Md. Mujibul Haque, a senior Jatiya Party MP and chairman of the Standing Committee on the Ministry of Labor and Employment, said it was necessary to limit the use of smoking and tobacco products, which are considered harmful to public health. And for this purpose necessary amendment of law is also required. This is because proper legislation can prevent smoking and reduce the direct and indirect health…

All teachers of government primary schools will be administered Covid-19 vaccine within a week, said State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Zakir Hossain. The Minister came up with the information while talking to reporters after taking the vaccine at a clinic building in the secretariat on Tuesday. Replying to a question, the Minister said, “Already Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked…

The king of Malaysia, Al-Sultan Abdullah, has declared a months-long state of emergency across the country to combat a rise in coronavirus cases. The move was requested by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, and allows Muhyiddin to suspend parliament at a time when his government is weakened. The palace said the emergency would last until 1 August, unless cases were brought under control earlier. Critics…

India will not allow the export of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for several months, the head of Serum Institute of India, which has been contracted to make 1 billion doses of the vaccine for developing nations, said Sunday. With rich nations reserving most of the vaccines that will be made this year, Serum Institute the world's largest vaccine manufacturer is likely to…

India's drugs regulator on Sunday (Jan 3) has given final approval for the emergency use of two coronavirus vaccines, one developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and the other by local company Bharat Biotech. The overall efficacy of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine was 70.42 per cent, while Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN was "safe and provides a robust immune response", Drugs Controller…

Examining how the COVID-19 has impacted different countries, researchers have found that Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), a vaccine for tuberculosis (TB), could be a potential new tool in the fight against the disease. The study that appeared in the pre-print repository medRxiv, proposed that national differences in COVID-19 impact could be partially explained by the different national policies respect…

The performance of human brain is significantly reduced by the excessive use of smartphone, study revealed such findings several times. Thus, the underage users especially the adolescents are facing bullies in cyber spaces, led by their inclination to use various virtual platforms in smartphone. The bullying even led to severe mental illness in many of the teens. Psychologists expressed concerns and…

Healthy infants have intestinal bacteria that can prevent the development of food allergies, research has found. Researchers from the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Naples Federico II in Italy transplanted gut microbes from each of eight infant donors: four healthy and four with cow’s milk allergy, into groups of mice via fecal samples, Xinhua news agency…

Does your child often feel stressed and depressed? A walk in the woods is likely to improve his/her mood, researchers said. The study, led by a team from the University of Hong Kong, revealed that children who developed a closer connection with nature had less distress, less hyperactivity and had a healthy lifestyle with regard to active play and eating habits. They also had fewer behavioural and…

Eating an egg daily can have a beneficial effect on the blood metabolite profile that is related to a lower risk of Type-2 diabetes, a new study shows. The findings showed that the blood samples of men who ate more eggs included certain lipid molecules that positively correlated with the blood profile of men who remained free of Type-2 diabetes. “The study explored potential compounds that could…

A diagnosis of prostate cancer is certainly up setting for any man. But if his knowledge of this type of cancer is limited, it can possibly set him on the wrong track of knowing how best to fight it.   Figuring out what needs to be known about prostate cancer can be overwhelming, with decisions to be made, treatment options to consider and not knowing what the future holds.   To beat back…

Now that you've planned and made up your mind to get pregnant , you wish it happens as soon as possible! However, don't get impatient if it takes time. There are a couple of things you should do and some things that you should avoid to increase your chances.   1. Know your cycle. Knowing your cycle is the most important thing one should consider if you want to get pregnant fast. It gives…

New Delhi: As children in Delhi continue to be affected by high pollution levels, doctors have urged parents to conduct Lung Health Screening Test (LHST) for their children as their vital organs are not mature enough to tackle the polluted air. The doctors, quoting a World Health Organisation (WHO) survey, said that children in the National Capital are worst affected with 21 per cent having ‘poor’…