India major contributor to fatal lung infections: Lancet Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 July 2017 12:09 PM ISTLONDON: India, China, Nigeria, Pakistan and Indonesia account for over 16 million or half of the global cases of a deadly lung infection in children...
Ten Things GPs Should avoid in children: American Academy of Pediatrics Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli14 Oct 2017 7:30 PM ISTAmerican Academy of Pediatrics has outlined ten recommendations in order to guide and facilitate a GP in his practice and which are detailed below-1....
Even Brief air pollution exposure tied to LRTI Medical Dialogues Bureau14 April 2018 8:30 PM ISTThe researchers from Intermountain Healthcare, Brigham Young University and University of Utah have conducted a groundbreaking study, "Short-Term...
Azithromycin may lead to relapse in certain cancer patients-FDA Alert Vinay Singh singh6 Aug 2018 7:05 PM ISTIssuing a safety alert, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned not to use azithromycin as a prophylactic immunomodulatory agent to prevent...
70% infants with bronchiolitis prescribed antibiotics inappropriately Medha Baranwal Baranwal30 Jan 2019 7:28 PM ISTCanada: About 70% of infants prescribed antibiotics for bronchiolitis have no bacterial coinfection, according to a new study. This is how problem on...
Bronchiolitis during infancy linked to 5 fold increase of respiratory illnesses later Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 March 2019 7:20 PM ISTBronchiolitis during infancy is linked to a 3 to 5 fold increase of respiratory illnesses later.Infants hospitalized for bronchiolitis are at higher...
Infants with rhinovirus C infection at increased risk of asthma: JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal14 April 2019 7:28 PM ISTUSA: A multicenter cohort study of infants hospitalized for bronchiolitis found that infants with rhinovirus C infection, along with IgE sensitization...
Can Turmeric supplementation lead to Anaemia? Hina Zahid15 April 2019 8:10 PM ISTTurmeric supplementation is increasingly common in a variety of conditions like injury as a home remedy for a long time. Lately, Turmeric is among the...
Respiratory disorders in children can now be detected via smartphone Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 Jun 2019 7:15 PM ISTAUSTRALIA: The diagnosis of childhood respiratory disorders can now be readily done with an automated cough analysis technology incorporated in a...
CPAP can work well even outside Intensive Care Unit in Bronchiolitis Medha Baranwal Baranwal28 Aug 2019 7:28 PM ISTContinuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has been continuously performed in infants with bronchiolitis on the general paediatrics floors safely...
Even high dose of vitamin D does not prevent elders from acute respiratory infection Medha Baranwal Baranwal17 Sept 2019 7:15 PM ISTDelhi: Monthly high dose of vitamin D does not prevent acute respiratory infection (ARI) in older adults having a low prevalence of vitamin D...
Children without allergies can still be afflicted with asthma-like coughing and wheezing supriya kashyap kashyap30 Oct 2017 7:02 PM ISTDoctors have long wondered why children without allergies can still be afflicted with asthma-like coughing and wheezing. In a new study, Cleveland...
