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Zinc phosphide killed the family of four in Mumbai watermelon case: All about the toxic rat poison that can kill you in minutesA Mumbai family of four tragically died after consuming watermelon laced with rat poison, zinc phosphide. According to medical experts, zin...
Mumbai watermelon case update: Stunning twist as no additives found in fruit by FDA, focus shifts to poison angleMumbai watermelon case: Investigations into the deaths of a Mumbai family have ruled out food adulteration, with FDA tests finding no conta...
Gujarat doctor arrested for plotting terror attack: What is ricin poison, how is it extracted, and how deadly can it be?Gujarat ATS arrested a doctor with a Chinese MBBS degree and two others for allegedly plotting a major terrorist attack using the lethal po...
How to keep your dog safe this winter - Vets outline cold weather guide for pet ownersWinter demands extra care for your canine companions. Veterinarians advise limiting outdoor exposure during freezing temperatures and watch...
WHO issues warning against three ‘substandard’ cough syrups in IndiaThe World Health Organisation has issued a global alert for three Indian cough syrups. These syrups were found to be substandard and contai...
Russian use of chemical weapons against Ukraine 'widespread', Dutch defence minister saysDutch intelligence indicates Russia is using banned chemical weapons in Ukraine. Chloropicrin, a choking agent, is allegedly dropped from d...
Telangana man dies by suicide after parents refuse to buy him a luxury carIn a tragic incident in Telangana's Siddipet district, a 21-year-old man committed suicide after his father, a farm labourer, couldn't affo...
Techie-rapper Abhinav Singh commits suicide in Bengaluru. Complaint filed against wifeA 32-year-old rapper named Abhinav Singh, known as "Juggernaut", died by suicide in Bengaluru after ingesting poison. Singh's family claims...
Gurugram restaurant: What is dry ice, which caused 5 diners to vomit blood?Five individuals fell ill after ingesting dry ice served as mouth freshener at a Gurugram restaurant. A Greater Noida resident filed a comp...
Woman uses Thallium to seek revenge from in-laws: What you should know about this poisoner's poisonA woman with a background in agricultural science used Thallium, a tasteless and odorless poison, to fatally poison her husband and four in...
View: The menace that plastics in our waters pose to all life should not worry us on Earth Day aloneThe serious menace of plastics should not worry us one day a year alone, today on Earth Day. It should make us genuinely concerned about th...
'Rainbow Fentanyl': DEA warns about dangerous drug after suspected overdoses lead to deaths among young childrenA new, colourful form of fentanyl is being sold in the illicit drug market, called "multi-coloured fentanyl" or "rainbow fentanyl". The DEA...
Child accidentally swallowed button battery? Honey can reduce internal injuriesThis common household product may significantly reduce mortality from highly caustic batteries.
Parents take note! Hand sanitisers may be harming your childExposure to sanitisers have resulted in adverse health effects like abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting among children.
Aurobindo Pharma gets USFDA nod for antidote to analgesic overdoseAurobindo Pharma has received final approval from the US health regulator for generic version of an intravenous antidote to a pain-killer d...
Sunanda Pushkar case: Polonium found in nuclear-reactors; difficult to get, very lethalThis radioactive element is produced as a by-product in nuclear fission reactions (in reactors) and occurs in very minute quantities in nat...
India has highest number of suicides in the world: WHOIndia accounted for the highest estimated number of suicides in the world in 2012, according to a WHO report published today.
- Yes, it Dose Matter
Paracelsus was a medieval alchemist who is often called the father of toxicology because of his study of the effects of drugs and chemicals.
- Indian-origin nurse on trial for poisoning boss
A jury at her ongoing trial at Blackfriars Crown Court in London was told that her boss, Laura Knowles, went to hospital and lost conscious...
- Final chapter of this spy thriller yet to be written
It’s a murder mystery filled with intrigue reminiscent of the Cold War - there’s a retired Russian spy poisoned by a radioactive substance,...