JGBL Health Last Published On: 2008-07-02

JGBL Health Last Published On: 2008-07-02

Help your autistic child
Dr Tareq Salahuddin
It seemed like the school of Amir Khan in the Hindi movie Taare Zameen Par where a child with dyslexia got appropriate care for learning when I visited the learning and education centre of the Society for the Welfare of Autistic Children (SWAC) last week at Lalmatia in the city. The effort is hundred times more here, because near one hundred autistic children are getting support with due dedication and affection.

Amphetamine abuse tied to heart attack at young age
Amphetamine is a component of yaba —the recent craze among drug users
Young adults who abuse amphetamines may be raising their risk of suffering a heart attack, a new study shows.

Diabetes and skin care
Easir Abedin
Diabetes can affect every part of the body, including the skin. As many as, one third of people living with diabetes will have a skin disorder caused or affected by diabetes at some time in their lives.

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All health information to keep you up to date
The marvelous magnesium
Dr Rubaiul Murshed
Magnesium is a vital mineral essential to good health. Although it has been known for many years to help night time leg cramps, but very few people are aware of the different marvelous role that magnesium plays in our body.

WHO suggests checklist to prevent surgery errors
Reuters, Geneva
Mark the surgical site. Ask about allergies. Count the sponges. Count the needles.

Know the friendly bacteria
Dr M Karim Khan
Mostly we talk about pathogenic bacteria and rarely about friendly bacteria.