Health experts unite to combat the world’s leading vaccine-preventable killer

International experts in the fields of health and infectious diseases have joined forces to raise awareness and encourage global prevention of pneumococcal disease, the world's leading vaccine-preventable killer of children and adults worldwide - says a press release....

18y ago

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18y ago

Summer diarrhoea in children

Every year in summer, diarrhoea hits our country. Scorching heat and rush of diarrhoeal patients in different hospital, specially in ICDDR,B is a common scenario. In ICDDR,B alone, more then 500 patients per day are coming for treatment with diarrhoea....

18y ago

Steroid overuse is harmful

Steroids (usually corticosteroids) are powerful drugs which can improve symptoms and provoke incredible results. There are potential consequences to their use though. The power of corticosteroids should not be feared, but must be respected....

18y ago

Change your lifestyle in 2007

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The biggest problem in the world today is not probably war or natural calamities, but‘Today’s lifestyle’....

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Optimists may have longer lives

Optimists may enjoy longer lives than people with a dimmer outlook on the future, a long-term study suggests....

18y ago

Maintain Hygiene at Eid

Healthy living: Maintain hygiene issues at coming Eid-ul-Azha. Wash the blood immediately after slaughtering animal. Wash your hands after handling raw meat and don’t touch food, children and don't take food after touching raw meat.

Don’t eat under-cooked meat. It may contain germs of different diseases.

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