May2017
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Ageing population with care needs set to grow by 25% within a decade in England and Wales
May 24, 2017News Hour: Urgent need for better disease prevention policies targeting poor diet, smoking, alcohol, high blood pressure and physical inactivity, as well as increased investment in health and social care. The number of people aged over... -
GP launches affordable smartphones with Lava and Micromax in Bangladesh
May 24, 2017News Hour: Grameenphone has partnered with Micromax and Lava to launch Cobranded Micromax Q354 and re-launch the Cobranded Lava Iris 505 in the market, pursuing their aim of bringing affordable smartphones in the hands of the... -
High protein intake in early childhood is associated with higher body fat mass
May 24, 2017News Hour: New research presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Porto, Portugal (17-20) May shows that a high intake of protein in early childhood, particularly from animal food sources, is associated with... -
Overweight boys at greater risk of colon cancer as adults
May 24, 2017News Hour: New research presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Porto, Portugal (17-20 May) suggests that overweight boys may be at greater risk of colon (bowel) cancer when they grow up than... -
Liver fibrosis causing protein discovered
May 24, 2017News Hour: In a world-first discovery, scientists at Sydney’s Westmead Institute for Medical Research have identified a protein that causes liver fibrosis (scarring), paving the way for new treatments for liver disease to be developed. The... -
Parkway Cancer Centre & Gleneagles Hospital organized a cancer awareness program in Dhaka, Bangladesh
May 24, 2017News Hour: Parkway Cancer Centre & Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore organizes a cancer awareness program on “Art of Healing, Lifestyle That Fights Cancer” at a local hotel in Dhaka on May 13, 2017. Dr. Freddy Teo, Senior... -
Radio Pollikontho wins ABU Awards
May 24, 2017News Hour: Community Radio Pollikontho (99.2 FM), an initiative of BRAC Community Empowerment Programme (CEP) has been honoured with the ABU (Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union) Awards on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction. Ankhi Palit, the producer... -
ADB adds 2 more Vietnamese banks to trade finance program
May 24, 2017News Hour: The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Trade Finance Program (TFP) and two Vietnamese banks — An Binh Joint-Stock Bank (ABBANK) and Tien Phong Commercial Joint-Stock Bank (TPBank) — today signed agreements enabling the program to... -
$300 million loan to help Philippines boost youth employment
May 24, 2017News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $300 million to support the Philippine government roll out services aimed at assisting Filipino youth find gainful employment, part of the government’s job creation goal under the... -
Australia players move to take back image rights
May 24, 2017News Hour: Australian cricketers Wednesday unveiled plans to take back their own image rights, firing the latest salvo in an ongoing pay battle with the country’s cricket board. It is the latest power play in an...
