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Dengue fever has been a significant
public health issue in Bangladesh over the years. Our country has experienced
periodic outbreaks of dengue, particularly during the monsoon season when the
mosquito population increases. The dengue outbreak in Bangladesh
has taken a worrisome turn as the number of cases and fatalities continues to
rise, sign...
What is Disease X?According to the World Health
Organization (WHO), “Disease X represents the knowledge that a serious
international epidemic could be caused by a pathogen currently unknown to cause
human disease.According to a UK health expert,
Disease X could lead to another pandemic more lethal than Covid-19 and could
claim at least 50 mill...
TAKE HOME MESSAGE Aspartame, one of the world’s most
popular artificial sweeteners, is expected to be labeled a possible carcinogen
by The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) arm of the World
Health Organization (WHO).A popular artificial sweetener used
in thousands of products worldwide including Diet Coke, ice-cream and chewing...
This virus has been on
the rise in India, especially in West Bengal. A new strain of Adenovirus has
led to thousands of hospitalizations in India, with at least 40
children dying from the viral disease in the West Bengal state alone. Children with low immunity
during seasonal flu or those who usually suffer from respiratory infections
througho...
Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism Journal: Published on November,
2022TAKE-HOME MESSAGEThis open-label randomized trial assessed the safety and
efficacy of oral insulin (Capsulin) in patients with poorly controlled
type 2 diabetes on metformin alone. Participants on the 150-IU and 300-IU dose of oral
insulin saw a significant decrease in HbA1c lev...
European Heart Journal: Published: 10 July 2022
Adding salt to foods (usually at
the table) is a common eating behavior directly related to an individual's
long-term preference to salty taste foods and habitual salt intake. Indeed, in
western diet, adding salt at the table accounts for 6–20% of total salt intake.
In addition, the com...
Paracetamol has often been cited as
a safer alternative to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) with
regards blood pressure and cardiovascular health. But now researchers have
raised concerns about this, suggesting that those taking paracetamol long-term
may be at greater risk of heart attack and stroke.Long-term paracetamol use could...
More good news! In addition to last week’s announcement of very high (90%) COVID-19 vaccine efficacy emerging from the first interim analysis of a phase 3 trial [1], we received word that a second vaccine had similar initial efficacy at 94.5%.[2] Both of these candidates use an mRNA platform, a novel approach to human vaccines. Th...
Results from the meta-analysis of 48 trials demonstrated
that even a small reduction in systolic blood pressure (just 5 mm Hg) could
reduce the risk of cardiovascular events by 10%, and even at normal or
high-normal blood pressure values.
These findings suggest that a fixed degree of
pharmacological blood pressure lowering is similarly effec...