FDA announces action against flavored cartridge-based e-cigarettes Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli3 Jan 2020 7:20 PM ISTIn order to curb the epidemic of youth use of e-cigarettes and the popularity of certain products among children, the U.S. Food and Drug...
Tau-based PET scans may predict location of future brain atrophy in Alzheimer's Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli3 Jan 2020 7:10 PM ISTAlzheimer disease patients may look forward to better disease management with better imaging technologies. Tau PET Scans may predict locations of...
Intensive LDL C lowering below 70 mg/dl reduces CV events after stroke: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli2 Jan 2020 8:28 PM ISTStatins have been widely prescribed to lower cholesterol levels for preventing cardiovascular events in patients at high risk of cardiovascular...
BCG potency may dramatically improve if given by intravenous route: shows study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli2 Jan 2020 8:10 PM ISTPITTSBURGH - Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of death globally, yet the world's only licensed TB vaccine, Bacille Calmette-Guerin...
AIIMS releases guidance on Antibiotics in Osteomyelitis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli2 Jan 2020 7:00 PM ISTAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi has released AIIMS Antibiotics Policy which has been prepared by the Department of Medicine with...
Novel and promising strategy to cut spread of Staph infection in NICU: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli1 Jan 2020 8:28 PM ISTS aureus is a leading cause of healthcare-associated infections in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), with potentially devastating consequences....
Dementia vaccine closer to human trial stage Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli1 Jan 2020 8:20 PM ISTAlzheimer disease (AD) is characterized by the accumulation of beta-amyloid (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles composed of hyperphosphorylated...
Doctors remove five-inch long cancerous “dragon horn” from back of patient Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli1 Jan 2020 7:28 PM ISTDoctors operated on a 50-year-old man and removed a five-inch cancerous “dragon horn” from his back at the Countess of Chester Hospital and later on...
Leisure time running linked to low incidence of Diabetes Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli31 Dec 2019 8:00 PM ISTVarious studies in the past have reported on the beneficial effects of higher levels or greater volumes of physical activity and exercise against T2D....
Higher fat cow-milk intake linked to lower childhood obesity, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli31 Dec 2019 7:30 PM ISTMajority of children are put on cow-milk after they have stopped taking breast milk. Children aged >2 years are recommended to consume reduced-fat...
TV, Smartphone screens may contaminate home with potentially toxic chemicals Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli31 Dec 2019 7:25 PM ISTLiquid crystal devices, such as smartphones, televisions, and tablet computers, have become integral tools of modern society; however, people do not...
Fluoroquinolones effective against Gram-negative bloodstream infections: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli31 Dec 2019 7:20 PM ISTIncreasing antimicrobial resistance rates limit empirical antimicrobial treatment options for Gram-negative bloodstream infections (GN-BSI). However,...
