A team of doctors here on Monday conducted the first-ever “stomach laparoscopic bypass operation” to reduce obesity. The operation was carried out at Bangladesh-Japan Friendship Hospital (BJFH). Chairman of the hospital and eminent laparoscopic surgeon Professor Dr Sardar A Nayeem led the 10-member specialist surgery team, BSS reports. The team included Surgeon of Bel View Hospital in India Dr Sarfaraz ...

Although 60 percent kidney ailments are curable yet one in five kidney patients die in every hour in the country, leading health experts told a seminar in Dhaka on Thursday. The number of kidney patients has increased alarmingly as two crore people in the country are now somehow suffering from kidney disease, said the seminar titled “Kidney disease prevention and ...

From striking some cool conversations to cracking the chemistry with your crush, we bring to you some very easy tips that will help you to break the ice on your new campus Surely, your first brush with your new college life was an eclectic mix of nervousness, excitement, pretty crushes and a sense of anxiety. But there are still many ...

Moderate amount of physical activity, particularly walking and bicycling, can significantly lower the risk of heart failure, says a study. The participants who had the lowest levels of physical activity had a 47 percent higher risk of heart failure while those with highest levels had 51 percent higher risk than men with a median level. When analysing the different types ...

After work on a recent Friday, 53-year-old Lee Jin-soo headed for the “Happy Guys Cooking Class,” where he joined six other mostly middle-aged men in tall white hats and aprons. Lee, who runs a business making compression bags for bedding, gently handled abalone and shrimp and made a rice crust that went into the Korean stew of chicken and seafood ...

Childhood obesity is a growing health problem that has reached epidemic proportions in many parts of the world, especially in countries like the US, India and China and other nations in the world.Preventing obesity in children is a pressing concern and parents need to be better informed, so as to make more knowledgeable choices and decisions for their children.Childhood obesity ...

From following protocol to not burning bridges with past employers, here are 10 instances of exit etiquette which you must keep in mind when in the process of quitting your job I’m wearing my search consultant hat on this topic, so despite leaving only one company in my entire career, I would still count myself as a bit of an ...

From following protocol to not burning bridges with past employers, here are 10 instances of exit etiquette which you must keep in mind when in the process of quitting your job I’m wearing my search consultant hat on this topic, so despite leaving only one company in my entire career, I would still count myself as a bit of an ...

Athletic Bilbao won the Spanish Supercopa after beating Barcelona by an aggregate score of 5-1 and containing the Catalans to a 1-1 draw in the second leg at the Camp Nou. Lionel Messi scored the only goal for the Blaugrana, who enjoyed 69 percent of possession, created 17 goalscoring chances and attempted 10 shots, with four on target and one ...

Bangladesh clinched SAFF U-16 football championship 2015 by defeating India 4-2 in tie-breaker at Sylhet District Stadium. The final match went into tie-breaker after both teams ended full-time at 1-1. Fahim Murshed gave Bangladesh the lead on the 46th minute when he forcefully drove Shawon’s cross to beat the Indian goalkeeper. India leveled the scores after the hour mark when ...