Naloxone by nose for opioid overdose effective but IM route better: JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 Nov 2019 7:30 PM ISTAustralia: A recent study has found that Intranasal administration, although effective for the reversal of opioid overdose, is not as effective as...
Copper beds in ICU may reduce Hospital-acquired infections, finds research Medical Dialogues Bureau11 Nov 2019 7:10 PM ISTKnowledge of copper's antimicrobial properties dates back to ancient Ayurveda when drinking water was often stored in copper vessels to prevent...
Anticholinergic toxicity due to accidental ingestion of Brugmansia suaveolens leaves : a report Hina Zahid7 Nov 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr K. P. Jayawickreme at Sri Jayawardenepura General Hospital, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka and colleagues have reported a rare case of...
Rare case of sepsis by Ralstonia mannitolilytica: a report Hina Zahid1 Nov 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr Michael Owusu at the Department of Medical Diagnostics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana and colleagues have...
Antihistamine use for anaphylaxis does more harm than good in children: AAP Hina Zahid27 Oct 2019 8:20 PM ISTGiving antihistamine medicine to a child experiencing anaphylaxis usually does more harm than good by delaying emergency treatment suggests new...
Thrombectomy under protocol-based GA linked to less disability: JAMA Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal24 Oct 2019 8:20 PM ISTDelhi: The use of protocol-based general anaesthesia compared with procedural sedation was significantly associated with less disability at 3 months...
Pain management with ketamine infusion: Most patients may experience side effects, study suggests Hina Zahid23 Oct 2019 7:30 PM ISTORLANDO, Fla. – Ketamine use has grown as a pain management alternative but more than one in three patients may experience side effects such as...
Some diabetes drugs can cut dementia risk, finds study Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 Oct 2019 8:10 PM ISTDenmark: The use of certain diabetes medication -- metformin, DPP4 inhibitors, GLP1 analogs and SGLT2 inhibitors -- cuts dementia risk in people with...
Women with anemia twice as likely to need transfusion after cesarean delivery Hina Zahid22 Oct 2019 7:05 PM ISTAccording to a study being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2019 annual meeting pregnant women with anemia are twice as likely to need blood...
Nitrous Oxide effective for labour pain, but most women switch to an epidural, study shows Hina Zahid21 Oct 2019 7:25 PM ISTThere are a variety of options available for women to manage labour pain, ranging from epidurals and medications delivered intravenously, to...
No clear benefit of intensive oxygen therapy in ICU patients: NEJM Medha Baranwal Baranwal16 Oct 2019 7:25 PM ISTAustralia: The use of conservative oxygen therapy versus usual oxygen therapy made no significant impact on the number of ventilator-free days in...
Single dose of IV Desmopressin decreases risk of hematoma expansion in ICH patients: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli14 Oct 2019 7:25 PM ISTUSA: Administration of a single dose of IV desmopressin (DDAVP) decreases the risk of intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) expansion in Intracranial...
