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ESMO Asia Congress returns to Singapore for the 2nd time
Dec 17, 2016News Hour: The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), the leading professional organization for medical oncology, is pleased to announce the second ESMO Asia 2016 Congress. The congress will be held from 16 – 19 December... -
VLCC founder Vandana Luthra’s global crusade against obesity brings her to Dhaka
Dec 16, 2016News Hour: Mrs. Vandana Luthra, founder of VLCC is on a global crusade to spread awareness about the increasing menace of obesity across the world, including Bangladesh. Sedentary lifestyles, unhealthy food habits, lack of sleep, genetic... -
Volunteers in Burkina Faso aim to beat Malaria with soap
Dec 16, 2016News Hour: Thrusting their arm into a box full of hungry mosquitoes, a group of brave volunteers in a Burkina Faso laboratory test an innovative weapon in the fight against malaria — soap. The team behind... -
Youth Summit on Universal Health Coverage held in Bangladesh
Dec 15, 2016On the third annual Universal Health Coverage Day on 12 December 2016, first of its kind Youth Summit on Universal Health Coverage was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh....Read More -
Compulsory drug detention centres ‘have no role’ in the treatment of opioid addiction
Dec 11, 2016News Hour: People with chronic opioid use disorders are more likely to relapse and do so sooner if they are treated in a compulsory drug detentioncentre rather than a voluntary drug treatment centre using methadone maintenance... -
Spinal muscular atrophy shows promising early results, prompting phase 3 clinical trial
Dec 11, 2016News Hour: A new drug for spinal muscular atrophy has shown promising early results in a phase 2 trial involving 20 babies with infantile-onset spinal muscular atrophy. The study, published in The Lancet, found that nusinersen... -
Global prescription drug spend seen at $1.5 trillion in 2021
Dec 6, 2016News Hour: Global spending on prescription medicines will reach nearly $1.5 trillion by 2021, although the annual rate of growth will decrease from recent years, according to a forecast by Quintiles IMS Holding released on Tuesday.... -
Amputees experienced relief from the phantom limb pain by playing computer games, study says
Dec 2, 2016News Hour: Amputees who played computer games using a virtual, on-screen arm, experienced relief from the phantom pain that often afflicts people who have lost a limb, scientists said on Friday. Fourteen amputees who took part... -
Smokers under 50 face 8-fold higher heart attack risk
Nov 30, 2016News Hour: Smokers under 50 are eight times more likely than non-smokers of the same age to have a major heart attack, scientists said on Wednesday. The gap in risk between those who do and don’t... -
Recommendations for ensuring 24-hour normal delivery services in UHFWCs in Bangladesh
Nov 24, 2016News Hour: Researchers Share Findings and Recommendations for ensuring 24-hour normal delivery services in Union Health and Family Welfare Centres (UHFWCs) in Bangladesh. The Population Council, an international, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization has released new research findings...
