Health
Aortic Dissection: A life threatening medical condition
An aortic dissection is a serious condition in which a tear develops in the inner layer of the aorta. The aorta is the major artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body. Aortic dissection can involve any part of Aorta....
Mom's vitamin E may affect child's asthma risk
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The advantage of laparoscopic surgery for women
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Preventive measures against hepatitis C
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Sleep tips for the insomniac
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Community Action Box may help to prevent drug abuse
Bangladesh is rapidly advancing towards the epidemic situation of drug addiction and HIV/AIDS. Approximately 7.5 million people is considered to be seriously drug addicted....
Be aware of stupefying agents at Eid journey
In an Eid journey, businessman Ahmed Karim (not a real name) started his journey by launch from Sadarghat to Barishal. In the launch, he met an unknown person. Mr Karim was impressed by the person's conversation. After some time, the person offered him drinks. Being impressed, Mr Karim could not help taking the drink and after that he lost his consciousnesss. When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital and understood that he had lost everything he bought for Eid. This is a commonplace scenario of our country during Eid journey....
Strong community-based nutrition counselling is necessary
The 2004 baseline survey of the Bangladesh National Nutrition Programme examined nutritional status, knowledge and practices of unmarried adolescent girls (aged 13-19) living in rural Bangladesh....
How to prevent congenital anomaly of your child
Congenital disorders are defined as those disease that are substantially determined before or at birth and which are in principle recognisable in early life. Some disorders are obvious at birth like cleft lip and palate; some are obvious in early life like congenital heart diseases. Some internal defects which are not lethal may go unnoticed. Most of the congenital metabolic disorders are late diagnosed....
Health concern of women after menopause
One of the major physiological events in a women's life is menopause. Cessation of menses, which usually occurs between the ages of 45 and 55 years, is universal and unavoidable. Menopause marks not only the end of the fertile period, but also the beginning of a new era in which changes in metabolism and psyche may become prominent....
