In Sinusitis antibiotic given for longer period against Guideline : JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli3 April 2018 7:30 PM ISTSinusitis is the most common condition for which outpatient antibiotic therapy is prescribed in the United States.Wherever antibiotics are indicated...
10 percent of patients on levothyroxine have continued symptoms Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 March 2018 7:30 PM ISTHypothyroidism is a common disorder, and replacement therapy with levothyroxine (LT4) is the standard treatment.Hanneke Wouters at the University of...
Elderly patients on Levothyroxine may have increased mortality Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli23 March 2018 7:30 PM ISTSubclinical hypothyroidism is a very common situation when thyroid function is not normal but is not defined as a disease.Researchers from Israel have...
Smoking associated with increased risk of hearing loss Anjali Nimesh Nimesh16 March 2018 7:25 PM ISTIt is well established that cigarette smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, causes many diseases, and reduces the health of smokers in general...
Sea swimming doubles the risk of contracting ear ailments Medical Dialogues Bureau2 March 2018 7:25 PM ISTThe researchers of the University of Exeter Medical School in collaboration with the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology carried out a study to find out ...
Antihistamines + LTRAs more effective than antihistamines alone in allergic rhinitis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli22 Feb 2018 8:00 PM ISTDr.Liu G, Zhou X and colleagues conducted a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials to evaluate whether an adjuvant therapy of leukotriene...
Low dose radiation after induction chemo highly effective in HPV+ head and neck cancers Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 Feb 2018 7:03 PM ISTThe results of the phase II OPTIMA clinical trial presented at the 2018 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancers Symposium in Scottsdale, Arizona...
Orthodontic Surgery: Technology replaces scalpel with an "enzymatic blade Anjali Nimesh Nimesh17 Feb 2018 7:20 PM ISTIn an article published recently in ACS Nano,researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have outlined a nanotechnology that replaces...
HPV staying in throat may be cause of oropharyngeal cancers Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 Feb 2018 7:15 PM ISTA new research by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers may help in prevention of oropharyngeal cancers that form on the tonsils and...
Long survival in patients of Esophageal Cancer who comply with advice of Surgery Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli31 Jan 2018 7:10 PM ISTAccording to a research presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, it has been concluded that in patients of...
Use paracetamol to relieve a sore throat instead of antibiotics , says NICE Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli30 Jan 2018 8:00 PM ISTAccording to guidance by NICE and Public Health England majority of sore throats do not need antibiotics and medicated lozenges may only help to...
2018 NICE Guideline for antibiotic prescription for Acute Sore Throat Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli29 Jan 2018 7:02 PM ISTIn order to limit the antibiotic use and reduce antimicrobial resistance, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published 2018...
