Up to three million people in Afghanistan are facing hunger, malnutrition and disease after a severe drought wiped out their crops and extreme winter weather risks cutting off their access to vital

Kohima: Nagaland has been listed as one of the leading cancer affected states in India with reported detection rate of at least 500 new cases annually, but despite the alarming high cancer incidenc

With the malaria situation in Madhya Pradesh reaching a critical level as the death toll increasing consistently every day, the BJP government has been slammed by the Opposition parties for its alleged failure to contain the epidemic-like situation and they have demanded removal of State Health Minister Narottam Mishra.

AHMEDABAD: Nearly 75% of diabetics have uncontrolled sugar levels which may be wreaking havoc with the functioning of their vital organs like kidney and heart and adversely affecting their nerve fu

A recent survey conducted across 500 families in Delhi has brought to the fore that women have to be educated about diabetes in order to impede it from multiplying and mounting.

Cancer, after cardiac-related deaths, is turning out to be a giant killer in India with millions of people falling prey to the disease -- mostly caused by tobacco and alcohol.

A four-year test of drugs to treat a widespread parasitic disease called kala azar was announced on Monday by the governments of India and Bangladesh, Doctors Without Borders, the Drugs for Neglect

The family from a nearby village arrived at the small hospital here vomiting and with uncontrollable diarrhea, at first glance maybe a typical case of consuming bad food or water.

Corporate hospitals would have to face the test of providing equitable healthcare: N. Ram

Kohima: The HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in Nagaland stands at an alarming 78 per cent.