The use of commercial livestock dewormers has paid off in terms of animal health and productivity, but it has also resulted ...

A doctor shared the disturbing X-ray image of a patient who unknowingly had a nightmarish parasite living inside of him. The ...

First, it was bird flu leading to a massive cull of chickens. Now, agricultural producers have another worry on the horizon, ...

Ravindranath asked. The doctor said consumption of cow urine or dung can lead to diseases like typhoid, E.coli infections and tapeworm infestations and added that DASE would stage protests if ...

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Kamakoti on Monday (January 20, 2025) claimed five scientific papers published in peer-reviewed journals validated the cow urine had anti-infective properties. On January 15, at a goshala in ...

IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti courted controversy after he praised the "medicinal value" of cow urine while highlighting the need to protect indigenous cows and the importance of switching to organic ...

A human strain of H5N1 bird flu isolated in Texas shows mutations enabling better replication in human cells and causing more severe disease in mice compared to a bovine strain. While the virus isn’t ...

Medical experts have issued an urgent warning after a disturbing case of beef tapeworm infection emerged from consuming "Soi Ju" (raw minced beef), a popular Thai dish. The incident has sparked ...

Around the world, pathogens and parasites are responding to the changes in unexpected ways, fueling the rise of pandemics and the extinction of countless plant and animal species. But all is not lost.

In the Philippines, people drink ‘papaitan’ with great enthusiasm. While the name might sound fancy, it’s actually cow bile (also known as cow dung) soup. Yes, you read that right! This soup, made ...