People who have friends but don`t really bond with them or are in relationships without any emotional connect can end up feeling really lonely. And this loneliness can lead to poor health, according to new research. The two newly published University of Arizona studies say superficial

DHAKA: The United States has selected Bangladesh as one of the eight `Global Health Initiative Plus’ countries to improve the country’s health situation through additional bankrolling of the sector.The other seven countries are Ethiopia, Guatemala, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nepal and

DHAKA: A Dhaka court fixed July 12 for charge hearing against Rid Pharmaceuticals owners in a case filed against them for manufacturing toxic syrup.Judge Mohammad Abdul Majid of the Drugs Court set the date. Caretaker of the Drug Administration Shafiqul Islam filed the case with the court

DHAKA: Health and Family Welfare Minister AFM Ruhal Huq Sunday told parliament that some 3,551 doctors appointed on ad-hoc basis would join soon to resolve the prevailing doctors’ crisis.“The ministry has already provided necessary guidelines to ensure their joining. The government

DHAKA: Environmentalists Saturday expressed apprehension that millions of people of Bangladesh are victims of poisonous lead-mixed colours, the old and children being in a vulnerable situation.  “More than 80 percent people, including pregnant women, of the country are at high risk of

DHAKA: Experts Saturday suggested forming an independent regularity body and appointing an ombudsman for curbing irregularities in the country’s ill-managed health sector.As rules and regulations are being hardly maintained in the sector in the absence of proper management and

DHAKA: The government has decided to stick red and green labels on the packets or bottles of government-supplied medicines, Health Minister Dr AFM Ruhal Huq said Sunday about the measure meant for preventing reported rampant pilferage of medical supplies.    “If such a branded