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
Suspected GBS deaths in Maharashtra rise to 5; cases up at 149In Maharashtra, the number of suspected deaths due to Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) has risen to five, with 149 cases reported and 124 conf...
01 Feb, 2025, 08.28 PM IST
Burger King, Taco Bell, KFC are removing onions from their food in US. Here's whyFast food chains in the US are removing onions from their menus after an E. coli outbreak. This contamination has been linked to pre-sliced...
31 Oct, 2024, 10.32 AM IST
McDonald's E. Coli outbreak kills one and sickens many: Are onions to blame?An E. coli outbreak has caused one death and 49 illnesses linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers across 10 states. The CDC is inve...
23 Oct, 2024, 12.11 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
Study: Refrigeration effective in preventing E. coli on lettuce, not kale and collardsA study conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign reveals that while refrigeration helps prevent E. coli c...
03 Mar, 2024, 03.33 PM IST
E. coli epidemic: Raw cheese related to diseases in four statesFDA, CDC investigation states that raw cheese is related to illnesses in as many as four states leading to an outbreak of E. coli. As a res...
18 Feb, 2024, 02.43 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
Bacterial infections behind death of one in eight persons in 2019The mortality rate associated with bacterial infections was highest in Sub-Saharan Africa and lowest in high-income regions, including West...
22 Nov, 2022, 12.36 AM IST
Muse Nanobots launches nanotech coating for textiles to inactivate coronavirusMuse Nanobots conducted a study with the U.S.-based Situ Biosciences, an independent product test laboratory in Chicago, to understand the ...
31 Aug, 2020, 11.16 PM IST
The world of bacteria: Can we stomach this new discovery?The latest gut-wrenching find could change the way we look at exoplanets.
14 May, 2020, 08.13 AM IST
IIT Roorkee researchers find antibiotic against multi-drug resistant bacteriaIn a new study published in the journal, ‘Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy’, IIT Roorkee researchers screened a library of 11,000 comp...
16 Jan, 2020, 02.51 PM IST
7,000 new marine microbial species discoveredThe scientists at HKUST discovered the microbial species, including Acidobacteria — a natural medicinal phylum containing the CRISPR gene e...
11 Mar, 2019, 11.08 PM IST
- NASA to launch E. Coli into space to study antibiotic resistance
Washington, Nov 11 (IANS) To study microgravity's effect on bacterial antibiotic resistance, scientists are set to send E. coli, a common b...
11 Nov, 2017, 04.07 PM IST
- Pathogens thrive on body's tissue-repair mechanism
New York, Sep 18 (IANS) Pathogens in the intestinal tract can manipulate mammalian cells to get the oxygen thed need and thereby cause harm...
18 Sep, 2016, 06.25 PM IST
Date syrup can fight bacterial infectionsDate syrup is able to inhibit the growth of bacteria and is increasingly used in dressings to improve wound repair.
31 Mar, 2015, 05.28 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