Stop hanging your kitchen towel on the oven handle — here's what to do insteadDamp kitchen towels harbor bacteria and pose fire hazards when left on counters or oven handles. A simple solution involves using adhesive ...
09 May, 2026, 06.13 PM IST
How to safely eat watermelons: Lessons to learn after family of 4 dies in Mumbai due to suspected food poisoning from watermelonA family of four in Mumbai died after suspected food poisoning linked to watermelon consumed late at night, prompting an ongoing investigat...
27 Apr, 2026, 10.28 PM IST
The Bathroom Spot That Almost No One Cleans ProperlyResearchers highlight that the underside of the toilet rim is a breeding ground for bacteria, often missed during regular cleanings. Biofil...
04 Apr, 2026, 12.23 PM IST
Is your milk safe? Know about coliform bacteria that is allegedly being linked to packaged milk?Is your milk safety under the scanner? Recently, milk pouches were found to have coliform levels 98 times higher than FSSAI’s prescribed li...
13 Feb, 2026, 03.13 PM IST
After Indore water crisis, E. Coli bacteria detected in Bhopal's groundwater: What is escherichia coli infection, symptoms and its preventive steps?Bhopal water contamination: After water crisis in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, groundwater samples from several parts of Bhopal have tested pos...
10 Jan, 2026, 03.27 PM IST
What scientists just found between coffee and antibiotics may surprise youNew research indicates caffeine might affect bacteria in our bodies. A German study suggests caffeine reduces a protein that helps antibiot...
04 Aug, 2025, 02.14 PM IST
Woman's TikTok video gives the reason why she broke up with her boyfriend - fart and sinusAn American woman, Christine Connell, suffered a sinus infection for seven years. She believes it started after an incident with her ex-boy...
31 May, 2025, 12.37 PM IST
E.coli infection outbreak in the UK: Here's what you need to know about itEcoli Outbreak UK: Three UK suppliers have issued recalls for 60 types of pre-packed sandwiches, wraps, and salads due to concerns over E.c...
18 Jun, 2024, 11.00 AM IST
E.coli concerns trigger massive recall of 58,000 pounds of ground beef; Here’s what happenedThe recall came into effect following a positive E. coli test result from a sample of beef.
19 Sep, 2023, 07.21 AM IST
Microorganisms can create electricity from wastewater: StudyResearchers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have successfully engineered E. coli bacteria to generate electricity, a...
16 Sep, 2023, 05.35 PM IST
How dirty is your phone? New study shows harmful bacteria from toilets found lurking on devicesMany bacteria that live on our phones are found in human and animal faecal matter.
20 Mar, 2023, 02.23 PM IST
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'Sweet' solution to kill bacteria in drinking water developedDipTreat may have an impact on the global health scenario, from the far north of Canada to the remote villages of India, and around the wor...
15 Nov, 2016, 12.47 PM IST
Scientists find an ingenious way to prevent deadly outbreaks of foodborne illnessOrganic produce is especially vulnerable, because it is often grown with manure (aka bacterial 'heaven') instead of synthetic fertilizer.
09 Sep, 2015, 01.10 PM IST
E coli bacteria may hold key to treating Parkinson'sProtein in E coli bacteria can inhibit the accumulation of potentially toxic amyloids - a hallmark of diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzh...
25 Jan, 2015, 05.28 PM IST
Silver can make antibiotics more effectiveSilver added to antibiotics could make them 10 to 1,000 times more effective and enable them to fight drug-resistant infections
20 Jun, 2013, 07.32 PM IST
- 25 die of infection, E coli source still a mystery
Health authorities groped in the dark in search of the source of the E coli infection with suspicions about bean sprouts being a potential ...
08 Jun, 2011, 01.48 PM IST