Bronchial Artery Embolization in Massive Haemoptysis: Standard treatment guidelines. savita thakur thakur26 Oct 2016 1:24 PM ISTMassive hemoptysis constitutes a significant and often life-threatening respiratory emergency and carries a poor prognosis when treated...
Calcium induces chronic lung infections supriya kashyap kashyap25 Oct 2016 4:11 PM ISTThe bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a life-threatening pathogen in hospitals. About ten percent of all nosocomial infections, in particular...
TB tricks bodys immune system to make people infectious supriya kashyap kashyap23 Oct 2016 1:38 PM ISTLondon : Tuberculosis (TB) tricks the immune system into attacking the bodys lung tissue, which makes the person highly infectious through coughing...
Mumbai doctors discover six potential Biomarkers for early detection of Swine Flu kanchan21 Oct 2016 4:37 PM ISTMumbai: A six-member team of researchers have identified six potential biomarkers to detect H1N1 flue in nasal swab. The potential biomarkers are in...
Pembrolizumab new option for first line treatment of patients with advanced lung cancer and high PD-L1 expression supriya kashyap kashyap11 Oct 2016 12:50 PM ISTPembrolizumab is set to become a new option for first line treatment of patients with advanced lung cancer and high PD-L1 expression, according to the...
Vitamin E helps prevent pneumonia in nonsmoking elderly men : Study supriya kashyap kashyap7 Oct 2016 9:36 AM ISTAdministration of 50 mg per day of vitamin E decreased the risk of pneumonia in elderly male smokers by 72% after they quit smoking, according to a...
Hard to control asthma has distinct features, study shows supriya kashyap kashyap6 Oct 2016 2:31 PM ISTBronchodilator responsiveness, nasal inflammation and allergy were among the most significant baseline features that distinguished hard-to-control...
Only five per cent Indians aware of Venous Thromboembolism: Experts supriya kashyap kashyap30 Sept 2016 12:18 PM ISTKolkata: Only five per cent of Indians are aware of thrombosis -- formation of blood clots in the vein -- which affects roughly one in 1,000 people in...
Cesarean Section raises Risk for Postpartum Venous Thromboembolism : CHEST Study supriya kashyap kashyap23 Sept 2016 4:34 PM ISTWomen are four times more likely to suffer a VTE after a cesarean section compared to a vaginal birth, according to a new study in CHEST®.Roughly one...
Preemies suffer lifetime breathing trouble, despite lung treatment after birth: Study supriya kashyap kashyap20 Sept 2016 8:52 PM ISTWashington DC : A study says that premature babies, who receive breathing treatments to improve lung function early in life, may have respiratory...
UCLA researchers use stem cells to grow 3-D lung in a dish supriya kashyap kashyap18 Sept 2016 10:59 AM ISTFINDINGSBy coating tiny gel beads with lung derived stem cells and then allowing them to self-assemble into the shapes of the air sacs found in human...
Chronic sinusitis minorly associated with head and neck cancer: JAMA study supriya kashyap kashyap12 Sept 2016 11:46 AM ISTNew York : Chronic sinusitis plays only a minor role in the development of head and neck cancer (HNC), reveals a recent research."Despite the fact...
