In the first 22 days in November, the country has already witnessed over 123 deaths and 23,009 dengue cases, showing an alarming trend this year.
With a cannula in her right hand, three-and-half-year-old Madeya Momtaz was receiving treatment while lying on a bed in the pneumonia ward of Dhaka Shishu Hospital.
One more dengue patient died while 201 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till yesterday morning.
Two more dengue patients died and 14 were hospitalised in the 24 hours till yesterday morning.
Eight dengue patients died, while 765 were admitted to hospitals across the country yesterday.
There has been a sudden increase in conjunctivitis (inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye) patients in Chattogram city for over two weeks.
Twenty-four dengue patients have died so far in the country, of whom, 21 died in the last eight months.
August witnessed 3,551 dengue cases, more than double the number recorded in July. This indicates that the dengue situation is further deteriorating.
At least 109 dengue patients were hospitalised in the first week of June alone, an alarming spike.
At least 17 dengue patients were hospitalised in different hospitals across the country yesterday, indicating a rising trend.
In a small, randomised study, sleep restriction increased daily calorie intake, weight gain, and abdominal fat deposition.
A poor diet, irrespective of genetic risk factors, is associated with a 30% increased risk of diabetes. Genetic risk factors and diet quality are independently associated with type 2 diabetes; a healthy diet is linked to lower diabetes risk across all levels of genetic risk.
Drugs that used to successfully fight diseases are gradually becoming ineffective due to decades of malpractice: intake of over-prescribed or self-prescribed medicines.
According to a recent study published in the International Journal of Public Health, workplace violence among healthcare workers in Bangladesh was very high (43.3%).
Cirrhosis is a form of severe liver disease and happens because of multiple causes. It causes scarring that slowly replaces healthy tissue.
Almost all clinically important and widely used antibiotics have lost their effectiveness by more than 50 percent, found a recent study -- a development that can leave the population defenceless against pandemics.
Lifestyle is considered a significant factor of health. An unhealthy lifestyle leads to several non-communicable diseases. If you successfully follow a healthy lifestyle, you might avoid, delay or reduce the need for medication.
The absence of an effective mechanism to check Aedes mosquitoes, including proper and timely surveillance by the city corporations, is mainly to blame for dengue cases spiralling in the capital and elsewhere in the country, experts say.
