Health

World No Tobacco Day: ‘Toughening law, raising prices can reduce tobacco use’

Shawdesh Desk: Toughening the existing tobacco control law, proper enforcement of law and increasing the price of tobacco and tobacco products can help reduce the use of tobacco in Bangladesh.

Mini stroke: Warning signs and how to prevent stroke

Shawdesh desk: A transient ischaemic attack or a mini stroke is temporary in nature, does not cause permanent damage, and lasts for only a few minutes. However, the mini stroke

Monkeypox: Indian company develops RT-PCR kit to test for virus

Shawdesh desk: Trivitron Healthcare, a Chennai-based medical devices company, said it had developed a real-time RT-PCR-based kit for the detection of the monkeypox virus. A four-colour fluorescence-based kit, the company

Slight rise in US births in 2021 after pandemic plummet

Shawdesh desk: The number of births in the United States rose slightly in 2021, the first increase in seven years, according to preliminary data published by authorities Tuesday. There were

Covid, monkeypox poses formidable challenge to world: WHO

Shawdesh desk: Even as the world is not over the pandemic yet, it is facing a significant and formidable challenge of the monkeypox outbreak that has so far infected over

Monkeypox: 80 cases confirmed in 12 countries

Shawdesh desk: More than 80 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in at least 12 countries. The World Health Organization has said another 50 suspected cases are being investigated –

Monkeypox: 80 cases confirmed in 11 countries, says WHO

Shawdesh Desk: About 80 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in 11 countries, the World Health Organization says, warning that more cases are likely to be reported. The WHO says

How genes contribute to type-2 diabetes, a new research finds

Shawdesh desk: During a recent study an international team of scientists shed light on how genes can contribute to type-2 diabetes. The findings of the study were published in the