Health

Researchers on Wednesday reported two promising new approaches to counteract malaria’s growing resistance to medication – one involving a new class of drugs. Switzerland-based Novartis released results of what it called a next-generation treatment. A study of its experimental drug in 12 African countries found it works well against the mosquito-borne parasite that causes malaria and seems to block spread. ...

Canada has lost its measles elimination status, said the Pan American Health Organization (Paho) on Monday, after failing to curb an outbreak of the virus for 12 consecutive months. Because Canada is no longer deemed measles-free, the Americas region as a whole has lost its elimination status, although individually the other countries are still considered to have stamped out the ...

A hospital trust has been fined more than £500,000 and a ward manager given a six-month suspended sentence over the death of a 22-year-old woman on a mental health unit. Alice Figueiredo was being treated at Goodmayes Hospital in Ilford when she took her own life using bin bags from a shared toilet, having previously made many similar attempts. The ...

At an advocacy meeting today, officials and health experts urged grassroots level public representatives to quickly identify obstetric fistula patients so that they can be brought under free treatment for their recovery. They made the call at the meeting on ‘Fistula Patient Identification’ organised by the Upazila Health and Family Planning Department at Bhurungamari Upazila Parishad conference room in Bhurungamari ...

Preliminary tests showed that ByHeart baby formula contained the type of bacteria that produces the toxin linked to a botulism outbreak, California health officials said. The outbreak has sickened at least 13 infants in 10 states. No deaths have been reported. “Consumers in possession of this product should stop using it immediately,” the California Department of Public Health said in ...

Lower back pain is a chronic condition that affects hundreds of millions of people around the world. A simple exercise could be a big help. You know the feeling. You bend down to tie your shoelaces and experience a sharp searing pain in the bottom of your back. Suddenly, you’ve become part of a startling statistic – you’ve joined the ...

Some widely used antibiotics have lost efficacy up to 97 per cent in Bangladesh because of the misuse of the lifesaving drugs due to unregulated sale, over-prescription, self-medication and incomplete dosing as laws and High Court verdict are hardly followed. A World Health Organization report found that several widely used antibiotics in Bangladesh are losing their effectiveness at alarming rates ...

Headaches are something almost all of us deal with at some point. They can last from a couple of minutes to days and the pain can be sharp, dull, throbbing or stabbing and sometimes spread beyond your head to your scalp, face or even your neck. Dr Xand van Tulleken, who hosts the BBC’s What’s Up Docs wellness podcast, knows ...

High-protein foods are often associated with weight loss, but some popularly marketed protein-rich items may actually contribute to weight gain due to their high fat and carbohydrate content. In an October 23 Instagram post, online nutrition coach Justin Gichaba highlighted five such foods that can add to belly fat instead of supporting fat loss,says NDTV. Peanut butter – Often considered ...

For the first time in Great Britain, there are more over-16s using vapes or e-cigarettes than smoking cigarettes, according to the Office for National Statistics. Some 5.4 million adults use vapes daily or occasionally, compared with 4.9 million using cigarettes, an ONS survey for 2024 suggests. Daily use of vapes is most common among 25-49 year olds, with rising use ...