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These foods will help prevent hair loss

With winter upon us, hair fall becomes a common concern. Various factors contribute to this issue, including weight, gender, age, lifestyle, and eating habits. While it’s normal to lose 50 to 100 strands of hair per day, exceeding this amount can lead to more severe hair fall problems and loss. While factors like weight and gender may be beyond your ...

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WHO denounces ‘destruction’ of Gaza hospital

The head of the World Health Organization on Sunday denounced “the effective destruction” of the Kamal Adwan hospital in the north of Gaza, adding that at least eight patients had died. Among the deceased patients was a 9-year-old child, said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a post on X, formerly Twitter, AFP reports. His statement came as the Israeli army pulled ...

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Four more die from dengue, 254 hospitalised in a day

Four more dengue patients died and 254were hospitalized in the country in the last 24 hours till Sunday morning. Of the new deaths, two fatalities was reported in Dhaka and two deaths reported outside it. According to the daily update of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 1,682 this year. Among ...

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Drugs for hypertension, diabetes now available at community clinics

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s brainchild “Community Clinic” has already gained world repute beyond the boundary of Bangladesh. Earlier, this community based clinics used to provide 30 types of free medicines to people in rural remote areas but recently medicines for high blood pressure and diabetes have been added to the drug list in four upazilas initially under a pilot project, ...

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Ayurvedic remedies for sore throat

A persistent companion during weather changes and impending winters, a sore throat can be uncomfortable, accompanied by the sensation of a lump in your throat leading to hoarseness, pain, inflammation, and difficulty swallowing or drinking comfortably. While the initial inclination might be to resort to modern medication, Ayurveda aims to eliminate the issue at its source. Ayurveda attributes sore throat ...

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Doctors among 9 arrested in medical question leak

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have arrested nine persons, including five doctors, in connection with a question paper leak in the admission tests for the country’s government and private medical colleges. They were arrested from Dhaka, Dinajpur and Nilphamari districts in separate drives from Monday to Wednesday. The arrested are Singra union parishad chairman Sazzad Hossain of Dinajpur’s Ghoraghat, Dr Faisal ...

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Warning against drinking raw date juice issued

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has advised countrymen to refrain from drinking raw date juice to prevent Nipah-virus related deaths. Nipah virus causes severe disease and the outbreak of the Nipah virus related disease spreads sharply during the winter season, according to a press release signed by deputy programme manager Dr SM Golam Kausar. “Nipah virus spreads through bat ...

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Brain fog after Covid linked to blood clots: Study

Blood clots in the brain or the lungs might explain some common symptoms of “long Covid”, including brain fog and fatigue, a UK study suggests. In the study, of 1,837 people admitted to hospital because of Covid, researchers say two blood proteins point to clots being one cause, reports BBC. It is thought 16 per cent of such patients have ...

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Blood test shows if organs are ageing fast or slowly

Similar to doing an MOT on a car, scientists believe they can run a blood test to check how fast a person’s internal organs are ageing, and even predict which ones might soon fail. The Stanford University team say they can monitor 11 major body parts, including the heart, brain and lungs, reports BBC. They tried it on thousands of ...

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One-day vitamin ‘A plus’ campaign begins across country

A one-day vitamin A plus campaign kicked off across the country on Tuesday with an aim to feed the capsules to 2.20 crore children. Children aged 6-11 months will be fed blue color capsules while children aged 12-59 months will be administered red color capsules. A total of 5,26,240 children in six upazilas of Dhaka district will get the capsules, ...

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