Health tips
Hair Loss: Joe Tillman and the Emotional Fall Out
Imagine you’re 17 years of age, standing in the lunchroom and idly minding your own business. Suddenly, someone points an accusing finger at you and alerts everyone to the fact that you are losing your hair. How would you feel? What would that do to your psyche? Suffice to say, you’d be absolutely devastated.
Corporate nutrition for better productivity
A healthy workplace complements by supporting the health and wellbeing of employees. Public health strategies place increasing emphasis on opportunities to promote healthy behaviours within the workplace setting. Productivity at work can get greatly affected
Not just for kids, milk is good for adults too
As we grow older, we are likely to stop drinking this nutritious beverage, perhaps because we associate it too much with childhood and want to move on to more “grown-up” drinks like coffee and tea. However, milk is important in dietary intake for both children and adults.
5 simple but healthy habits to start this January
If you want to boost your health in 2019 but resolutions seem too daunting, then read on for five easy ways to improve well-being each day and throughout the new year.
Preventing pneumonia in seniors
Pneumonia is an infection that affects one or both lungs. The disease can range from mild to severe and can be fatal. It is typically
Have a nice day / Let’s Talk 'RLC' & 'Health Begins at Home’
If you visit local hospitals or doctors’ clinics, you will see that there is a record rise of some illnesses like diabetes, heart diseases and
Wellness trends 2019: how you’ll be looking after your health next year
As looking after our wellbeing is becoming an increasingly holistic experience, including not only diet and fitness but also mental health, use of natural and eco-friendly products, and time for rest and relaxation, here we round up the variety of wellness trends that look set to be big in 2019.
Tips for a healthy diet this New Year
Whatever your New Year’s resolution, a healthy and balanced diet will provide many benefits into 2019 and beyond. What we eat and drink can affect our body’s ability to fight infections, as well as how likely we are to develop health problems later in life, including obesity, heart disease, diabetes and different types of cancer.
Medical Update: Diabetes guidelines updated
The American Diabetes Association has released its annual update to ”Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes.” The document, published in Diabetes Care, includes all of the group's current clinical practice recommendations related to diabetes treatment and care.
Breaking the silence: menstrual hygiene in Bangladesh
The taboo around menstrual health is still as prevalent in the society of Bangladesh as it was for many years — despite the issue concerning half of the population. These taboos emerge from an absence of proper awareness and management of menstrual hygiene, causing more complications to the already sensitive and painful occurrence.
A simpler solution with once- daily dosing and reduced risk of nocturnal hypoglycaemia
When treated with once-daily Ryzodeg®, people with type 2 diabetes achieved similar blood sugar control with half the number of daily injections, significantly lower total daily insulin dose and significantly reduced risk of nocturnal hypoglycaemia in the Step by Step trial compared with once-daily insulin glargine U100 plus once-daily insulin aspart after 26 weeks — says a press release.
Invest more for mental health
Adolescence and the early years of adulthood are a time of life when many changes occur, for example changing schools, leaving home, and starting university or a new job. For many, these are exciting times. They can also be times of stress and apprehension however. In some cases, if not recognised and managed, these feelings can lead to mental illness.
Keeping your heart healthy
‘My Heart, Your Heart’ — the theme is about celebrating and connecting like-minded people. Which create a sense of commitment around the common cause of heart health. It is a concept that encapsulate the values of the World Heart Day.
Adolescents: health risks and solutions
Around 1.2 billion people, or 1 in 6 of the world’s population, are adolescents aged 10 to 19. Most are healthy, but there is still substantial premature death, illness, and injury among adolescents.
Surprising causes of sudden tooth sensitivity
Do you ever feel a sudden, sharp sensation in your teeth when you are drinking something cold, hot or eating something sweet or sour? If so, then you are suffering from teeth sensitivity and according to a study, 1 out of 3 people suffer from teeth sensitivity in Bangladesh. Here is how to figure out the source of sudden discomfort.
Why you should wear sunscreen?
Let us have a look at these interesting reasons on why you should wear sunscreen throughout the year:
Should a pregnant women be rescreened for syphilis?
In some models, repeat screening improved infant outcomes and was cost-effective.
Frequently asked questions by the mother of a newborn
New mothers are always curious, excited and anxious. They might have many questions to ask to their doctors. I always ask the new mother to write all the questions that are in their mind and ask them one by one when they visit me with their baby for checkup. Here I am trying to put the frequently ask questions by mother & their answers.
