Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has been diagnosed with leptospirosis, a bacterial infection. Learn about its causes, symptoms, treatment options, and preventive measures to stay informed about this infectious disease.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has been diagnosed with leptospirosis after being admitted to Fortis Hospital in Mohali. His health report confirms a positive blood test for the bacterial infection, but doctors state that his vital signs are stable and he is responding well to treatment.
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is a common condition caused by bacterial inflammation in the urinary tract. Learn about its causes, symptoms, and effective home remedies for treatment.
STSS, or Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome, is a severe bacterial infection causing rapid tissue destruction. Learn about its causes, symptoms, and treatments to stay informed and safe.
Maintaining good oral hygiene is essential for our overall health, and using mouthwash can be a great addition to our oral care routine. Try these DIY mouthwashes as a recent study has found that alcohol-based mouthwashes are not good for oral health.
A recent study suggests gargling with an antiseptic mouthwash may help reduce periodontitis-related bacteria in diabetes patients, offering a simple way to improve overall health.
Fried Rice Syndrome is back after 15 years. The condition happens when the bacteria grows and releases toxins. Know more about the viral syndrome here.
Conventional vaccines function by instructing the human immune system to identify a virus or bacteria as a threat that needs to be combated. However, the newly developed vaccine takes a radically different approach, erasing the immune system's memory of a specific molecule.
Five bacteria types--- E.Coli, S.pneumoniae, K.pneumoniae, S.aureus and A.baumanii, caused nearly 6.8 lakh deaths in India in 2019, according to a study in the Lancet journal. There were 7.7 million (77 lakh) deaths in 2019 associated with 33 common bacterial infections. Read to know more.
Are you planning to travel and thinking about how to take care of your health as you are prone to allergies? Some simple tips like keeping a first aid kit close by at all times and staying near a hospital can come in handy.
Immune system works as an important agent for the body. It regulates the functioning of the body, which results in a good health for a longer period. But, there are several body monsters like bacteria, fungi, and viruses, which attack the body and make our immune system weak. Let’s check out the signs that make our body the home for unwanted invaders.
Sodium in any diet is a very tricky thing to maintain. A low sodium diet has many health benefits. It is believed that one should always consume sodium in moderate quantities, as it opens the door to good health. Here are the top 10 reasons why low sodium intake is good for you.
Researchers at Oregon State University in the US have found that a few organisms in the gut microbiome play a key role in type 2 diabetes, opening the door to possible probiotic treatments for a serious metabolic disease.
A rising tide of antibiotic-resistant bacteria -- if left unchecked, could kill an estimated 10 million people annually by 2050 -- was a fact known in the pre-Corona era and the Covid-19 situation has now put millions at risk by increasing their resistance to the antibiotics, warn researchers.
After one year of exposure to low Earth orbit (LEO) outside the International Space Station, researchers found that the extremophilic bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans escaped morphological damage and produced numerous outer membrane vesicles.
Scientists have discovered that one of the good bacteria found in the human gut has a benefit that has remained unrecognized until now the potential to reduce the risk for heart disease.
A fasting-mimicking diet could be more effective at treating some types of cancer when combined with Vitamin C, suggests a new study conducted by the scientists from USC and the IFOM Cancer Institute in Milan.
The highly variable colour patterns seen on African monarch butterflies (Danaus chrysippus) which warn predators that the insect is toxic, may arise from its interaction with a bacterium that specifically kills males of the species, a new study says.
In a breakthrough study, researchers have uncovered key details as to how the Salmonella bacteria that cause typhoid fever, identify a host's immune cells and deliver toxins that disrupt the immune system and allow the pathogen to spread.
Bacteria living in household dust can spread genes that provide antibiotics countering ability to others, according to a study that may lead to new interventions to tackle drug resistance in microbes.
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