DHAKA: Too much focus on exams is damaging pupils' mental health and self-esteem in England's schools, a report says.The National Union of Teachers' report says pupils are developing stress-related conditions linked to testing.Based on a survey of 8,000 teachers and a review of research,

DHAKA: The way children sniff different aromas could form the basis of a test for autism, suggest researchers in Israel.People spend longer inhaling the delightful aroma of a bouquet of roses than the foul stench of rotting fish.The results of tests on 36 children, in the journal Current

DHAKA: Up to 11,000 Australian dental patients were urged to see their doctors Thursday over fears they may have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis due to hygiene breaches at clinics in Sydney. New South Wales Health said 12 dentists from four surgeries were accused of poor cleaning and

DHAKA: South Korea on Saturday said it was closely monitoring a hospital in eastern Seoul over fears that hundreds of people there may have been exposed to the deadly MERS virus.A 70-year-old woman who caught Middle East Respiratory Syndrome while visiting an infected relative in a

DHAKA: South Korea’s health ministry reported on Monday two more deaths in the country’s Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak, bringing the number of fatalities to 27.The ministry also confirmed three new cases, taking the total to 172 in an outbreak that is the largest

DHAKA: Events are being held across the world to celebrate the first ever International Yoga Day, with tens of thousands of Indians taking part in yoga sessions across the country.Across India, tens of thousands of people, including military officials, bureaucrats, politicians, students

DHAKA: India's progress in health outcomes during past two decades has been slower in comparison to other developing countries with comparable incomes, a latest working paper prepared by Niti Aayog said, highlighting crucial gaps in India's healthcare system, reports Times of India.The

DHAKA: Apollo Hospital Chennai’s specialist doctors will provide overall information about treatment to orthopedic patients of Bangladesh through mobile phone.  Apollo Hospital Chennai and CANZAPS Consultancy are jointly organizing the services.The information was disclosed in a press

DHAKA: South Korea said on Thursday that 23 people have died and more than 6,700 are isolated at homes and medical facilities as officials continue their efforts to put the MERS outbreak under control.More than 160 have been diagnosed with Middle East respiratory syndrome nearly a month

DHAKA: According to World Health Organization (WHO), around 57,000 people die and 382,000 become disables every year due to tobacco consumption in Bangladesh.Speakers placed the data in front of the audience at a seminar on annual tuberculosis prevention program organized by National Anti

DHAKA: South Korea has reported an 11th death from the MERS virus outbreak.More than 120 people in South Korea have contracted Middle East respiratory syndrome since the country reported its first case last month. The outbreak has been contained only in hospitals but it has caused

DHAKA: Health minister Mohammad Nasim on Thursday said the government has a plan to make it compulsory for physicians to serve at villages for three years rather than two years.He made the disclosure in response to a question of M Abdul Latif, MP, at the Parliament.The minister said it

DHAKA: A woman in Belgium is the first in the world to give birth to a baby using transplanted ovarian tissue frozen when she was still a child, doctors say.The 27-year-old had an ovary removed at age 13, just before she began invasive treatment for sickle cell anaemia, reports BBC.comHer

DHAKA: Scientists in Austria have created an artificial leg which allows the amputee to feel lifelike sensations from their foot.A recipients said: “It feels like I have a foot again. It’s like a second lease of life.”Prof Hubert Egger of the University of Linz, said sensors fitted

DHAKA: South Korean authorities have ordered nearly 2,000 schools closed nationwide to prevent the spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).The health ministry on Monday reported 23 new infections, bringing the total to 87. Six people have so far died in the outbreak, reports the

DHAKA: A total of Tk 12,726 crore has been proposed for the Heath and Family welfare sector in the proposed budget for 2015-16 Fiscal Year.Finance Minister AMA Muhith made the proposal before the parliament while placing the budget on Thursday.Muhith said, “We are planning to distribute

DHAKA: A lung cancer therapy can more than double life expectancy in some patients, a "milestone" trial shows.Nivolumab stops cancerous cells hiding from the body's own defences, leaving the cancer vulnerable to attack, reports BBC.The results from 582 people, presented at the American

DHAKA: Graphic health warning along with pictures on the packet of tobacco products would be added from March in 2016, according to the sections of smoking and tobacco product use control law (amend).Health and Family welfare state minister Zahid Maleque came up with the disclosure in a

DHAKA: Breast cancers can manipulate the structure of bone to make it easier to spread there, a study has found.Researchers at the University of Sheffield said the tumours were effectively "fertilising" the bone to help themselves grow, report BBC.comThe study, in the journal Nature, said

DHAKA: Upholding the theme ‘Know Your Blood Pressure’, the World Hypertension Day was observed across the country on Sunday.Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) provided free hypertension identification service for children from 10:00am to 1:00pm in the day.Moreover,