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Small
particles causing big deaths
June
30, 2000
BOSTON
(AP) - Tiny pollution particles produced by everything from cars to power
plants are responsible for higher death rates and more hospital stays among
the elderly, according to a study.
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Korea
donates polio vaccines
June
29, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB) – The Republic of Korea will provide Bangladesh polio vaccines worth
1.5 lakh US dollars as grant.
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Arsenic
detected in southern waters
June
29, 2000
Jhalakati
(UNB)
– Excessive quantum of arsenic has been detected in the waters of many
shallow tube-wells in the rural areas of the district.
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Genetic
code: Is mankind on a road to playing God?
June
28, 2000
BERKELEY,
California (AP) - The deciphering of the human genetic code will likely spur
more investors to turn to the biotechnology industry in search of the next
road to riches, industry executives predict.
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AIDS:
The worst still to come!
June
28, 2000
GENEVA
(AP) - An estimated 19 million people have been killed and a further 34
million infected by the AIDS virus, which is wreaking social and economic
devastation in the most stricken African nations-- with the worst still to
come.
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Malaria spreading rapidly in hill district
June
26, 2000
Khagrachhari
(UNB) – In a new sign of trouble for the health administration, malaria
has staged an alarming comeback in the hill district.
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Hasina
asks physicians to be service-oriented
June
25, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the physicians to
work with service-oriented mentality, ensure best possible treatment and
help the government reach healthcare facilities to all.
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Health
hazard: arsenicosis misdiagnosed
June
24, 2000
Dhaka,
(UNB)- Amid a nationwide alarm raised on the mass chemical
poisoning, many are being subject to social problems for faulty diagnosis of
arsenic patients.
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Program
to eliminate arsenic in water
June
23, 2000
Sylhet
(UNB) – Five local NGOs started field level work in 11 unions of Golapganj
upazila under a massive program to eliminate arsenic contamination in
water.
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Tobacco
workers face hazardous diseases
June
22, 2000
Kushtia,
(UNB) – About 3,000 people including children and women working in various
bidi factories in Daulatpur upazila have been suffering from
tuberculosis and other chest diseases, said a survey report.
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Iodine
deficiency causing Goiter outbreak
June
22, 2000
Shariatpur,
June 21 (UNB) – The number of goiter patients in greater Faridpur is
increasing alarmingly due to iodine deficiency.
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20,000 HIV positives
: “Bangladesh
is sitting on a time bomb”
June
21, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB)- Bangladesh may have 20,000 HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
infected cases, World Health Organization (WHO) estimated the number of
people exposed to the deadly disease of AIDS.
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Outbreak
of jaundice and Fever
June
21, 2000
Kushtia,
(UNB) – An outbreak of viral fever and jaundice affected some 2,000 people
in the district in last 15 days.
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Parliamentary
committee formed to inquire negligence in treatment of late MP
June
2, 2000
Dhaka,
June 1 (UNB) – A parliamentary committee was formed today to investigate
alleged negligence in treatment of late MP Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and recommend
punitive measures against the responsible physicians.
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Taste
for elephant meat spreads among northern Thais
June
2, 2000
BANGKOK,
Thailand, JUNE 1 (AP) - Eating elephant meat to boost sexual performance is
spreading in northern Thailand, the latest threat to the proud pachyderms
after land mines and motor vehicles.
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