A recent paper by the World Obesity Foundation reveals this shocking statistic: in many low- and middle-income countries, more than 30 percent of the...

Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, most commonly caused by a viral infection. There are five main viruses that cause the disease: Hepatitis A,...

At a time when millions in India are suffering from Hepatitis C, the country has neither accurate data regarding its prevalence nor policies to...

Saheli, a two-and-half-year-old girl from Manki village in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna district, was not among the malnourished children registered in the...

In the bucolic uplands of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh, a new chapter in the controversial Sardar Sarovar Dam is unfolding. And this one is beyond...

A village in Jharkhand has been hiding a secret for more than 30 years. The state government has declared all its 24 districts drought-affected. But...

Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat when he claimed that malnutrition in his state was high because girls had become “beauty-conscious”....

The thought of the world being rid of mosquitoes is enough to give many a good night’s sleep. The idea is close to being a possibility. Scientists...

In December 2005, the Indian government declared it had fewer than one case of leprosy per 10,000 people. This announcement of elimination, as defined...

In its exit poll, Axis APM predicted 169-183 seats for grand alliance (GA) in the recently-held assembly elections in Bihar. The pollster was the only...

Even as tuberculosis continues to claim hundreds of thousands of lives each year, a new report of the World Health Organization shows countries have...

Two girls, in their late 20s, knock on the door of Subhash Barman, a fisherman living in Gopinathpur Malopada village, about 35 km from Dhaka. The...