Efforts to develop the first new malaria treatment in 20 years advanced as a pill from Novartis AG (NOVN) cleared parasites faster than the best medicines, potentially providing a solution to the s

Making malaria vaccine available for routine use will be a major milestone, researchers say

Experts say the world's first malaria vaccine could be approved for use in 2015.

With one more person dying in North Dinajpore of suspected encephalitis on Monday, the state’s death toll due to the disease reached 120.

Believed To Cure 90% Of Patients

A rise in malaria cases has been reported in the district with most cases being found among migrant labourers and those frequenting other States.

Bangladesh has made a remarkable success in reducing deaths from tuberculosis and malaria, says a study of the University of Washington.

In a major achievement for Goa’s health sector, not a single polio case has been reported in the last 17 years with Health Department dishing out regular oral polio vaccine doses as part of the nat

With monsoons advancing steadily into the city, cases of fever, malaria and gastroenteritis have observed a noticeable rise.

The malaria situation across the country worsens, with the number of infected patients rising significantly in the three hill districts of Bandarban, Rangamati and Khagrachari.

HIV/AIDS mortality rate rising by 11pc annually in Pakistan Wednesday, July 23, 2014 - Karachi—Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is claiming more lives in P