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The latest WHO figures show that malaria infected about 216 million people in 2016. (Photo: Pixabay)

New weapon in malaria fight - a better bed net

The vast majority of deaths were in children under the age of five in the poorest parts of sub-Saharan Africa.

15 April 2018 3:07 PM IST

German cockroaches, the most common species found the US and Australia are slowly becoming resistant to the pesticides that were previously used to kill them. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cockroaches developing resistance to pesticides

Cockroaches are slowly becoming resistant to pesticides and the future could be scary.

6 July 2019 6:40 PM IST

Rabalago said at the time he was glorifying God by spraying his congregation at the Mount Zion General Assembly church (Photo: Facebook)

Pastor in South Africa fined for spraying insecticide on people to...

The pastor claimed that some people were healed of various medical complaints after he had sprayed them.

1 March 2018 8:28 AM IST

Authorities fear that even if this trend stops, another similar one will soon emerge (Photo: Pixabay)

Authorities in US concerned about rise in people using bug spray to...

Convulsions and difficulty breathing are also part of the unpredictable behaviour triggered by bug sprays.

20 March 2018 7:35 PM IST