Bangladesh has been experiencing epidemiological transition from communicable to non-communicable diseases with a huge burden of Diabetes and other chronic diseases. Research and surveys around the world shows that Diabetes is gradually affecting more people at their young age. Urbanisation,…
Cervical cancer (cancer of the lower part of uterus), leads to hundreds of thousands of premature deaths among women. Whilst investments and cytology-based programmes to prevent and treat cervical cancer have improved and led to strong reductions in high-income countries,…
Ten-month-old Rand was diagnosed with a serious liver disease called Biliary Atresia at three month of age. The only option that could cure the disease was to transplant the organ. Recently when her parents consulted doctors at Mount Elizabeth Novena…
Disability is a broad term, covering a wide range of topics including impairments, limitation of activities and restriction of participation. Impairment is a physical problem with proper functioning of body parts; limitation of activities is a difficulty encountered by an…
Playing sports is known to have a positive impact on teenagers and a new study published in Archives of Disease in Childhood suggests one to two hours of playing time each day may be optimal for young people’s well-being. Researchers…
Adolescents perform worse in school and to have greater emotional distress than peers who go to bed earlier on school nights, according to a new U.S. study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health. Researchers said that if teens’ sleep…
