DHAKA: Not going to the gym? No sweat! You can stay ship-shape minus the equipment and fuss, using just your bare hands. Freehand exercises that can be done on just a mat or in your office cubicle are a must-try. Here are a few reported by The Times of India.1. Push ups: This is the

DHAKA: The World Health Organization has said the speed and extent of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is "unprecedented".The WHO's Dr Keiji Fukuda expressed concern over so-called "shadow zones", areas which cannot be reached and where patients are not being detected.The organisation

DHAKA: Backache is the most common problem in our life and here are few home remedies to cure it.Stressful life, traveling, workouts or aging — all these lead to one most common health problem is backache. It is one health issue which makes us restless and if not taken care of

DHAKA: Breastfeeding can halve the risk of post-natal depression, according to a large study of 14,000 new mothers.However, there is a large increase in the risk of depression in women planning to breastfeed who are then unable to do so.The study, published in the journal Maternal and

DHAKA: Liberia has imposed a night-time curfew and has quarantined a slum in the capital Monrovia in a bid to halt the deadly Ebola outbreak.President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said the curfew would be from 21:00 local time to 06:00 (21:00-06:00 GMT).She said all movement would be blocked in

DHAKA: A headache can be caused by many factors, be it stress, fluctuating hormones or even a drinking session that results in hangover the next day.Here are some ways to dim that throbbing pain in your head, reports The Times of India.Drink ginger tea: With its high medicinal value,

DHAKA: Children give antibiotics such as penicillin during the early stages of life could be become obese later on, a new study has suggested.Researchers found that mice given low doses of penicillin as babies developed slower metabolisms, and were therefore more likely to become obese

DHAKA: Nigeria trained 800 volunteers to battle Ebola as fears rose that the worst-ever outbreak of the deadly disease could spread across Africa's most populous nation.Authorities in the capital Lagos last week appealed for volunteers to make up for a shortage of medical personnel

DHAKA: The outbreak of Ebola in West Africa will take at least six months to bring under control, medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) says.Speaking in Geneva, MSF President Joanne Liu said the situation was "deteriorating faster, and moving faster, than we can respond

DHAKA: The World Health Organization has warned that the deadly Ebola epidemic in West Africa has been 'vastly' underestimated and extraordinary measures are needed to contain the disease.   The warning comes as the United States ordered the evacuation of diplomats’ families from

DHAKA: A doctor, who helped treatment the earlier Ebola cases in the country, has been infected with the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria.The country's health minister, Onyebuchi Chukwu, confirmed the matter on Thursday, mentioning the total confirmed cases toll to 11, reports the abcnews

DHAKA: Doctors of Dhaka Medical College Hospital provided free medical treatment to mark the National Mourning Day.They checked up patients and prescribed the destitute without charges from 8:00am to 10:00am to commemorate the father of the nation. Confirming the matter, DMCH director

DHAKA: The scale of the Ebola outbreak appears to be "vastly underestimated", the UN's health agency says, as the death toll from the disease reaches 1,069.The World Health Organization said its staff had seen evidence that the numbers of reported cases and deaths do not reflect the

DHAKA: The researchers found a new key to understand depression that a protein released into our blood when our bodies are responding to infections—referred to as an inflammatory marker—may have a role in mental health.The researchers from the University of Cambridge hypothesize

DHAKA: The chemical triclosan has been linked to cancer-cell growth and disrupted development in animals. Regulators are reviewing whether it’s safe to put in soap, cutting boards and toys. Consumer companies are phasing it out. Minnesota voted in May to ban it in many products. At the

SATKHIRA: A special medical camp was set up at Bhomra land port in the district on Wednesday to prevent Ebola virus epidemic.The medical camp started medical check-up the passengers coming from India whether presence of Ebola virus.  A six-member medical team led-by Satkhira Sadar

DHAKA: The first two doses of an experimental serum created to treat Ebola went to American missionaries.Then the drug was sent to treat a Spanish priest.The two Americans, Dr. Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol, appear to be recovering. The priest, Miguel Pajares, died Tuesday

DHAKA: Eggs are the best way to start the day for those who want to lose weight. A major UK review of studies into the effects of eating eggs has found that egg contains a powerful ingredient that can help to cut the amount of calories people go on to eat at lunch and dinner, reports the

DHAKA: Specialized doctors will provide free medical treatment on August 15 at city’s Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) hospital.They will check up patients and prescribe them without charges from 8:30am to 12:30pm on the occasion of the National Mourning Day to

DHAKA: Nearly 1.3 billion people actively use Facebook every month, 500 million Tweets go out every day, and there are more than 20 billion photos on Instagram, according to a Digital Insights report. So is it any surprise that spending countless hours in a digital haze can affect your