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Health

AstraZeneca admits Covid vaccine can cause rare side effect

AstraZeneca has admitted for the first time in court documents that its Covid vaccine can cause a rare side effect, in an apparent about-turn that could pave the way for

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Unregulated baby food raises concerns

Bangladesh has no effective inspection and monitoring mechanism to check baby food items. Safe food campaigners have alleged that expired, low-quality, and mislabelled baby food items swarm markets due to

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Use of alcohol and e-cigarettes among children alarming: WHO

The widespread use of alcohol and e-cigarettes among adolescents is ‘alarming’, according to a report released on Thursday by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) European branch, which recommended measures to

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Bird flu virus fragments found in pasteurised milk

United States health authorities on Tuesday said that they had discovered fragments of bird flu virus in the nation’s pasteurised cow milk supply during the course of a large study,

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Health experts urge govt to increase allocation in budget to fight NCDs

Public health experts on Saturday called for increased allocation in the health sector in the upcoming FY 2024-25 national budget as budgetary allocation to combat non-communicable diseases remains inadequate. They

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Realising right to health for all means ensuring accessible health facilities for all: Saima

Regional director of WHO South-East Asia Region, Saima Wazed, has said to fulfill the right to health, both health services and the underlying determinants should be available, accessible, acceptable and

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Multi drug therapy can cure leprosy disease: health experts

Health experts said the leprosy also known as Hansen’s disease can be cured if the infected person takes multi-drug therapy in line with the physicians’ suggestions as it appears to

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Saima Wazed urges all to stand against tobacco, vaping

In a decisive call to nations within its South-East Asia Region, the World Health Organisation is emphasising the urgent need to escalate actions against the consumption of tobacco and the

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Brazil launches vaccination campaign against dengue

Brazil had launched its vaccination campaign against dengue fever in the Federal District, targeting 521 municipalities nationwide identified as priorities, said the country’s health ministry. Brazil becomes the first country

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34 more undergo free eye surgery

As many as 34 poverty-stricken patients underwent surgery free of cost at Bashundhara Eye Hospital and Research Institute (BEHRI) in the capital on Thursday. BEHRI, an ophthalmic venture of the

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