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Top ten skin conditions associated with diabetes

Life Desk :Diabetes mellitus is a chronic, metabolic disorder characterized by elevated blood glucose levels, due to an absolute or relative insulin deficiency, and is associated with numerous complications including those involving the skin.Proper...

World Diabetes Day 2016: Eyes on Diabetes

Life Desk : The World Diabetes Day is celebrated on November 14th every year. It was established by the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization in 1991.The event stresses on the need...

Health benefits of sunflower oil

Life Desk :Sunflower oil (Helianthus annuus) is a non-volatile oil extracted from the seeds of sunflower. It is a triglyceride and mainly consists of palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid and linoleic acid.When it...

Gold adds light to dark room

Life Desk : Once considered old-fashioned, gold is now back to adorn homes. Experts say there’s ennui with the stainless steel and chrome look and people are swinging towards warmer, sunny, burnished gold. The...

People gathered at a centre for leprosy check-up

Integrated services can reduce leprosy burden

Md. Sazedul Islam :The left leg of Dipika Ghosh (not real name), a leprosy patient of Kushtia town, is being disabled due to her delayed treatment. The poor housewife initially could not understand when...

Woman’s guide of buying the right scent

Life Desk :Different seasons have different fragrances. Summer and spring are all about light, floral fragrances. Come winter and it’s time to go musky, woody and Oriental. While summer fragrances are meant to make...

World Stroke Day 2016: Stroke is treatable

Life Desk :The World Stroke Day 2016 is celebrated on October 29th and this year’s theme is ‘Face the Facts- Stroke is treatable’The risk factors for stroke include heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes...

The culture of peace, family and upbringing

Life Desk :Our sense of identity may stem from our vocation or occupation in life since, it is the realization of our potential, but our strength of character stems from our family. In common...