The number of leprosy cases in Assam is showing a declining trend, even as the social stigma regarding leprosy continues to grip a section of the people, particularly in the rural

In an interesting development relating to the pig heart transplantion case, the Assam Government has constituted a six-member Medical Board to go into the case. This was informed by Assam Government

Living close to an oil refinery does not increase a person's risk of developing cancer of the blood or lymph glands, British scientists said. "There is no evidence of association between residence

The local administration of South Salmara-Mankachar sub-division of Dhubri district in a marathon eviction drive, drove away a number of well-established and fully-settled families earlier victimised

At least 500 people of Naphuk tea estate, Kherbari, Ianakipather under Sonari police station are forced to take shelter at Naphuk Labour Club and LP School every night, following the damage caused to

Nagaland Health Department has asserted that the recent outbreak of epidemic in the State was "highly exaggerated" further compounding the situation and dubbed the spread of contagious diseases as

Tucked away in a remote corner of the state stretches for miles - broken intermittently by lush green tea bushes and tall bamboo trees is not known to

The National Afforestation and Eco-development Board has honoured Sri D N Singh, field director of Namdhapa Tiger Project in Arunachal Pradesh with the 'Mahavriksha Puraskar' for preserving the

All together six hundred and fifty people have died of communicable diseases in two Nagaland districts since mid-June, official sources said. Malaria, viral fever, hepatitis, typhoid and

A pilot project to reduce the maternal and infant mortality and morbidity rate has been launched in four districts of the State by the Assam branch of Indian Council of Child Welfare (ICCW). The