People who harbor ulcer-causing bacteria in their stomachs may be protected against some diarrheal diseases, according to an Israeli study.

When it comes to health, which is more important, nature or nurture? You may well think your genes are a more important predictor of health and ill health. Not so fast. In fact, it transpires that our everyday environment outweighs our genetics, big time, when it comes to measuring our risk of disease. The genome is out - welcome the exposome.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the central government's response on a petition filed by students of a private school in south Delhi seeking a ban on the sale of junk food and carbonated d

The approval comes after a due diligence on the state's delivery system, thus taking into account the gradual rise in the state's GDP and the fact that the state's commitment to public health spend stands at 1.6% of the state's gross domestic product, which is higher than the national average of about 1%.

Vietnam says an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease has killed 156 people, mostly children, and sickened more than 96,000 through late November.

Janakiya Samithi to block garbage trucks from Wednesday

AHMEDABAD: Here is another instance of a suspected cover up by the state health department.

If the figures given out by the directorate of national vectorborne disease control program (NVBDCP) are to be believed then there were just 14 malaria deaths in the state between January and October this year.

Management of slaughter house waste and other solid wastes are among the top projects that have a common thread among the people in the district.

According to the projects that have been sent to the district Health as part of the Comprehensive Health Plan under the 12th Five-Year Plan, a number of villages and towns in the district have taken it up as one of the leading health-hazard projects.

Visit of doctors from national institutions to worst-affected regions recommended

Setting the alarm bells ringing for the MCD, 17 blood samples collected from pigs in the national capital by the civic body have tested positive for the Japanese Encephalitis virus.

MCD health committee chairman Dr V.K. Monga said the civic body has decided to send another 100 samples for testing.

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