The Pioneer Labels on packaged foods such as nutrition facts, “low-sodium” or “fat-free” as well as calorie counts on restaurant menus, have to some extent encouraged healthier eating choices, say researchers. The research, led by Tufts University researchers, found that labelling reduced consumers’ intake of calories by 6.6 per cent, total fat by 10.6 per…
Malay Mail Chinese researchers have found that giving birth may increase a woman’s risk of heart disease and stroke by 14 per cent compared to having no children. Carried out by researchers at Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Xi’an Medical University, the new study looked at ten studies from around the world involving…
France24 Off the coast of Chile, fishermen face competition from a cunning carnivorous hunter that has decimated their industry due to its voracious appetite. For Chile’s fishermen, sea lions are a “plague.” “They’re an enemy!” complained Mario Rojas to AFP. “We try to make them go away but it’s impossible!” Part of the wider seal…
Daily Sabah In Germany, more than two million animals were used in animal experiments last year, and nearly 740,000 animals were killed for scientific purposes, as reported by the German newspaper Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung. The most commonly used animals are mice: 1.37 million, followed by 255,000 rats and 240,000 fish. In addition, reportedly, 3,300 dogs…
The Japan Times In an oxbow lake along the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, a breathy sigh pierces the surface stillness as one of China’s most endangered animals comes up for a gulp of hazy air. A slick black back with no dorsal fin arches briefly above the water line before plunging back down….
NDTV Mothers-to-be, take note! According to a study, pregnant women are at greater risk of complications from flu. The findings, published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, also stated that even extremely obese people are at high risk of the complications. The guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) recommend using newer…
DOT Desk : Noted actor Tele Samad was taken to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), reports Observer BD. The actor’s daughter Sohela Samad confirmed this on Saturday. She said her father felt serious breathing problem on Friday. Later, he was admitted to the hospital and now, he was kept…
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed writes for DOT : Many scientists believe human beings may be causing something dangerous – climate changes over the coming century much severe than any since the dawn of civilization. The principal change to date is in the balance of gases that form the Earth’s atmosphere. These naturally occurring ‘greenhouse gases’…
Rezwan Chowdhury writes for DOT : In any communication process listening is one of the important elements that need to be maintained smartly. Listening is well known as the ability to accurately receive and interpret messages. Any message can be easily misunderstood if the listener pays good attention. As a result, communication breaks down and…
Dr. Ridwanul Hoque writes for DOT : Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that Myanmar should disband its commission of inquiry into abuses in Rakhine state because it is clearly unwilling to seriously investigate alleged grave crimes against ethnic Rohingya. At a news conference on December 12, 2018, Rosario Manalo, chair of the Independent Commission of…