The health of humans, animals, and the environment are closely intertwined—human health in particular heavily depends on the health of the others. Unsustainable practices in agriculture, natural resources
The sarcoptic mange (an itching disease that afflicts hairy and wooly animals) epidemic that killed several infant chimpanzees a few years ago in Tanzania's Gombe National Park is "most likely over",
Foot and mouth disease has broken out in Livingstone and surrounding areas. Humphrey Mwalemi, veterinary officer, Kalomo district, said his department has imposed a ban on the movement of livestock,
more than a hundred cows have died in a span of four months in Rajasthan's Sar region, 23 km from Jodhpur. Though authorities have refused to give any reason for the deaths, it is said that the
Although Canada's west coast is known for disputes over the Pacific salmon, wild salmon in the north Atlantic Ocean and farm-raised salmon have been making headlines. The salmon population in the
Scientists find out how anthrax kills. It may not be very long before we have an antidote to the dreaded bacterium
Pollution could be the cause of a distressing disease that is killing African elephants by paralysing their trunks. Experts from the uk have been called to investigate the disease, known
The Union government is expected to sanction about Rs 4,000 crore per annum for implementing various watershed programmes throughout the country, says G B Singh, deputy director general, National
The length of worms is determined by the hosts
A method used to slaughter cattle may spread mad cow disease
iodine is an essential element involved in maintaining relatively constant conditions in the body and in the constitution of thyroxin, a hormone necessary for the regulation of growth and other
