Is it safe for GP to prescribe lesser antibiotics? BMJ Study supriya kashyap kashyap10 July 2016 4:26 PM ISTA new study has found that reducing antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections such as coughs, colds, sore throats and ear infections is...
AIIMS to conduct survey to ascertain the number of drug addicts supriya kashyap kashyap10 July 2016 4:25 PM ISTNew Delhi : After a hiatus of 15 years, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, in collaboration with the National Drug Dependence Treatment...
Too Much Or Too Little Sleep May Up Inflammatory Disease Risk supriya kashyap kashyap8 July 2016 3:01 PM ISTNew York : Sleep disturbances and longer sleep duration are associated with increases in markers of inflammation, finds a new study.Insufficient sleep...
Why chronic pain risk may run in families supriya kashyap kashyap8 July 2016 9:52 AM ISTNew York : Genetics, effects on early development and social learning are some factors that can increase the risk of chronic pain transmitting from...
No Zika risk during Olympics: Michel Temer supriya kashyap kashyap8 July 2016 9:52 AM ISTBrasilia : Brazil's interim President Michel Temer has said that there is no risk of contracting the Zika virus during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio...
WHO urges use of polio detection systems to screen for Zika-linked disorder supriya kashyap kashyap7 July 2016 3:11 PM ISTGeneva : A neurological condition linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus could be targeted globally with existing national programmes for detecting...
Many elderly are prescribed anti-hypertensive medication despite having low blood pressure supriya kashyap kashyap6 July 2016 11:53 AM ISTAccording to a new study in the journal Age and Ageing, a significant proportion of patients over 70 remain on anti-hypertensive medication despite...
Spain records first case of sexually transmitted Zika virus supriya kashyap kashyap4 July 2016 4:45 PM ISTMadrid : Spain has recorded its first known case of the Zika virus being sexually transmitted, after a woman contracted it from her partner after he...
Inhalable Ibuprofen on the Horizon supriya kashyap kashyap3 July 2016 12:41 PM ISTIbuprofen : You can buy it at any drug store, and it will help with that stabbing headache or sprained ankle. One of the ways it does so is by...
New portable $2 saliva test detects Zika in 40 minutes supriya kashyap kashyap2 July 2016 3:36 PM ISTNew York : Scientists have now developed a new $2 test that has been found in the lab to accurately detect low levels of the virus in saliva.The World...
WHO meeting resolves to boost efforts against dreaded diseases supriya kashyap kashyap2 July 2016 3:34 PM ISTNew Delhi : Participants at a meeting on 'Advancing Global Health Security' in Indonesia, organised under the aegis of WHO, said they will strengthen...
Scientists coming closer to Zika Vaccine supriya kashyap kashyap1 July 2016 2:04 PM ISTWashington D.C : A team of Sc may be a step closer to developing some protection from Zika virus (ZIKV) with multiple vaccines in the...
