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: Kidney failure reported, fast-food chain sued, earnings mixedMcDonald's is having tough times after E.coli outbreak has reportedly been linked with the fast-food chain's Quarter Pounders.
30 Oct, 2024, 01.15 AM IST
US FDA says 75 people taken ill from McDonald's E.coli outbreakThe U.S. FDA reported an E.coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders, infecting 75 people and causing one death. The CDC noted th...
25 Oct, 2024, 09.32 PM IST
Amanda Holden's daughter Lexi admitted in hospital with deadly diseaseAmanda Holden's daughter Lexi was hospitalized after getting infected with E.Coli.
21 Jul, 2024, 10.37 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 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
Does your cheese in Christmas hampers contain E. coli? Here's why FSA has recalled cheeseThe cheese in the Christmas hampers might be contaminated, and the Food Standards Agency has issued warnings regarding the same.
25 Dec, 2023, 08.10 PM IST
ICMR worried over rising resistance to last-resort antibiotics in IndiaICMR has found the abuse of antimicrobials (antibiotics, antivirals or antifungals) to be the reason for this, which is says has led to wid...
24 Sep, 2023, 10.06 AM 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
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
WHO issues cough syrup warning after 66 children die in The GambiaAccording to World Health Organization (WHO) statistics, renal failure was the reason for the death of 66 children in the Gambia who had al...
08 Oct, 2022, 02.30 PM IST
Global travellers more likely to pick up virulent strains of drug-resistant bacteriaUp to 80% of travellers returning from high-risk regions are colonised by MDR-GN bacteria.
25 Feb, 2021, 08.47 AM IST
Old mascaras will do no good, expired ones may up skin infection & blood poisoning riskThis risk is amplified in people with a weak immune system.
03 Dec, 2019, 06.41 PM IST
- 'Drug-resistant organisms causing spike in infectious diseases'
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Multi Drug Resistant organisms that cause deadly infections are spreading resulting in community-acquired infectio...
17 Nov, 2017, 06.32 PM IST
A newly-discovered antibiotic-resistant gene opens new front in the war against superbugsFirst identified in China last November, the gene has since been discovered in livestock, water, meat and vegetables for human consumption ...
11 Apr, 2016, 09.21 AM IST
Scientists develop new antibiotic from breast milkBritish scientists have developed an antibiotic from human breast milk that can combat certain drug-resistant bacteria known as superbugs.
23 Jan, 2016, 08.37 PM IST