News for 'Bacteria'

5 natural ways to keep your body COOL

5 natural ways to keep your body COOL

Rediff.com10 May 2019

Create an internal cooling system to balance out the heat with judicious health choices.

Nestle enters probiotic mart

Nestle enters probiotic mart

Rediff.com27 Jul 2007

Probiotics are special bacteria with the unique ability to reach the intestine alive and make a positive contribution in the functioning of the digestive system.

How clean (or dirty) is your keyboard?

How clean (or dirty) is your keyboard?

Rediff.com5 May 2008

Recent research that suggests that office keyboards have more harmful bacteria than a toilet seat. So is your workstation clean enough?

Probiotic drugs mart to grow more

Probiotic drugs mart to grow more

Rediff.com5 Jun 2007

Alkem, the largest manufacturer of Fructo-Oligo Saccharides, which helps the growth of good probiotic bacteria, is planning to roll out more products in the national and global markets, said Sharad.

Coronavirus: Windfall likely for medical device firms

Coronavirus: Windfall likely for medical device firms

Rediff.com7 Feb 2020

As fear grips the world, demand for protective gear used by health care professionals and citizens is on a rise. And, supply disruption from China has opened a window of opportunities for Indian medical device makers.

6 professors awarded Infosys Prize 2019 for science and research

6 professors awarded Infosys Prize 2019 for science and research

Rediff.com7 Nov 2019

The annual award includes a pure gold medal, a citation and a prize purse worth $ 100,000 or its equivalent in the Indian rupees.

11 common diet mistakes to AVOID

11 common diet mistakes to AVOID

Rediff.com20 Oct 2020

Never skip your meals during a climatic transition, warns Dr Siddhant Bhargava.

Is your make-up SAFE?

Is your make-up SAFE?

Rediff.com11 Jun 2007

Expired make-up is a hotbed of bacteria.

Wockhardt antibiotic gets USFDA nod

Wockhardt antibiotic gets USFDA nod

Rediff.com1 Jun 2006

Wockhardt Ltd said on Thursday it has received approval from USFDA for marketing antibiotic, Clarithromycin tablets, in the US market.

Indian American develops food sensor

Indian American develops food sensor

Rediff.com31 Oct 2006

How painkillers, salt and diabetes affect your kidney

How painkillers, salt and diabetes affect your kidney

Rediff.com14 Mar 2019

The right amount of sodium intake, medication and water consumption can help manage your kidneys.

Your desktop is 400 times germier than a toilet

Your desktop is 400 times germier than a toilet

Rediff.com16 Feb 2007

The study also found that a woman's work area has more germs than that of a man.

Congress politician: 'Cancer can be cured by gaumutra'

Congress politician: 'Cancer can be cured by gaumutra'

Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

'Gaumutra kills all bacteria,' says the Congress corporator from Mumbai, who wants cow urine to clean the city's hospitals.

Mumbai disease alert: FAQ

Mumbai disease alert: FAQ

Rediff.com11 Aug 2005

How to avoid gastro, dengue, leptospirosis and cholera

A toothache can be deadly, if untreated

A toothache can be deadly, if untreated

Rediff.com28 Feb 2007

By the time the 12-yr-old own aching tooth got any attention, the bacteria from the abscess had spread to his brain, doctors said.

Serum develops meningitis vaccine

Serum develops meningitis vaccine

Rediff.com7 Jul 2005

Power suit bows out as WFH hits office dress code

Power suit bows out as WFH hits office dress code

Rediff.com13 Sep 2020

Master tailors, textile manufacturers and custom clothiers, however, say the upcoming festive season, reinvention in the form of new collections and digital outreach are salvaging the situation somewhat.

COVID-19: How to keep your gadgets virus-free!

COVID-19: How to keep your gadgets virus-free!

Rediff.com23 Apr 2020

Ameen Khwaja shares simple ways to keep your beloved gadgets germ-free!

Quick tips for a rainy day

Quick tips for a rainy day

Rediff.com19 Jun 2006

Quiz: Are you overdosing on vitamins?

Quiz: Are you overdosing on vitamins?

Rediff.com23 Dec 2015

Too much of health supplements can be dangerous for your health. Find out how.

Beware! Raisins can ruin your child's teeth

Beware! Raisins can ruin your child's teeth

Rediff.com16 Nov 2015

The concentrated sugar content in dried fruit is extremely detrimental to a child's teeth

Jesus toast, pork in nose, banana peels win Ig Nobel

Jesus toast, pork in nose, banana peels win Ig Nobel

Rediff.com22 Sep 2014

The Ig Nobel prizes honour achievements that first make people laugh, and then makes them think.

Canada rejects Indian pickles

Canada rejects Indian pickles

Rediff.com10 Jun 2005

After the furore in United Kingdom over presence of banned Sudan Red in chillies, now Canadian authorities have problems with the spice of our lives –achar!

Leprosy origin not in India: Study

Leprosy origin not in India: Study

Rediff.com17 May 2005

An Indian remedy to bacterial woes

An Indian remedy to bacterial woes

Rediff.com30 May 2005

Indian scientists develop new TB vaccine

Indian scientists develop new TB vaccine

Rediff.com26 Aug 2004

The vaccine is a live form of a different strain of Mycobacterium, the bacteria that cause tuberculosis, a Council of Scientific and Industrial Research report said.

India's first green train corridor in Tamil Nadu

India's first green train corridor in Tamil Nadu

Rediff.com25 Jul 2016

The rail ministry has fitted 7,000 bio-toilets and the target is to fix 30,000 for the year.

'Why do we pay taxes, to live this hellish life?'

'Why do we pay taxes, to live this hellish life?'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2019

Rajendra Nagar, a planned colony built after Independence, is the worst-affected area in the Bihar capital, seeing an unprecedented flooding which residents said has "exposed the under-preparedness of the corporation".

Lupin recalls 9,210 bottles of anti-infective drug from the US

Lupin recalls 9,210 bottles of anti-infective drug from the US

Rediff.com15 Apr 2014

The recent recalls come amid increased FDA scrutiny of medicines produced in India.

'Use BCG vaccine immediately. No time to waste'

'Use BCG vaccine immediately. No time to waste'

Rediff.com9 Apr 2020

'We should start giving this vaccination immediately to doctors, nurses etc and also to the elderly.'

Want to avoid cancer? Please read this

Want to avoid cancer? Please read this

Rediff.com14 May 2018

Cancer cells thrive in acidic environments.

Do you know the logic behind these superstitions?

Do you know the logic behind these superstitions?

Rediff.com15 Dec 2015

Most rituals that we blindly follow today have a scientific and logical history to it.

Does poor hygiene lead to fewer Covid deaths?

Does poor hygiene lead to fewer Covid deaths?

Rediff.com30 Oct 2020

'Better hygiene practices could lower a person's immunity and make the person susceptible to auto-immune diseases.'

Now, bottled water with germs!

Now, bottled water with germs!

Rediff.com30 May 2003

Ranbaxy unveils anti-infective drug

Ranbaxy unveils anti-infective drug

Rediff.com11 Feb 2003

Amrit Food unveils tetrapak milk

Amrit Food unveils tetrapak milk

Rediff.com10 Apr 2004

The ultimate skincare treasure trove: your kitchen!

The ultimate skincare treasure trove: your kitchen!

Rediff.com9 Nov 2014

Everything you need to keep your skin soft and glowing all year round is just one room away.

Alzheimer victims may thank Kiran Bhaskar soon

Alzheimer victims may thank Kiran Bhaskar soon

Rediff.com18 Jul 2019

Rediff.com Senior Contributor P Rajendran reports from New York on how the Indian-American researcher's pioneering work may wipe out the visible effect of Alzheimer's disease.

'The virus is circulating. It is almost certainly everywhere'

'The virus is circulating. It is almost certainly everywhere'

Rediff.com22 Mar 2020

'You can only see it when you look for it. Seek and you shall find.'