Death of infants in Malkangiri district due to preventable diseases has come under judicial scanner.

Toxic waste sites in India with elevated levels of lead and chromium are causing disease, disability and even death, leading to loss of healthy years of life among people, according to a new resear

Scientists have discovered three new drug-resistant strains of the malaria parasite in Cambodia, which they say have spread to other parts of Asia as well.

The municipal services department on Friday asked constructions companies to stop dumping waste material in Leh Nullah otherwise it will issue violation penalties.

Gujarat high court has issued a stern warning to authorities that officials would be personally held liable if unhygienic conditions at the Civil Hospital and across the city resulted in spread of malaria, dengue and falciparum next monsoon.

The court has said that all officials concerned would be held guilty of contempt of court if they are found not performing their duties and has warned that no excuse such as staff shortage or financial crunch will be considered.

Sri Lanka will join the rest of the world to mark the World Malaria Day that falls on today, April 25, 2013.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified anti- malarial resistance in four countries of South East Asia and launched an emergency response to prevent resistant strains of the malarial parasites from spreading further.

On the occasion of World Malaria Day today, the WHO has also cited concerns over resistance emerging to insecticides which countries like India and sub-Saharan Africa are using to treat mosquito nets for the purpose of vector control. The advice for such countries is — develop new insecticides.

About 1.3 billion people in South-East Asia continue to be at risk of malaria, even though substantial progress has been made in controlling the disease.

This World Malaria Day, April 25, the State has a reason to smile, as the number of malaria cases has gone down drastically in the last three years with no deaths being reported since 2011.

PUNE: The city continues to report malarial infection this month as well. As many as 33 cases of malaria have been reported in Pune city since January.

"As many as eight persons were found infected with malaria in April so far. The sporadic cases were observed in last three months as well," said S T Pardeshi, medical officer of health (MoH), Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC).