Alcohol kills three million people worldwide each year -- more than AIDS, violence and road accidents combined, the World Health Organization says.

Close to 800,000 people die due to suicide every year. For every suicide, there are many more people who attempt suicide every year. A prior suicide attempt is the single most important risk factor for suicide in the general population.

The consumption of foods with higher scores on the British Food Standards Agency nutrient profiling system (FSAm-NPS), reflecting a lower nutritional quality, is associated with an increased risk of developing cancer, according to a study published in PLOS Medicine.

The 4th annual conference and scientific seminar of the Society of Organ Transplantation, Bangladesh was held recently at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), says a press release.

Obesity and overweight are considered both non-communicable diseases and risk factors. Obesity and overweight increase the risk of diabetes, cancer and cardio-vascular diseases (CVD).

It is widely recognised that the healthcare seeking in Bangladesh is rapidly changing for the better, triggered by improvement in economic status, education and communication network and transport.

On the occasion of the World Alzheimer’s Day, let’s have an overview of the disease and its current state in our country.

Urban air pollution, mostly from vehicles, is associated with an increased risk of dementia, a research says.

People suffering from chronic pain may be at increased risk for suicide, according to a retrospective study in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

A new protocol has been developed to prevent the non communicable diseases (NCD) which will be implemented at the primary health care facility level shortly in Bangladesh.

Do you ever feel a sudden, sharp sensation in your teeth when you are drinking something cold, hot or eating something sweet or sour? If so, then you are suffering from teeth sensitivity and according to a study, 1 out of 3 people suffer from teeth sensitivity in Bangladesh. Here is how to figure out the source of sudden discomfort.

World Lymphoma Awareness Day is held on 15 September every year. It is a day dedicated to raising awareness of lymphoma, an increasingly common form of cancer. This year, World Lymphoma Awareness Day has launched the ‘Small Things Build Confidence’ campaign.

Rubaiya, my friend came to me few days ago in an evening. She was a bit anxious. She said, “Doctor, I am expecting but I have a hole in my heart. Now I am having respiratory distress while working or climbing stairs and chest pain as well.”

"NO excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness''—Aristotle. In a particularly distraught moment, I logged on to my Facebook account and reached out to all my friends who I knew battled with one or the other form of mental health issues. Some were going through troubled marriages, some disappointing their parents, some struggling adults, some unable to go to grad school and all battling their minds.

New mothers are always curious, excited and anxious. They might have many questions to ask to their doctors. I always ask the new mother to write all the questions that are in their mind and ask them one by one when they visit me with their baby for checkup. Here I am trying to put the frequently ask questions by mother & their answers.

Not all germs make food smell or taste bad. Learn how to tell when raw and cooked foods go from being a little past their prime to potentially deadly.

New data published in The Lancet Global Health show that more than one in four adults globally (28% or 1.4 billion people) are physically inactive. However, this can be as high as one in three adults inactive in some counties.

Let us have a look at these interesting reasons on why you should wear sunscreen throughout the year:

In some models, repeat screening improved infant outcomes and was cost-effective.

A superbug resistant to all known antibiotics that can cause "severe" infections or even death is spreading undetected through hospital wards across the world, scientists in Australia warns.