Diarrhoea needs a careful watch, as about 18 - 20 % of deaths among children below five years in the state occurs due to diarrhoea. This was revealed by a study conducted by UNICEF early this year.

While doctors in the city say they have been flooded with cases of gastroenteritis and acute diarrhoea over the past couple of weeks, the health and sanitation wing of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal

It may be a cholera scare for the corporation and the rest of the city, but for residents of the diarrhoea pockets of Boopathy Nagar and Osonkullam, life goes on.

A day after the corporation announce

The outbreak of diarrhoea and massive influx of patients at city hospitals on Saturday has exposed the vulnerability of city’s drinking water network.

Though officials of Chennai Metro Water denied a

Two persons, including an infant, died and seven fell ill following suspected diarrhoea outbreak in Punjab's Jalandhar district, officials said here on Saturday.

"A five-month-old child and a youth

Australia's swimming coach, Mr Leigh Nugent, says hygiene at the Commonwealth Games Village in Delhi is a bigger concern for him than the terror threats to the October 3 to 14 event.

"You can go to

Hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district witnessed chaotic scenes as diarrhoea claimed six lives in the past two days and affected over 1,200 people, officials said on Sunday.

Hospitals overflo