Non-communicable diseases are chronic health conditions that are not contagious to others. While a diagnosis can be scary, there are many options in treating or preventing symptoms. Learning about ...

Media attention given to the recent Ebola outbreak has overshadowed the fact that any number of communicable diseases can cause significant harm and death. Acute respiratory infections, such as ...

Infectious disease control was at the top of the agenda during the sixty-third session of the World Health Assembly, which took place in May 2010 in Geneva. With much attention given to progress ...

Coronavirus pandemic cases are increasing due to several reasons. It spreads from person to person through the droplets of an infected person via coughs or exhales. In fact, these droplets land on ...

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally and increasingly affect children and adolescents. UNICEF tackles this through a multisectoral approach that reduces exposure to ...

Do you know what a communicable disease is? It is when a disease spreads from one person to another through different mediums. Communicable diseases can be caused either by bacteria or viruses or ...

Chronic diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, account for 75 percent of the nation’s $2 trillion in medical costs. Yet, the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 12 (PTI) Communicable diseases are spreading in Kerala, and cases of Shigella are being reported from ...

Civic authorities intensify sanitation and health measures to combat rising monsoon-related communicable diseases in Kochi.

Communicable diseases are spreading in Kerala, and cases of Shigella are being reported from various districts as the monsoon season intensified across the state. The Directorate of Health Services ...

- Japanese Encephalitis has claimed 23 lives so far this year, and the monsoon is not even over yet. As of Thursday, there were 118 laboratory confirmed cases of this mosquito-borne infection across ...