Mefloquine for prevention of malaria in pregnant women Anjali Nimesh Nimesh1 April 2018 8:00 PM ISTThe World Health Organization recommends intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for malaria for all...
Regional Anaesthesia- Current Practices, Newer Techniques Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli30 March 2018 8:30 PM ISTThere has been a lot of advancement in the practice of regional anaesthesia in last few decades especially after the introduction of ultrasound-guided...
High LDL does't confer increased risk of stroke Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli30 March 2018 8:00 PM ISTFamilial hypercholesterolemia(FH) is a condition with very high concentrations of low-density lipoprotein(LDL) cholesterol and high risk of ischemic...
Just ONE high-fat meal can precipitate heart attack Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 March 2018 8:30 PM ISTThere have been isolated reports of death and/or heart attack right after eating a super-high fat meal.The American Heart Association recommends that...
Is it bacterial or Viral? New spot test Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 March 2018 8:30 PM ISTInfection is a process in which bacteria, viruses, fungi or other organisms enter the body, attach to cells, and multiply.It is important to find out...
Use Ivermectin for malaria control and elimination : Lancet Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 March 2018 8:30 PM ISTDr. Menno Smit from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) & team, from Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), the U.S. Centers for...
Portable device THAT detects stroke in 30 seconds, with 92% accuracy Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 March 2018 8:00 PM ISTIn Stroke endovascular therapy within 24 hours is the standard of care for emergent large-vessel occlusion, but the chance of achieving a good outcome...
Blue Pill Viagra turns 20 and still going strong Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli27 March 2018 8:30 PM ISTFDA approved Viagra as the first oral treatment for erectile dysfunction on Mar. 27, 1998, 20 years ago.The demand for the drug was so high in initial...
Brain stethoscope developed to detect silent seizures Anjali Nimesh Nimesh27 March 2018 8:00 PM ISTDoctors use stethoscope to detect any ailment pertaining to patient's heart lungs, stomach and more, but not the brain .Stanford neurologists...
Consuming meats cooked at high temperature leads to high blood pressure Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 March 2018 8:30 PM ISTThere is sufficient evidence cooking meat at high temperatures can cause potentially cancer-causing chemicals to form.But now Dr.Gang Liu at the...
Game changer- a synthesized antibiotic to combat resistance Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 March 2018 8:00 PM ISTDr Ishwar Singh, a specialist in novel drug design and development from the University of Lincoln's School of Pharmacy and associates have developed a...
Mumps vaccine losing efficacy - Third booster at 18 years advised Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 March 2018 8:30 PM ISTAfter the mumps vaccine was introduced in the mid-1960s, mumps incidence in the U.S. and other developed countries declined for decades. After...
