With heavy rains and water inundation and accumulation at several places, infectious diseases such as malaria and dengue have been reported from places like Hafeezpet, Nagamanikonda etc. At least 50 c

The city reported yet another case of dengue death on Monday. The 16-year-old Shruti, from Anekal, who was suffering from advanced stages of the fever, died at Narayana Hrudayalaya early on Monday mor

Genetically Modified (GM) mosquitoes could soon be unleashed in the country to control the population of their own dengue and chikungunya virus transmitting species. British company, Oxitec, which de

Stagnant water, even in a small vessel at home, can breed mosquitoes and can cause malaria. Eating the so-called healthy raw salads at parties and functions can land you in hospital with food poison

With mosquitoes — carriers of a range of diseases — increasingly becoming resistant to insecticides, the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has decided to evolve a common protocol to deal with

The monsoons are nearly here but there is no sign of the innovative measures, which corporation officials claimed to have up their sleeves to tackle the mosquito menace that worsens with the floodin