Health-&-Fitness
Inadequate sleep concerns most Chinese parents: survey
A survey by China Youth Daily found that 82.4 percent of Chinese parents worry their children are getting insufficient sleep.
HIV/AIDS kill more than 1,300 Cambodians in 2018, down 48 pct in 9 years
HIV/AIDS had killed more than 1,300 people in Cambodia in 2018, down 48 percent from over 2,500 deaths in 2010, Ieng Mouly, chairman of the National AIDS Authority, said Sunday.
Slovakia may force women to get pre-abortion ultrasound
Lawmakers in Slovakia are scheduled to debate a proposed law Friday that would compel women seeking an abortion to first have an ultrasound and listen to the heartbeat of the embryo or fetus, a move many groups have decried as a backward step for women's rights.
Exhibition on ‘health and fitness’ begins in city
The 4th edition of international exhibition titled ‘Health and Fitness 2019’ began at International Convention City Bashundhara on Thursday.
Kamala Harris proposes doubling mental health treatment beds
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris wants to double the number of mental health treatment beds available across the country and increase access to virtual mental health counseling.
No easy mark: Female bodybuilder, 82, clobbers intruder
Willie Murphy was getting ready for bed Thursday at her home in Rochester, New York, when a man pounded on the door and said he needed an ambulance, Murphy told WHAM.
US officials: Don't eat romaine grown in Salinas, California
U.S. health officials on Friday told people to avoid romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, California, because of another food poisoning outbreak.
Bacteria-infected mosquitoes take bite out of deadly dengue
They still bite, but new research shows lab-grown mosquitoes are fighting dangerous dengue fever that they normally would spread.
Chinese health authority urges enhanced flu prevention
Chinese health authorities at all levels have been required to enhance their flu prevention measures and health education for the upcoming flu season.
Dhaka to host 2nd int’l symposium on community health workers Nov 22-24
The second international symposium on community health workers (CHWs) will be held in the city on November 22-24 with about 500 participants from more than 35 countries to share practical knowledge and experience about CHWs related policy and programmes.