'We still don't know how viruses that we ingest are killed inside our bodies.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Aversion to bathing reached an extreme in the UK in the 1600s. Wearing linen......
The highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus is the "greatest threat" to America's attempt to eradicate the COVID-19 pandemic, White House Chief Medical Advisor Dr Anthony Fauci has......
Since March, over 400 United States colleges and universities have announced students get COVID19 vaccinations, ahead of the Autumn semester but those who have been inoculated with India's......
In the biggest indication that the United States is fast returning to pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said fully vaccinated people are no longer required to......
United States President Joe Biden has imposed restrictions on travel from India that stops most non-American citizens from entering the US for an indefinite period from May 4, citing the surging......
Bengaluru-based Healthtech start-up Mfine has rolled out a coronavirus assessment feature which enables virtual medical consultation to assess patients who have flu-like symptoms. Portea and Haptik......
"By mid century India could overtake the United States by absolute size," says Jeffrey D Sachs, Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General on Millennium Development Goals and one of the world's......
Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav made the following speech while presenting the Railway Budget for 2004-2005 in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday (July 6, 2004)."Mr Speaker Sir,I rise to present the......
IMAGE: Majority of Japanese want the Tokyo Olympics cancelled or postponed due to worries over COVID-19. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images Top Japanese officials said on Tuesday they did not......
Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus behind a major outbreak that began in Brazil last year and has spread to many countries in the Americas. IMAGE: Rio 2016......
IMAGE: A municipal worker stands next to a banner that reads, "Rio Carnival 2016" before spraying insecticide to prevent the spread of Zika's vector. Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters More than......
IMAGE: Members of Team USA, Gabby Douglas, Simone Biles and Ryan Lochte during their Road to Rio Tour. Photograph: Mike Stobe/Getty Images for the USOC. The widespread Zika virus outbreak in......
- Sports authorities across the world are scrambling to find out more about the mosquito-borne virus as they make plans for the games in August. IMAGE: Rio Olympics 2016's organizing committee......