improvement of healthcare services requires development of nursing education as per international standards, and upgrade of the profession. Despite a huge demand for qualified and skilled nurses at home and abroad, the profession is still not well regarded in Bangladesh
Promoting PPP projects for ultra poor underscored
Rights activists on Wednesday urged all concerned to promote public-private partnership to improve health, education and livelihood for the ultra poor, particularly to ensure their food security. The call was made at a national workshop on ‘sharing evaluation findings and lessons learnt: health, education and livelihood support programme for ultra poor households project’ at
Chocolates can prevent brain stroke
Chocolate might not be the healthiest thing for your waistline – but research suggests it may protect against stroke. A study following more than 37,000 Swedish men showed those eating the most chocolate were the least likely to have a stroke. It follows on from other studies that have suggested eating chocolate can improve the ... Read more
Eating egg yolks as bad as smoking
Scientists have unscrambled the truth about eggs – eating the yolk is almost as bad as smoking for people at risk of heart disease. The problem lies in an increased risk of the hardening of the arteries, known as atherosclerosis. It is a disorder of the arteries where plaques, aggravated by cholesterol, form on the ... Read more
Heavy dose of formalin poses health hazard
Merchants of death go scot free Formaldehyde (formalin), used for preserving human bodies and animals in hospital mortuaries and laboratories, is reportedly being used indiscriminately during the holy month of Ramzan for preserving milk, fish, fruit and other perishables, including vegetables. The government has virtually no control over the sale and use of formalin, a ... Read more
Hepatitis-B kills 4.18 pc people in villages
A recent survey, conducted in the country’s rural areas, shows that about 4.18 per cent people in the remote villages are infected with Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and about 0.5 per cent others are suffering from Hepatitis C virus (HCV). The study was released on the occasion of the “World Hepatitis Day,” organised by Bangladesh ... Read more
Junk foods lead to early-age diabetes
Frequent consumption of fast foods and lack of physical exercise are causing lifestyle diseases, particularly diabetes, among urban people even before they reach 35 years of age, according to physicians. They say the increasing popularity of junk foods — popularly called fast foods — among the youngsters leads them to burden their blood with cholesterol ... Read more
NICVD docs successfully control drug-resistant hypertension
For the first time in Bangladesh, a team of doctors of National Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases yesterday successfully operated on a patient to control drug-resistant hypertension. Typically, the arteries in the kidneys of such patients have bundled nerves. The doctors reach the kidney through a catheter and administer a medicated heat injury in such nerve
Calcium pills pose ‘heart risk’
People who take calcium supplements could be increasing their risk of having a heart attack, according to researchers in Germany. Calcium is often taken by older people to strengthen bones and prevent fractures. But the study, published in the journal Heart, said the supplements “should be taken with caution”. Experts say promoting
Dieting ‘safe for pregnant women’
Dieting in pregnancy is safe for women and does not carry risks for the baby, a review of research has suggested. The British Medical Journal analysis looked at the findings from 44 previous studies involving more than 7,000 women. The London-based team said following a healthy diet – and not eating for two – prevents ... Read more
1 in 3 adults has HTN, 1 in 10 has diabetes
Research 1 in 3 adults has HTN, 1 in 10 has diabetes According to The World health statistics 2012 report released recently, one in three adults worldwide, has raised blood pressure, known as hypertension (HTN) — a condition that causes around half of all deaths from stroke and heart disease. One in ten adults has ... Read more
First man functionally cured of HIV
Since HIV was discovered 30 years ago, 30 million people have died from the disease, and it continues to spread at the rate of 7,000 people per day globally, according to the UN. Now, after years of progress in holding back the disease, there is finally an apparent case of one successful cure. 45-year-old Timothy ... Read more
It’s just 3 steps to healthier bone
Osteoporosis is a condition in which bone density decreases and becomes porous leading to frequent fractures. It is a silent epidemic and largely preventable through just three steps C, D, E — Calcium, Vitamin D and Exercise. Unfortunately, many people do not know that they have it until their bones start breaking. Experts urged to ... Read more
Shaving salt, saving lives
Governments around the world could save huge health costs and avert millions of early deaths if they introduced laws to cut salt levels in food, US researchers claimed. Shaving 3 grams off the daily salt intake could prevent up to 66,000 strokes, 99,000 heart attacks and 92,000 deaths in the United States, while saving $24 ... Read more
Daily exercise ‘cuts death risk’
Just 15 minutes of exercise a day can boost life expectancy by three years and cut death risk by 14 per cent, research from Taiwan suggests. Experts in The Lancet say this is the least amount of activity an adult can do to gain any health benefit. This is about half the quantity currently recommended ... Read more
Morning smoking has cancer risk
People who smoke soon after getting up in the morning are more likely to develop cancer than those who light up later in the day, say US researchers. A study of 7,610 smokers, published in the journal Cancer, said the effect was independent of other smoking habits. Smoking in the first 30 minutes after waking ... Read more
Scientists discover antibody to fight flu
The first antibody which can fight all types of the influenza A virus has been discovered, researchers claim. Experiments on flu-infected mice, published in Science Express, showed the antibody could be used as an “emergency treatment”. It is hoped the development will lead to a “universal vaccine” — currently a new jab has to be ... Read more