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New C-19 strains challenge where we stand

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New variants of the coronavirus have spread in Bangladesh, particularly in Dhaka and Chittagong. The two cities have recorded some of the sharpest increase in cases last week, with Dhaka contributing more than half the new cases, recorded across the country daily. Health authorities have held off on concluding that the variants are responsible for ...

Second hand smoking: Unnoticed evil

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Second-hand smoke is a mix of smoke from a burning cigarette, pipe or cigar, plus the smoke exhaled by the person smoking. This smoke is harmful to the health of both smokers and non-smokers, including children. There are ways to reduce the risks, such as by making your home smoke-free. Second-hand smoke is poisonous. It ...

New strain of corona virus: Ways to contain

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Researchers are tracking virus variants since some of them might be more deadly than the original virus, they may be more easily transmissible and can have repercussions on the effectiveness of vaccines. Evolution helps organisms to change in response to certain changes in the environment. The goal here is to help the organism adapt so ...

Better doctor patient relationship

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Medical professions in Bangladesh occupy a respectable position. People from all walks of life are heavily dependent upon it. It is a vast discipline with a tremendous amount of responsibility. All work of doctors is for people, humanity and the country. But the question is how the mass across the country deciphers their feelings upon ...

Sound pollution: A health threat to city dwellers

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Noise pollution is an invisible danger. The common health problem it causes is noise-induced hearing loss, which is a chronic process. Continuous and prolonged exposures are like slow poisoning. Exposure to loud noise can also cause high blood pressure, heart disease, sleep disturbances, stress. The constant nuisance of continuous stress raises blood pressure. High blood ...

Vaccines are to heal, not to kill

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Vaccines to prevent coronavirus disease are perhaps the best hope for ending the pandemic. If we want to know the facts about COVID-19 vaccines, here is what you need to know about the benefits of getting vaccinated. COVID-19 can cause severe medical complications, which can be short or long term, and lead to death in ...

Stop air pollution and environmental degradation

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Bangladesh has been struggling with air pollution for a long time and Dhaka continues to rank among the most polluted cities in the world. Brick kilns and unfit old vehicles, as well as construction work, have been identified as major sources of air pollution. The air quality further declines during the dry months from October ...

Do vaccinated people need to maintain social distancing?

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Now the world has successfully completed history's fastest development of a new vaccine. The vaccinesare said to be safe. One question comes around that after vaccination life will be as before vaccination? Theoretically, a vaccine should stop the infection as well as the transmission and spread. Butwe don't know yet if that is true of ...

Plastic use needs extensive control

All of us should stand out to implement the ban

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Polythene bags have staged a big comeback, having harmful effects on environment, despite a government ban on their use in the country. The use of the bags has recently increased due to availability, cheap prices and lax monitoring. Jute and net bags are not used much as polythene bags are available at shops. Shopkeepers, especially ...

Palliative hospice and end of life care

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As life expectancy in Bangladesh is increasing steadily with better healthcare and with the growing awareness of the importance of prevention, more and more people will need geriatric care in the future. We have examples in developed countries and we can learn from them, but we have to modify and adapt the programmes according to ...