Blood Thinners in Heart Failure significantly reduce Heart attack Risk: Clinical trial Hina Zahid26 April 2019 7:10 PM ISTUse of Blood Thinners in patients of heart failure, coronary artery disease or AF may reduce risk of heart attack, finds a clinical trial.Blood...
Anti Diabetic medication may help in smoking cessation, finds Clinical trial Hina Zahid3 May 2019 7:05 PM ISTAnti Diabetic medication may help smokers kick the habit, finds Clinical trial.Preclinical and clinical studies have revealed that diabetes medicine...
Childhood Vaccination: Separating facts from myths Hina Zahid5 May 2019 7:10 PM ISTMore than 110,000 measles cases were reported worldwide in the first three months of 2019, up nearly 300 per cent from the same period last year. In...
Exclusive breastfeeding lowers odds of some schoolchildren having eczema Hina Zahid31 May 2019 7:05 PM ISTSAN FRANCISCO - Children exclusively breastfed for the first three months of life had significantly lower odds of having eczema at age 6 compared with...
Routine Blood sugar testing may predict development of diabetes over five years Hina Zahid22 July 2019 9:01 AM ISTRandom blood sugar tests could be used to predict which patients will develop diabetes, according to a study of Veterans Affairs treatment data....
E cigarettes induce similar emphysema changes in lungs as cigarette smoking Hina Zahid26 Aug 2019 7:10 PM ISTResearchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have found that vaping promotes the same cellular responses found in smokers who...
The ban on e-cigarettes – a welcome step, Dr HS Bedi Hina Zahid20 Sept 2019 7:02 PM ISTI was introduced to the real-world harm by e-cigarettes when young Master Vijay (name changed) – a student of Class 9 in the Tricity - landed up in my...
Prevention and Control of Influenza in Children: AAP 2019-2020 recommendations Hina Zahid24 Oct 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released 2019-2020 recommendations for Prevention and Control of Influenza in Children. It recommends...
CDC updates guidance on vaping illness Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli25 Oct 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released updated interim clinical guidance for healthcare providers regarding lung injury...
CDC updates recommendations on Anthrax vaccination Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli15 Dec 2019 7:22 PM ISTCenters for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its recommendations on anthrax vaccination in MMWR Recommendations and Reports.The Advisory...
Clinicians must be vigilant of Pneumonia of Unknown Origin: CDC Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli12 Jan 2020 7:10 PM ISTAccording to a report from the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission, as of January 5, 2020, the national authorities in China have reported 59 patients...
Infected medical devices main source of Antibiotic resistance-CDC report Medha Baranwal Baranwal27 Nov 2019 8:10 PM ISTInfections related to medical devices are a key source of antibiotic resistance than infections associated with surgical procedures. USA: According to...
