November2017

The partnership also aims to raise awareness of diabetes and pre-diabetes prevention for patients, through specialized training of Praava Health’s medical professionals, including doctors, nurses, and health coaches. Praava Health announces a new partnership today with...

The new ACC/AHA guidelines — unveiled on Monday at the AHA’s annual meeting — define systolic blood pressure at or above 130 mm Hg as constituting hypertension. New guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and...

Punjab province, with a population of 110 million, is the largest province in Pakistan, representing more than half of the country’s population. The provincial government of Punjab in Pakistan signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Novartis...

The study included people employed and aged 40 to 65 years; younger participants being excluded to minimise the possible inclusion of persons with other conditions, such as type 1 diabetes. Persons diagnosed with diabetes at baseline...

EgyptAir’s letter of intent for 12 firm Bombardier CS300s jets announced on Tuesday is valued at $1.1 billion, according to a Bombardier statement. The value of the agreement would increase to nearly $2.2 billion if options...

Rescue operations have ended in areas of Iran hit by a powerful weekend earthquake that killed at least 450 people and injured thousands, state television reported on Tuesday, as many survivors, in need of food and...

Russia, China, Egypt and Bolivia boycotted an informal public United Nations Security Council meeting on Venezuela on Monday organized by the United States, saying the 15-member body should not be involved in the situation. “The issue...

Bangladesh is going to build a cantonment named after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on a shoal in the coastal district of Patuakhali on the bank of the Payra River. The government will fund around Tk 17...

The Bengal Foundation’s classical music festival has finally found a venue: Dhanmondi’s Abahani field. The five-day festival will start on Dec 26. Most of the Indian subcontinent artists and musicians invited to the event have agreed...

The GDP growth and per capita income for FY2017 are slightly higher than previous estimates. Bangladesh’s economic growth accelerated to 7.28 percent in the year to June 30, Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said at a...