'Superbug resistant to antibiotics could spread'

Scientists have warned that a new superbug, called New Delhi-Metallo-1, which is resistant to antibiotics, has reached Britain and could spread worldwide as nothing is being developed to combat it.......

A vaccine for 'Delhi Belly'

Holidaymakers will soon be offered protection against Delhi Belly, the bug that causes diarrhoea in half of visitors to remote parts of the world, reports the Independent.Scientists have developed......

A dying lake's open letter for help!

Try going past the Ballandur lake, southeast of Bengaluru, and you may probably choke. Once a bountiful lake, years of neglect, rampant encroachment and dumping of untreated sewage and industrial......

'Antibiotics are not used under prescription in India'

'Some antibiotic resistance was first detected in India. One of the reasons for this is that many antibiotics are used in India, and often these have been bought by patients and not used under......

Will the Seine be ready for Olympic swimmers?

IMAGE: General view as Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo gets up after swimming in the river Seine.Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters The Seine was suitable for swimming six days out of seven between July......

Olympics swimming event at risk as storms dirty Seine river

IMAGE: A tourist boat is pictured on the River Seine beside the Pont Alexandre III bridge. Photograph: Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters Participants of this weekend's Open Water Swimming World Cup......