It s about silicosis
It s also about not compensating suffering mineworkers
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Diabetes Awareness Day observed
The Diabetic Association of Bangladesh on Thursday observed Diabetes Awareness Day to mark its 52nd founding anniversary. Experts, at a question-answer session, said some cautious food habits, physical exercise, quitting smoking and reducing mental stress could reduce the risk to diabetics. The association president, AK Azad Khan, said people should be aware that diabetes sometimes leads to kidney failure and other complications that might cause death. Founded by National Professor Mohammad Ibrahim, the non-profit voluntary socio-medical organisation started its journey on this day in 1956 to provide diabetic patients with basic health care. The association observed the day at all its 13 national healthcare networks, 10 diabetic healthcare development centres and 56 affiliated bodies across the country. The DAB brought out a procession from Manik Mia Avenue early morning. It also provided free check-ups for detecting diabetes at different places including the Bangladesh National Museum, National Press Club, New Market, Mohammadpur Town Hall, Lalbagh and NHN and DHDC centres across the country.
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Heaving under a heavy burden
iron may symbolise strength, but how many would be aware of the fact that too much of it causes lung damage? Who could ever suspect that a seemingly harmless name like cadmium could be a reason
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UNITED NATIONS
Conservation and sustainable use of plants is the prime issue on the agenda of the participants in the ongoing Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) conference in Leipzig. Germany.
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Spawning grounds
Environmental changes have led to the emergence of kala azar in new areas
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Patchwork economics
Is a free trade area for the Americas "band aid types" solution?
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No child s play
Harmful toys that have been withdrawn from European countries are still being sold in Canada
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Tackling dengue
Community participation is the only way to prevent dengue in the future
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Sleep well, old pal
The greatest truths for remaining healthy are evident but mostly ignored. Two new studies stress on one of them exercise
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Deadly mettle
Air, water and soil: all have varying amounts of toxic heavy metals. Gradually, they are entering the human body through the food chain. Down To Earth reports on the extent of the problem in India
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NDTV-Philips: Breathe Clean Conclave
The Breathe Clean conclave, attended by leading government voices, medical practitioners, environmentalists, educators, NGOs and concerned citizen and parent groups, began with an opening keynote address
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Philips NDTV Breathe Clean Conclave
The conclave, attended by leading government voices, medical practitioners, environmentalists, educators, NGOs and concerned citizen and parent groups, began with an opening keynote address by Shri Prakash
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Woes of the world
It is mostly the preventable diseases which lead to fatal maladies due to negligence that hold our lives in stake, reveals the 1994 WHO report
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Frontier guards
Invaded and ravaged by germs and pathogens every moment of its existence, the human body has developed its own lines of defence. Among the lesser known barriers are the linings of the gut
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Locking horns with the bull
International agreements like the Basel Convention are not enough to defeat corporate agendas firmly rooted in the stock market
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Smokers age faster
with each puff of cigarette smoke, one may add on a few virtual years. Scientists have discovered that the smoke suppresses a gene that prevents premature aging. The gene, called sirutin or sirt
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Disguised depression
Feelings of anxiety and alienation must not be taken lightly as most of the cases of depression go unnoticed and hence uncured
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Toxic city
Given the Indians' poor economic and nutritional conditions, it is very important that we try to optimally prevent cancer than create conditions that lead to an epidemic and then demand expensive curative facilities
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Women on the warpath
Several women's activist groups and research organisations have decided to step up their agitation against the proposed amendment to the Maternity Benefits Act, which seeks to limit maternity leave
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Where mind matters
Scientists establish that the mind plays a vital role in helping the body fight disease