We investigated the knowledge and perception about HIV/AIDS among the University students of Dhaka city in Bangladesh. A total number of 162 respondents participated in the study. Data were collected prospectively from different public and private Universities of Dhaka city in Bangladesh. The study showed that every respondent heard about HIV/AIDS and their main source of knowledge about HIV/AIDS was from media (72%). Among the respondents, 64% regularly donated blood and few of them (38%) were careful during blood donation. 95% of the respondents (who were drug abusers) did not share...

The objective of this study was to determine the knowledge, behavior and perception of self-medication practice among the students of Pharmaceutical sciences from different private and public Universities of Bangladesh. The study showed that each and every respondent (n=474) (100%) had knowledge about self-medication. The most common indications for self medication were diarrhea (95.15%), fever (94.30%), headache (76.16%), cough (70.04%), gastric pain (65.82%), allergy (52.32%), vomiting (45.78%), vitamin deficiency (45.57%), stomachache (40.51%), constipation (37.13%), insomnia (33.97%), and...

Soft drinks and juices are very popular to all kinds of people. Especially children like to drink different kinds of soft drinks. In Bangladesh, most teenagers prefer soft drinks, energy drinks and juices. When consumed normally, soft drinks are safe for both children and adults and pose no risk to health. However, most of the soft drinks have low pH which is harmful for body if taken in excess. Stomach disorders e.g. indigestion, nausea, gas, gastric reflux etc. are symptoms that are caused by excess acidity in the gastric region. Frequent consumption of soft drinks may cause osteoporosis...