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Bangladesh is poised for another success
story in polio-vaccine
May
27, 2000
Dhaka,
May (UNB)- Bangladesh is poised for having another success story. It all
depends on the last and final efforts of the people bringing all children up
to five years to polio-vaccine centers during National Immunization Days.
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WHO
has assured of full cooperation in tackling arsenic pollution
May
21, 2000
Dhaka,
May 20 (UNB) The World Health Organisation (WHO) has assured of full
cooperation in tackling arsenic pollution and other health problems faced by
Bangladesh.
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Women's
response to stress may lead to healthier lives
May
20, 2000
LOS
ANGELES, MAY 19 (AP) - Women react to stress differently than men, turning
to their children and seeking out friends instead of using the
"fight-or-flight" reflex, according to a study out Friday.
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Thirty
thousand people suffering from Leprosy
May
19, 2000
Thakurgaon,
May 18 (UNB)- About 30,000 people in four districts of the region suffering
from leprosy are yet to get proper treatment although the government has
been campaigning to remove the curse of the disease from the country by the
end of this year.
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Gas-Danger: Are we living with live
bombs?
May
13, 2000
Dhaka,
May 12 (UNB) - Are we living with live bombs?
Raising
a finger to the dilapidated gas distribution lines in the metropolis and its
adjoining areas, General Manager of Gas Transmission Company Ltd (GTCL) Engr.
Khandakar Saleque aired the apprehension at a seminar here Thursday.
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Red Cross sets international conference to
approve new emblem
May
13, 2000
GENEVA,
MAY 12 (AP) - The international Red Cross movement has arranged a conference
in November that will pave the way for Israeli membership after more than 50
years, a spokesman said Friday.
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Child rights organizations urge an end to use
of child soldiers
May
13, 2000
NEW
DELHI, MAY 12 (AP) - After a fierce battle between the Sri Lankan
military and Tamil rebels last year, 49 child soldiers were found
among the 140 rebel dead. Thirty-two of them were girls 11-15 years
old.
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1,000
new nurses would soon be recruited
May
12, 2000
Dhaka,
May 11 (UNB)- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today announced 1,000 new nurses
would soon be recruited and beds at Dhaka Medical College Hospital almost
doubled to 1400 from 800 for expansion of heath services.
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Scientists
map human chromosome associated with Down syndrome
May
10, 2000
UNDATED,
MAY 9 (AP) - In an achievement that could point the way to treatments for a
host of illnesses, scientists have mapped chromosome 21, the smallest human
chromosome and the one associated with Down syndrome, epilepsy, Lou Gehrig's
disease and Alzheimer's.
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Depressed
men, not women, face greater risk of heart death
May
9, 2000
CHICAGO,
MAY 8 (AP) - New research gives depressed men something else to lament: They
face an increased risk of dying from heart disease.
While
previous research has shown that depression in men and women is linked to
heart disease, a study published in Monday's Archives of Internal Medicine
found that only men faced an increased risk of heart disease-related death.
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Conference
in South Africa questions established AIDS theories
May
7, 2000
PRETORIA,
MAY 6 (AP) - Taking a controversial stance amid the worst catastrophe to hit
Africa, President Thabo Mbeki convened a meeting Saturday of dozens of
scientists who debated whether HIV leads to AIDS and other already accepted
concepts.
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Genentech
warns doctors of 15 deaths linked to breast cancer drug
May
6, 2000
SAN
FRANCISCO, MAY 5 (UNB/AP) - Genentech Inc. mailed a letter to doctors
warning that the breast cancer drug Herceptin
has been linked to 15 deaths and 47 other
adverse reactions in patients.
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Diarrhea
affected 7000 in last four months at Barisal Division
May
6, 2000
Barisal,
May 5 (UNB) - Diarrhea, a waterborne disease, claimed 164 lives in Barisal
division last year.
Health
officials said some 1,687 people died of the disease in six districts of the
division in last seven years.
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Asthma
centers in all medical college hospitals
May
5, 2000
Dhaka,
May 4 (UNB) In view of growing number of asthma patients in the country,
a high-powered meeting today (Thursday) decided to set up asthma centres in
all medical college hospitals.
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Govt
will set up 13,500 community clinics and 700 family welfare centres
May
4, 2000
Dhaka,
May 3 (UNB) The government will set up 13,500 community clinics and 700
family welfare centres, and construct 1,500 quarters for doctors at thana
and district levels in addition to upgrading 50 thana health complexes from
31 beds to 50 beds.
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Assistance
from South Korea in reproductive health service
May
3, 2000
Dhaka,
May 2 (UNB)- To improve the quality of reproductive health service,
Bangladesh is likely to get assistance from South Korea which attained
remarkable success in this field and lauded globally.
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Recipient
of world's first transplanted hand in danger of losing it
May
2, 2000
PERTH,
MAY 1 (AP) - Doctors were treating a New Zealand man Monday who was in
danger of losing a hand grafted onto his arm 18 months ago in the world's
first hand transplant.
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First
transplanted hand showing signs of rejection
May
1, 2000
PERTH,
Australia, APR 30 (AP) - A New Zealand man who underwent the world's first
hand transplant is in danger of losing the hand 18 months after it was
grafted onto his arm, a spokesman said Sunday.
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