Pneumonia patients prescribed more antibiotics, causing adverse events Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 Aug 2019 7:10 PM ISTUSA: Two-thirds of patients hospitalized with pneumonia receive more antibiotics than they probably need, finds a recent retrospective study.According...
Rare case of Antisynthetase syndrome presenting as interstitial lung disease-A report Deepanjana Sarkar15 Aug 2019 6:00 PM ISTA rare case of Antisynthetase syndrome presenting as interstitial lung disease was reported in the Journal of Medical Case Reports.Antisynthetase...
Oral appliances may be highly effective in treating certain cases of sleep apnea Deepanjana Sarkar14 Aug 2019 7:20 PM ISTOral appliances may be highly effective in treating certain cases of sleep apnea.Polysomnographic Endotyping may predict response to treatment of...
Air pollution can accelerate Emphysema onset as much as a pack a day of cigarettes: JAMA Hina Zahid13 Aug 2019 8:20 PM ISTAir pollution can accelerate Emphysema onset as much as a pack a day of cigarettes.According to a new study led by the University of Washington,...
FDA approves new drug for Pulmonary Multidrug-Resistant TB in children Deepanjana Sarkar13 Aug 2019 7:28 PM ISTFDA has approved a new drug for Pulmonary Multidrug-Resistant TB in children.The drug regulatory body, U.S Food and Drug Administration has recently...
New intra-nasal imaging tool developed to understand airways in cystic fibrosis patients Deepanjana Sarkar12 Aug 2019 7:15 PM ISTBOSTON -- A new intra-nasal imaging tool has been developed to better understand the airways in cystic fibrosis patients. The new imaging tool has...
Transient opioids use significantly associated with exacerbation of COPD, finds study Deepanjana Sarkar11 Aug 2019 8:10 PM ISTTransient use of opioids is significantly associated with acute respiratory exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), revealed a...
Processed meat intake associated with increased COPD risk Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 Aug 2019 8:20 PM ISTDelhi: Middle-aged women who consume high amounts of processed meat are at higher risk of developing the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),...
One fourth of the world's population at risk of developing tuberculosis, reveals study Hina Zahid6 Aug 2019 7:10 PM ISTResearchers at Aarhus University Hospital and Aarhus University, Denmark have found that probably 1 in 4 people in the world carry the tuberculosis...
Regular CPAP use cuts diabetes risk by half in sleep apnea patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal4 Aug 2019 8:10 PM ISTChina: Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who regularly use continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) are at a reduced risk of developing...
Scientists figure out molecular mechanism behind latent TB Deepanjana Sarkar4 Aug 2019 7:15 PM ISTTuberculosis (TB) infection results in approximately nine million new cases worldwide every year. The TB-causing bacterium can remain dormant in the...
Number of prescriptions of cough and cold medicines in children under 12 declining: JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal1 Aug 2019 7:20 PM ISTUSA: Physicians are less likely to prescribe cough and cold medicines (CCM) to children under 12 with respiratory infections, suggests a recent study...
