Weeding out unscrupulous use of antibiotics Hina Zahid12 Dec 2019 7:02 PM ISTIt is alarming to note that the stool of healthy patients was found to have resistant organisms and a few (2%) had multidrug-resistant pathogens. This...
Secondary syphilis presenting with atypical skin lesions: a case report Hina Zahid12 Dec 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr Nina Yancheva at Department of Infectious Diseases, Parasitology, and Tropical Medicine, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria and colleagues have...
Ice cream headache- Yes ice cream can cause headache, confirms study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli11 Dec 2019 8:28 PM ISTIce cream is a favourite dessert of most children and even adults. They are forbidden in weight watchers and also people suffering from diabetes. But...
Old RBCs transfusion as good as fresh RBCs in critically ill children: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli11 Dec 2019 8:20 PM ISTAnaemia is highly prevalent among children and could be life-threatening if it is severe. The treatment of severe anaemia is transfusion with red...
TV watching has strongest association with overweight and obesity in children Hina Zahid11 Dec 2019 7:10 PM ISTBarcelona-Childhood obesity is a growing global health problem that has been associated with changes in lifestyle. Parents frequently do not recognize...
Study unravels secret behind beneficial role of Metformin in ageing Hina Zahid11 Dec 2019 7:05 PM ISTMetformin is one of the most widely used medications in the world. In addition to its effects on lowering blood sugar in Type 2 diabetes, it has shown...
Reverse Dipping: Study examines why some patients with Sleep Apnea have High BP at nightime than low BP Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli11 Dec 2019 9:00 AM ISTNew Delhi : Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine researchers have found a potential cause for reverse dipping, whereby...
Aspirin no longer beneficial in primary prevention of CVD and cancer: Study Hina Zahid10 Dec 2019 8:10 PM ISTAspirin was first found to reduce the risk of fatal and nonfatal heart attacks 30 years ago, and subsequent studies found evidence that aspirin may...
Bedaquiline based regimen bests delamanid-based regimen in MDR TB: Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal10 Dec 2019 7:28 PM ISTUSA: Drug-resistant TB is caused by TB bacteria that are resistant to at least one first-line anti-TB drug. Multidrug-resistant TB is resistant to...
Arginine supplementation significantly reduces pain in kids with sickle cell anemia Medha Baranwal Baranwal10 Dec 2019 7:05 PM ISTSouth Africa: Arginine supplementation may be significantly beneficial for sickle cell anaemia (SCA) children hospitalized with severe vaso-occlusive...
Two drinks per day for five years increase overall cancer risk by five per cent: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli9 Dec 2019 8:28 PM ISTThere is a consensus among scientists that alcohol drinking has links with several types of cancer. In its Report on Carcinogens, the National...
Air pollution control linked to fast and dramatic drop in IHD, stroke and COPD Hina Zahid9 Dec 2019 7:28 PM ISTAir pollution is a serious risk to human health that affects nearly everyone in the world and nearly every organ in the body. Fortunately, it is...
