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
Sustained rise in antimicrobial resistance in India: ICMR studyThis is the fifth detailed report on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) trends and patterns from the country published by the ICMR. This year's...
10 Sep, 2022, 10.51 AM IST
New durable coating may kill COVID virus, other germs in minutes, scientists sayThe coating could be a game changer in traditionally germ-laden public spaces like airports and hospitals, said Anish Tuteja, a professor a...
29 Aug, 2022, 12.10 PM IST
Public bathrooms or carnival of pathogens? Do not worry, these simple steps will keep you safeHealth officials have traced the spread of certain disease-causing viruses and bacteria back to public restrooms.
28 Jun, 2022, 07.06 PM IST
New low-cost, non-toxic coating for fabric can reduce Covid infection by 90%, says studyThe coating makes the fabric hydrophobic, meaning microbes are less likely to stick to the cloth.
14 Feb, 2022, 05.02 PM IST
Wockhardt rallies after revival plan gets a boost from drug nodInvestors cheered the news, sending Wockhardt’s shares up by 5.7 per cent on the BSE on Thursday.
17 Jan, 2020, 08.37 AM 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
- 'Superbug on ISS will help NASA understand its mutation'
New York, Feb 19 (IANS) Sending an antibiotic-resistant superbug to a zero-gravity environment like the International Space Station (ISS) w...
20 Feb, 2017, 01.20 PM IST
Copper can destroy MRSA and MSSA 'superbugs': StudyCopper can destroy MRSA and MSSA 'superbugs' spread by touching and fingertip contamination of surfaces, a new study has claimed.
24 Feb, 2016, 03.28 PM IST
E-cigarette vapour can kill lung cells: ScientistE-cigarette vapour is not benign and inhaling high doses daily can kill lung cells, causing inflammatory diseases.
27 Jan, 2016, 04.11 PM IST
Humans carry more superbugs than farm animals, says new studyHumans carry more antibiotic-resistant bacteria than the farm animals they handle, a new study on dairy farmers has found.
25 Aug, 2015, 04.51 PM IST
E-cigarettes help deadly bacteria to thriveAlexander said that one possible contribution to the increased virulence of MRSA was the rapid change in pH induced by e-cigarette vapour.
19 May, 2014, 04.26 PM IST
New class of antibiotics discoveredScientists have discovered a new class of antibiotics to fight deadly bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and othe...
09 Mar, 2014, 12.40 PM IST
Drug resistant bugs and evolving infections need to be researchedThe Centre for Disease Control (CDC), USA, believes that a single infectious organism, MRSA, kills more people in the US than AIDS.
20 Jan, 2014, 04.49 AM IST
Venus Remedies gets patent from Mexico for antibioticThe patent has been granted by Mexico Patent office and is valid till February 2026, Venus said in a release.
29 Oct, 2012, 01.12 PM IST
- Venus Remedies gets Australian patent approval for Vancoplus
Drug firm Venus Remedies today said it has received approval from the Australian Patent office (APO) for its product 'Vancoplus'.
10 Apr, 2012, 02.10 PM IST
- "Super superbug" NDM-1 spreads in Europe
Some 77 cases of a multi-drug resistant "superbug" from India first reported in Britain in August have now been detected in 13 European cou...
17 Nov, 2010, 08.30 PM IST