Antibiotics for Pneumonia,Short course reduces risk of adverse events and antibiotic resistance Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 July 2019 8:10 PM ISTShort is good.Short course of Antibiotics in Pneumonia reduces risk of adverse events and antibiotic resistance.Excess antibiotic treatment, often...
Should obesity be recognised as a disease? Hina Zahid19 July 2019 7:28 PM ISTWith obesity now affecting almost a third (29%) of the population in England and expected to rise to 35% by 2030, should we now recognize it as a...
Metformin reduces risk of COPD in patients with type 2 diabetes Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 July 2019 7:20 PM ISTCHINA: Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) using metformin are at reduced risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according...
Case of Ludwig’s Angina presenting with “Double Tongue” appearance Hina Zahid19 July 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr Irfan Mohamad, at Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Malaysia and colleagues have reported a rare case of “Double Tongue” Appearance in...
Tramadol riskier than thought, BMJ study calls to reclassify the opioid drug Medha Baranwal Baranwal18 July 2019 8:28 PM ISTUSA: People receiving opioid drug tramadol postoperatively are at equal risks of prolonged opioid use than the patients receiving other common...
Using Medical Marijuana to treat Glaucoma, should we or should we not? Hina Zahid18 July 2019 7:25 PM ISTMarijuana increased in popularity in the mid-1970s when there was interest in cannabinoids for a reduction in intraocular pressure (IOP). Its use has...
Intermittent fasting may improve Blood Sugar without effecting weight loss Hina Zahid18 July 2019 9:01 AM ISTIntermittent fasting may improve Blood Sugar without effecting weight loss, finds a new study.New research suggests that intermittent fasting—cycling...
Solution to antibiotic resistance - Researchers develop novel antibiotics Medha Baranwal Baranwal17 July 2019 8:20 PM ISTFrance: In this world of increasing frequency of antibiotic resistance, that renders antibiotics ineffective, there arises a need for antibiotic...
1 in 10 children missed out on lifesaving measles, diphtheria and tetanus vaccines in 2018: WHO Hina Zahid17 July 2019 7:30 PM ISTAccording to new data from World Health Organisation 20 million children worldwide – more than 1 in 10 – missed out on life-saving vaccines such as...
European Medicines Agency recommends new methods to avoid dosing errors with methotrexate Hina Zahid17 July 2019 7:15 PM ISTThe safety committee of European Medicines Agency -(PRAC) is recommending new measures to avoid dosing errors that have led to some patients...
FDA approves treatment for complicated urinary tract and abdominal infections Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli17 July 2019 9:03 AM ISTFDA approves treatment for complicated urinary tract and abdominal infections.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Recarbrio (imipenem,...
Dual drug delivery system may make heart stents safer Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli16 July 2019 8:28 PM ISTMedicated stents are widely used to unblock heart arteries. While the drug prevents the growth of muscle cells around the stent, it, however, retards...
