Superbugs on the rise: One lakh lab samples show routine antibiotics no longer effective in IndiaIndia's common infections are becoming untreatable as widely used antibiotics lose efficacy, according to a new ICMR report. Bacteria causi...
28 Nov, 2025, 01.08 PM IST
Antibiotics becoming ineffective against diseases like typhoid, pneumonia, and urinary infections: ICMR rings alarmA recent ICMR report highlights a troubling rise in antibiotic resistance in India. Diseases like UTIs, blood infections, pneumonia, and ty...
23 Sep, 2024, 04.28 PM IST
Avoid mopping liquid spills in kitchens with a dishcloth. It is breeding ground for harmful bacteriaTea towels can harbour a diverse variety of germs picked up from human hands, pets or food waste, leading to a higher proportion of foodbor...
24 Jun, 2023, 05.08 PM IST
ICMR issues guidelines against use of antibiotics for low-grade fever"A clinical diagnosis most often helps us predict causative pathogens fitting into a clinical syndrome which would tailor the correct antib...
27 Nov, 2022, 12.42 PM IST
Clorox recalls Pine-Sol cleaning products over possibility of infection-causing bacteria's presenceThe recall excludes its renowned pine-scented Pine-Sol, which is the company's only disinfecting product.
26 Oct, 2022, 10.25 PM IST
Bacteria that can degrade pesticide linked to Bhopal Gas tragedyThe bacteria uses the pesticide as food. The researchers speculate that the genes that allow the bacteria to breaking down carbaryl may hav...
31 Oct, 2019, 07.20 PM IST
A warm cup of green tea can help you fight 'superbugs'The natural antioxidant commonly found in green tea may help eliminate antibiotic resistant bacteria.
26 Sep, 2019, 05.32 PM IST
Berry boost: This fruit can combat bacterial infections, make antibiotics work betterCranberry extract increases bacterial sensitivity to antibiotics by acting in two ways.
29 May, 2019, 06.28 PM IST
Your office could be making you sick! A desktop has 400 times more bacteria than the average toilet seatA study found that two deadly drug-resistant types of bacteria could survive up to 24 hours on a keyboard.
16 Aug, 2017, 11.56 AM IST
Here's the list of some of the famous living creatures that were patentedThe Roslin Institute researchers who did the cloning tried to patent Dolly, her offspring, and the process of cloning her.
06 Aug, 2017, 12.39 AM IST
World Health Organisation names 12 superbugs; most are present in IndiaThe WHO list of drug-resistant bacteria is divided into three categories. The most critical group includes multidrug-resistant bacteria tha...
02 Mar, 2017, 10.51 AM IST
Novel wound-healing technology developedResearchers at WSU in the US used an antibiotic in combination with the electric current to kill all of the highly persistent Pseudomonas a...
30 Nov, 2016, 12.31 PM IST
Your toothbrush may be contaminated with faecesIf you are using a shared washroom there is a 60 per cent chance your toothbrush is covered in fecal matter from someone else, a new study ...
03 Jun, 2015, 06.45 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
New drug effective against antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs'On the tail end of HIV surface protein, there is a sequence of amino acids that the virus uses to "punch into" and infect cells.
10 Dec, 2014, 05.07 PM IST
- Whizkid makes plastic biodegradable in 3 months
16-year-old Canadian discovers microbes that cause polyethylene to decompose faster. Daniel Burd has found a way to make plastic bags decom...
26 May, 2008, 03.26 PM IST
- Biotech firm to produce Human Growth Hormone
Biotech firm Biovel Life Sciences to produce Human Growth Hormone.
05 Jul, 2007, 07.45 PM IST