Fruits
Is Drinking Cold Water in Hot Weather Bad for Your Health?
Cold water is fine in hot weather, but ice-cold water gulped straight after coming in from the sun can cause a range of problems.
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Environment
What Patients and Families Must Do to Prevent Snakebite Deaths
Most snakes in Bangladesh are not venomous, yet about 7,500 people die of snakebite each year, mostly because patients and families do not know what to do.
Fruits
What to Eat at Iftar, and Which Foods to Avoid
Iftar should be nutritious, with dates, fruit and a small amount of chickpeas, while deep-fried, spicy and sour foods are best avoided.
Fruits
What Diabetic Patients Can Eat at Iftar Instead of Sweets
Diabetic patients who crave sweets can choose fruit, honey or jaggery in moderation instead of sugar-laden foods, after checking their blood sugar.
Crops
How Good for You Is Each Dry Fruit?
A guide to the nutritional benefits of seven common dry fruits and nuts, and a reminder to eat them in moderation.
Bangladesh
Two Deer Caught in Poachers' Trap, One Rescued Alive
The coastal forest department rescued two spotted deer caught in poachers' traps on the Sitakunda coast, one of them dead and the other injured.
Fruits
Drumstick Flowers Are Rich in Nutrients: How to Eat Them
Drumstick flowers, which bloom in spring, are full of vitamins and minerals that help boost immunity, and can be cooked simply with potatoes and tomatoes.
Crops
Rely on These 5 Superfoods to Stay Healthy in Winter
Five foods, from herbal tea to oranges and colourful winter vegetables, can help boost immunity during the cold season.
Crops
What to Eat to Avoid Illness in Winter
As the weather cools and colds and fevers spread, four foods can help the body build resistance to winter illness.
Environment
US Man Dies Weeks After Receiving a Pig's Heart
A second American patient to receive a pig's heart in a rare transplant has died, weeks after the operation at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Bangladesh
Injured Fishing Cat Found Lying on Road in Shariatpur
An injured fishing cat found lying on a road in Jajira upazila of Shariatpur was taken home and revived by a local man before the authorities were told.
Fruits
Raw or Ripe: Which Banana Is More Nutritious?
Ripe and raw bananas each have their own nutritional benefits, and eating both can help keep chronic illness at bay.
Fruits
What Happens When You Eat Amra?
A nutritionist lists ten health benefits of amra, the vitamin C-rich hog plum now widely available in markets.