Epidemics of diarrhea and cholera that gripped Chandrapur-2, Gaidatar of the district some two months ago is still out of control.

With cases of cholera being reported from various parts of the state, the Ernakulam health department has issued a warning to contain the spread of the disease in the district.

The hospital authority is struggling to accommodate the staggering number of patients

Diarrhoea has broken out alarmingly at nine union parishads in Munshiganj because of scorching heat.

(Don't) take a deep breath, brace yourself. The air we breathe is becoming more and more polluted and that too quite fast given the rising number of construction projects and vehicles on roads.

Thirty-five out of 62 water samples collected in last three days have been found unfit for drinking.

Sierra Leone shut its borders to trade with Guinea and Liberia on Wednesday and closed schools, cinemas and nightclubs in a frontier region in a bid to halt the spread of the Ebola virus.

DIPAYAL: Coliform, a cholera virus, was detected in drinking water supplied to districts in remote far-west.

The Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it had set new safety standards for infant formula.