Vietnam is experiencing new outbreaks of cholera, the health ministry said Friday, despite efforts since last year to eradicate the dangerous bacterial disease.

A third of Nepal’s population faces risk of suffering from Kala-azar - a chronic and potentially fatal parasitic disease of the viscera with figures going

Infectious diseases are emerging as a major threat in China’s quake zone, with injured and traumatised victims most at risk, the health minister was quoted as saying Wednesday.

One among three people in New Zealand is battling the bulge. Nearly 826,100 people are categorized as obese. Obesity is recognized as a setback to the health sector, costing a whopping (Dollor) 460m annually.

During the fifth anniversary of the legalization of prostitution in New Zealand, what has come to light are the positive feelings of sex workers who feel protected and safe under the new law.

The US Justice department on Friday agreed to pay more than (Dollor) 5.8 million to Steven Hatfill, a former a former army scientist, who was once branded a “person

At a sudden loss of hearing can be an early warning of impending stroke, Taiwanese researchers have warned.

Researchers from the Taipei Medical University

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, commonly referred to as MRSA, is a type of staph that causes infections resistant to a class of common antibiotics

Every year thousands of doctors and scientists fly to meetings all over the world, but with climate change accelerating, can this type of travel be justified,

As floodwaters recede in Orissa, the fear of an epidemic looms large in the face of inadequate healthcare facitities in the region.

The villagers having