A day after the National Green Tribunal passed orders on Union ministries of telecom, environment and health, seeking details about the health hazards likely to be caused by cellphone towers and on th

Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday said public health system in the country had ‘collapsed’, noting that even poorer countries like Bangladesh and Kenya have superior health indi

A popular energy drink, produced by a company founded by an Indian-American billionaire, has come under the scanner in the US after reports of 13 deaths possibly linked to the energy shots.

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Nearly 10 per cent of higher secondary students of city government schools are hypertensive and 26 per cent are anaemic, according to a new medical study.

The Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospita

At a time, when the state has become the diabetes capital of the country and the disease is increasing at an alarming rate every year, the negligence and disregard that the Mala­yalis show towards dia

As many as 70 residents of Bela Colony of Shalibanda in the old city have fallen ill in just the past 20 days. Contaminated drinking water is the reason, say the residents.

People living in the colon

The stench of garbage permeated the city is causing all sorts of health problems for the city’s residents. There is an increase of 10-20% in the number of gastroenteritis and typhoid cases admitted to

At least 24 children have died from mosquito-borne Japanese Encephalitis in Odisha's Malkangiri district, an official said Saturday.

A team of experts visited the affected area a few days ago and col

After intense vector breeding control exercises, the state health dep­artment has managed to bring down the number of dengue cases in the ci­­ty although stray cases of suspected dengue de­aths sp­ur

Chennai might be the diabetes capital of the country, but a quick check of sweet stalls in the city shows that sales of sweets have been on the rise.

With Deepavali festival fast approaching, sweet