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Scientists finally figured out how mosquitoes track and bite humansMosquitoes possess a hidden sense: they track your body heat using infrared radiation. Researchers discovered this ability, which, when com...
Hantavirus is on the rise in Argentina, where a stricken cruise ship began its journeyArgentina is investigating if it's the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, coinciding with a surge in domestic cases. ...
RBI warns of 'yellow fever' outbreakThe RBI warns of supervisory action if banks do not rectify irregularities in gold loan practices within three months. The gold loan sector...
Ask the travel expert: Can you travel on a ticket with an error in your name?It is imperative that flight ticket have the same spelling of your name as that mentioned on your passport.
Demonetisation cures yellow feverJewellery business has been completely paralysed across the country. It will take some time before business picks up
WHO calls emergency meeting on yellow fever outbreakWHO has sent 11.7 million doses to Angola and there are plans to vaccinate 2.2 million people in DR Congo.
First map of Zika virus could speed vaccine hunt'Any regions within the virus structure unique to Zika have the potential to explain differences in how a virus is transmitted and how it m...
New 'super-infected' mosquitoes may help fight dengue, ZikaStudies show that when a mosquito bites an infected person, the ability of the virus to spread throughout the Wolbachia-infected insect's t...
Developing vaccine for Zika to take time: Johnson & Johnson's Paul StoffelsThe Zika virus, which was declared a global threat by the World Health Organisation last week, has been rapidly spreading in South America ...
Bharat Biotech gets breakthrough in developing Zika vaccineBharat Biotech’s chief managing director Dr Krishna Ella said his company has ‘an early mover advantage’ in developing the Zika vaccine.
Genetically modified mosquito could help fight ZikaGenetically modified mosquitoes that would help fight the Zika virus are getting attention from US regulators as health officials raise ala...
Global warming could make insecticides less effectiveResearchers from Montana State University in US showed that permethrin becomes less effective at killing the yellowfever mosquito as temper...
Researchers develop paper-based test to diagnose Ebola, dengueThe paper-based device changes colour, depending on whether the patient has Ebola, yellow fever or dengue, which can help diagnose the dise...
Paper strip test can detect Ebola, dengue in 10 minutesThe new MIT device relies on lateral flow technology, which is used in pregnancy tests and has recently been exploited for diagnosing strep...
On climate changeThere is one group of creatures for whom global warming is a boon. Of all of the systems of nature, one of the most responsive to temperatu...
Prescriptions to cure yellow feverGold is country’s second-biggest import after oil. We take a look at some of the measures taken by RBI and government in 2013.
India gets yellow fever vaccine after severe shortageGovernment today received a consignment of 60,000 yellow fever vaccine doses through WHO which will be distributed across the country.
Curbing Yellow fever: After banks, now RBI restricts co-op banks to give loans against goldIn a notification to all state and central co-operative banks, the RBI said loans against the security of gold coin would be up to 50 grams...
Don't be smitten by yellow fever yetExperts advise caution and say that investors shouldn't go overboard on gold as volatility is quite high and the outlook for the yellow met...
- Yellow fever catches on among women
In india, gold could be snatching away the diamond’s best friend, as she gets more and more financially independent.