MD Exclusive Interview: Dr Rakesh Tandon, HOD Gasteroenterology, PSRI Hospital supriya kashyap kashyap19 April 2016 4:51 PM ISTLiver ailments are becoming an increasingly dangerous menace for the country. Rising alcohol use as well as use of unsafe water in the country have...
Study may explain why people with type O blood more likely to die of cholera supriya kashyap kashyap1 Sept 2016 9:45 AM ISTPeople with blood type O often get more severely ill from cholera than people of other blood types. New research from Washington University School of...
2017 IDSA Infectious Diarrhea Guidelines Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli26 Oct 2017 7:02 PM ISTAn estimated 2–4 billion episodes of acute diarrhea occur worldwide each year. The 2017 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines on...
Single-dose cholera vaccine for faster protection in epidemics Anjali Nimesh Nimesh12 Dec 2017 7:30 PM ISTSingle-Dose Vaccine Could Provide Faster Protection in Cholera EpidemicsEach year there are more than three million cases of cholera worldwide, a...
An unusual form of antibiotic resistance in pandemic cholera Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 Feb 2018 7:15 PM ISTCholera primarily a disease of developing countries affects millions worldwide and today more and and more resistant strains are being encountered to...
Groundbreaking discovery-Fast-acting drinkable antidote in sight for cholera epidemics Anjali Nimesh Nimesh12 March 2018 7:05 PM ISTCholera is caused by a toxin released by bacteria, cholera toxin, which binds to the intestinal wall, causing massive fluid loss through diarrhea. The...
Disease X may cause serious worldwide pandemic: WHO Anjali Nimesh Nimesh12 March 2018 8:30 PM ISTWorld Health Organization (WHO) has released the list of pathogens to prioritize for research and development in public health emergency contexts.A...
A single-dose oral vaccine for cholera control : Lancet Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli23 March 2018 8:00 PM ISTDiarrhoeal diseases are a major source of preventable morbidity and mortality, and in 2015 claimed the lives of more than 1·3 million people, of whom...
ORS Day Special: Importance of ORS in Adults Vinay Singh singh28 July 2018 8:28 PM ISTThe biggest singular innovation of the 20th century which takes the credit, saving a maximum number of lives, especially in developing countries has...
Global warming increases risk of heat-related deaths - Lancet Vinay Singh singh4 Dec 2018 7:20 PM ISTGlobal warming is a serious threat to aging and urban populations and people with chronic health conditions. Global warming has led to debilitating...
Metals, organic acids- A possible alternative to antibiotics Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 May 2017 9:52 AM ISTAntibiotics are an effective means of treating bacterial contamination. But extensive use of antibiotic substances in medicine and agriculture has...
