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Consuming coconut oil daily cuts heart disease risk. (Photo: Pixabay)

Coconut oil compounds more effective than insect repellents, says...

Study identified specific coconut oil fatty acids that have strong repellency and long-lasting effectiveness against...

2 Nov 2018 2:25 PM IST

They exhibit a trait known as aversive learning by training female aedes aegypti mosquitoes to associate odours (including human body odours) with unpleasant shocks and vibrations (Photo: AFP)

4-step guide to soothing mosquito, tick bites with kitchen ingredients

Most insects that bite are disease free, but that doesn't stop spots they feed from driving us all half-mad with itching...

9 May 2018 11:30 AM IST

Only 13 people in the world have been affected by the deadly Bourbon virus.(Photo: Pixabay)

Woman dies of rare tick-borne virus

Only 13 people in the world have been affected by the deadly Bourbon virus.

18 July 2017 1:36 PM IST