Cholera scare at Bengaluru medical college. Two students test positive, four in ICUAccording to a representative from Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI) speaking to TOI, two medical students currently...
06 Apr, 2024, 06.27 PM IST
In China's Wuhan, cholera-causing bacteria in turtles strikes nerveWhile no human cholera case was found among people who came in contact with the softshell turtles, the specific store selling them was orde...
15 Jul, 2022, 08.01 AM IST
Artificial Intelligence can help better prediction of cholera outbreaks in coastal regions of India, reveals new study21 Dec, 2020, 01.27 PM IST
New testing labs to help check spread of coronavirus in UP, Maharashtra, West Bengal: Amit ShahExpressing gratitude to the prime minister for launching the "high throughput COVID-19 testing labs", Shah said these hi-tech facilities wi...
27 Jul, 2020, 09.08 PM IST
PM Modi to launch 'high-throughput' COVID-19 testing facilities in 3 cities todayUnion Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, along with Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh are expected to participat...
27 Jul, 2020, 07.44 AM IST
PM Modi to launch COVID-19 testing facilities in Noida, Mumbai and Kolkata on MondayThe virtual launch event will be attended by Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and the chief ministers of Maharashtra, West Bengal and Ut...
26 Jul, 2020, 04.35 PM IST
ICMR-NICED withdraws defective COVID-19 test kits from Bengal labsThe West Bengal government alleged that the COVID-19 testing kits supplied by the NICED, the Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) no...
21 Apr, 2020, 01.55 PM IST
Second coronavirus positive case in Bengal, Mamata wants immediate ban on international flightsThe 22-year-old resident of Kolkata who is pursing higher studies in the UK had returned on March 13 and was admitted to the Beliaghata ID ...
20 Mar, 2020, 10.40 PM IST
Coronavirus scare: 6 under home quarantine in MizoramBlood samples of two among the six have been sent to the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED) in Kolkata for test, th...
09 Feb, 2020, 08.41 PM IST
ET Defence Bulletin: Stories you should not miss (January 9, 2017)This is a list of the top defence stories of today.
09 Jan, 2017, 07.00 PM IST
1,433 people died of infectious disease in China: ReportLast month, 1,172 people living with HIV/AIDS died, according to a statement by the National Health and Family Planning Commission.
11 Oct, 2015, 12.52 PM IST
Maharashtra FDA gives clean chit to Haldiram snacksMaharashtra FDA has given a clean chit to the samples of Haldiram snacks after testing them for possible excess lead levels.
03 Aug, 2015, 11.28 PM IST
Swine flu contained in MizoramWith no fresh case of swine flu being detected in Mizoram in the last few weeks, H1N1 virus has now been contained in the state.
23 Apr, 2015, 11.55 AM IST
Few takers for indigeniously developed cheap H1N1 test kitsDespite PM Modi's'Make in India' call, not even central government controlled organizations or hospitals like AIIMS are buying these kits.
18 Mar, 2015, 12.32 PM IST
- Delhi weather helps the NDM-1 superbug thrive
The rate at which the NDM-1 gene is copied and transferred between different bacteria was highest at 30°C - a temperature common in Delhi.
07 Apr, 2011, 12.11 PM IST
- Epidemic fear grips Leh as gastro cases begin piling up
Doctors have reported a steady rise in the cases of gastroenteritis due to contaminated drinking water.
12 Aug, 2010, 04.59 AM IST
- Bengal lifts ban on poultry sale
The Buddhadeb govt has lifted ban on sale and consumption of eggs and meats of chicken, duck and quail birds within West Bengal.
13 Feb, 2008, 04.34 AM IST