Violence, epidemic and climate change led to end of Indus civilization

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 15:19

Researchers have discovered that violence, infectious diseases and changes in climate were responsible for the collapse of the ancient Indus city of Harappa almost 4,000 years ago.

Scientists trace deadly piglet virus hitting US farms to China

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 16:21

A virus deadly to baby pigs that has roiled the US pork industry likely originated in the Anhui Province of China and may have evolved from a virus seen in bats.

Cyclone Phailin: Epidemic threat in Ganjam

Last Updated: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 21:01

The threat of epidemic is looming large in worst-hit Ganjam district as the debris is yet to be cleared even six days after Cyclone Phailin left behind its trail of destruction.

Six dead in Philippine epidemic caused by rat urine

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 15:16

A bacterial epidemic caused by water contaminated with rat urine has hit a flood-ravaged region in the northern Philippines, killing six people and overwhelming local hospitals, a health official said today.

Doctors warn of epidemic in Muzaffarnagar relief camps

Last Updated: Monday, October 7, 2013, 14:29

There is a possibility of an outbreak of epidemics in relief camps where thousands of riot-hit victims have taken shelter following last month`s communal violence in Muzaffarnagar.

No outbreak of water, food or air borne disease in Uttarakhand

Last Updated: Monday, July 1, 2013, 21:52

Maintaining that there was no outbreak of water, food or air borne disease in flood-hit Uttarakhand, Health Ministry said batch of 23 medical officers mobilised by CGHS was on its way to Dehradun.

Mexico declares bird flu emergency

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 3, 2012, 15:12

Mexico has activated a national emergency plan to contain a bird flu epidemic that has affected nearly 1.7 million poultry, the agriculture ministry said.

Obesity becoming an epidemic in India

Last Updated: Friday, March 2, 2012, 19:13

India has 2.7 billion people suffering from nutritional disorders, out of which 50 billion suffer from morbid obesity.

India facing twin epidemic time bomb

Last Updated: Thursday, November 10, 2011, 13:16

India is facing a twin epidemic of diabetes and High BP.

Bird flu: PM urges steps to prevent epidemic

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 19:46

Amid bird flu scare in West Bengal and Assam, a concerned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday directed the Animal Husbandry Department to take steps to prevent the outbreak of epidemic.

Gilani declares dengue outbreak as `epidemic`

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 15:21

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has declared a dengue outbreak in Pakistan`s Punjab province as an "epidemic".

Unhealthy lifestyle pushing under-15 kids towards ‘liver disease epidemic’

Last Updated: Sunday, July 3, 2011, 10:40

According to a top liver expert, hundreds of thousands of children are exposed to liver disease epidemic due to their poor diets and lack of physical activity.