March2019
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Mosquito-killing drug reduced malaria episodes by a fifth among children
Mar 16, 2019Childhood malaria episodes could be reduced by 20% — from 2.49 to 2 cases per child — during malaria transmission season if the whole population were given a drug called ivermectin every three weeks, according to... -
Global study highlights role of democracy in improving adult health
Mar 16, 2019Democratic rule, enforced by regular free and fair elections, appears to make an important contribution to adult health by increasing government spending on health and potentially reducing deaths from several non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and transport injuries.... -
Around 850 million people worldwide have chronic kidney disease
Mar 16, 2019Despite 1 in 10 people worldwide (an estimated 850 million people) having chronic kidney disease (CKD), treatment and prevention efforts to stem this potentially fatal condition are far from adequate in rich countries, and often near... -
Disease, violence and inequality threaten more adolescents worldwide than ever before
Mar 16, 2019In the first study to track recent global changes to adolescent health, published in The Lancet, researchers estimate that, compared with 1990, an additional 250 million adolescents in 2016 were living in countries where they faced a... -
Red Hot Chili Peppers rock Egypt’s pyramids
Mar 16, 2019Californian group Red Hot Chili Peppers played in front of Egypt’s great pyramids of Giza on Friday, entertaining more than 10,000 people at the site and many more over a livestream link. With the three ancient... -
Superwoman Lilly Singh to be first female US late-night talk host in decades
Mar 16, 2019Major television channel NBC has tapped YouTube star Lilly Singh to helm a late-night talk show, making the Canadian the first woman to host on a US broadcast network in more than three decades. The evening... -
FIFA recommends increasing 2022 World Cup to 48 teams
Mar 16, 2019FIFA has recommended expanding the 2022 World Cup in Qatar from 32 to 48 teams, world football’s governing body confirmed on Friday. A final decision on a possible expansion will be taken in a vote of... -
Trump signs first veto to secure funding for border wall
Mar 16, 2019Donald Trump signed the first veto of his presidency Friday, overriding congressional opposition to secure emergency funds to build more walls on the US-Mexico border. Trump declared in the Oval Office that he was “proud” to... -
Bangladesh cricketers to only travel with security assurances
Mar 15, 2019Bangladesh’s cricket board head said Friday its players will now only travel with proper security assurances, after the national team narrowly escaped the New Zealand mosque attacks that left at least 49 dead, reports BSS. The... -
Bangladesh’s mission confirms 3 expats death in New Zealand terror attack
Mar 15, 2019Bangladesh’s High Commission to Australia so far confirmed three expatriates’ death in New Zealand’s Christchurch shooting at two mosques leaving 49 dead but feared attack to have critically wounded several other Bangladeshis. “Among the casualties (about...