People in Uganda are living longer due largely to a drop in deaths and illnesses caused by HIV/Aids and malaria, a new analysis of 306 diseases and injuries in 188 countries suggests.
The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Water, Forestry and Wildlife, UNICEF and Department of Community Development, recently h
Groundwater pollution in Aravalis caused by tonnes of untreated waste lying near defunct Bandhwari waste treatment plant is leading to diseases like skin lesions, bloody diarrhoea and dermatitis am
At least eight people died from more than 10,000 diarrhoea cases recorded in Zimbabwe during the past week, the Ministry of Health revealed Sunday.The ministry said in a report that 10,619 cases of
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned member nations against the return to pre-antibiotic era on account of excessive and indiscriminate use of life-saving medicines and their over-the-cou
Cryptosporidium is a protozoan parasite that can cause diarrhoea. Human faeces are an important source of Cryptosporidium in surface waters. We present a model to study the impact of sanitation, urbanization and population growth on human emissions of Cryptosporidium to surface waters. We build on a global model by Hofstra et al and zoom into Bangladesh and India as illustrative case studies.
Arsenic has been linked to disrupted immune function and greater infection susceptibility in highly exposed populations. Well arsenic levels above the EPA limit occur in our U.S. study area and are of particular concern for pregnant women and infants. The researchers investigated whether in utero arsenic exposure affects the risk of infections and respiratory symptoms over the first year of life.
HYDERABAD: Extreme weather patterns due to climate change is likely see a spike in number of diarrheal as well as vector-borne diseases like Chikungunya, dengue and malaria, warned scientists and h
