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As of now there is no vaccine or drug available to combat novel coronavirus. Mask, physical distancing and frequent handwashing are the only ways that can save lives. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has also given recommendations on the kind ... Read More »

As the first suspected cases of coronavirus in India — which claimed over 100 lives in China and has 56 million Chinese citizens under lockdown — the WHO has released guidelines for preventing the infection from being transmitted from one ... Read More »

A shortened 15-second application time and a simpler three-step technique for use of alcohol-based hand rub is as effective in reducing bacteria as the 30-second application and six-step technique recommended by WHO, and could improve hand hygiene compliance. That’s according ... Read More »

The World Health Organization (WHO) released its list of the 20 most polluted cities in the world on May 2, which features 14 Indian cities. The air in Kanpur, Delhi, Varanasi, Patna and 10 other Indian cities is considered the ... Read More »

Healthcare Associated Infections are a major contributor to increased malaise, fatality and hospital costs, even though they are often preventable. Because of the dimension of associated infections and antibioticresistance in hospitals, many States now mandate hospitals to publicly disclose data ... Read More »

The potable water in Bangalore is much more contaminated than in Kolkata, New Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Pune, Hyderabad and Chennai, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) report. The report warns that besides common people, those with impaired immunity or ... Read More »

In a latest scientific study, test and analysis conducted by Italy-based Certottica laboratory, it has been found that a large number of enamel decorate paints have a very high level of lead-content violating the norms of the Bureau of Indian ... Read More »

The methods to filter arsenic from drinking water are limited and costly. Commonly, alumina (aluminium oxide)-based materials like activated alumina are used to filter the contaminated water. As water passes through it, alumina adsorbs arsenic. But these materials have a ... Read More »

Cockroaches are unhygienic. There is demand for an effective and safe method without using synthetic pesticides to control them. Read More »

Aquatic Entomology and Biocontrol Research Laboratory, Department of Advance Zoology and Biotechnology, Loyola College, Chennai, has successfully done experiments to create compounds from indigenous plant extracts which could be used for controlling mosquitoes Read More »