Thailand has beefed up security inspections at border provinces in the South to prevent an outbreak of the deadly Japanese encephalitis virus. Suwithaya Pollarp, Livestock Department

Fluoride content in underground water in and around Sanganer town - famous for its printed textiles - has risen to alarming levels posing a serious health hazard to more than 30 villages, a Central

In a path-breaking venture attracting global attention, the Tropical Botanic Gardens and Research Institute at Thiruvananthapuram has firmed up a benefit-sharing project to reward the Kani tribals in

Biometric researchers at the Indian Statistical Institute in Calcutta have found that leaf extracts of the herb Gymnemma sylvestre, commonly called "meshoshringi," can bring down blood glucose

A US expert arrived on Monday to help curb an encephailtis epidemic that has killed up to 55 people as a mass pig culling exercise entered its third day. Health minister Chua Jui Meng said veterinary

Delhi leads in the incidence of breast cancer and is also racing ahead in oral cancer cases compared to other metros in the country. The incidence of breast cancer in the city has increased from 26.2

Health authorities in South Korea have been put on heightened alert for contagious diseases, as early infection rates for this year have already surpassed that of last year. According to the Health

Thailand and Singapore have sealed their borders to the entry of pigs from Malaysia where troops are slaughtering hundreds of thousands of swine in an attempt to stop the spread of a virus that has

The Tripura Government has issued circulars prohibiting smoking in all government offices, schools and educational

The European Commission has delayed approval for the sale of a cholesterol-reducing margarine developed by Unilever because of widespread public concern about scientific manipulation of food