Antibiotics trigger pathogens in gut supriya kashyap kashyap17 Jun 2016 5:23 PM ISTNew York : Taking antibiotics for a longer time not only can change the microbiota of our gut but also push growth of harmful pathogens, leading to...
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...
Polluted environments kill 1.7 million children a year: WHO supriya kashyap kashyap7 March 2017 11:12 AM ISTLondon : A quarter of all global deaths of children under five are due to unhealthy or polluted environments including dirty water and air,...
Heartburn drugs up risk of diarrhea, inflammation of colon supriya kashyap kashyap31 March 2017 4:14 PM ISTWashington : A study finds that gastric acid suppression drugs increase the risk of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection which causes diarrhea...
CT Scans May Offer a Non-invasive Alternative to Diagnose Immunotherapy-induced Colitis: AACR 2017 supriya kashyap kashyap9 April 2017 11:44 AM ISTPhiladelphia : Computed Tomography (CT) scans are a reliable tool to establish a diagnosis of immune-related colitis, a potentially life-threatening...
Study finds if diarrhea serves a purpose Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 Jun 2017 10:57 AM ISTWashington D.C.: Despite thousands of years of pant-crapping history, there's a surprising amount we don't know about diarrhea. Does it actually help...
Scientists find new evidence about how to prevent worsening pneumonia Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 Sept 2017 9:15 AM ISTSodium channels in the cells that line the tiny capillaries in our lungs play an important role in keeping those capillaries from leaking and...
1 million child deaths AVOIDED in India since 2005 supriya kashyap kashyap20 Sept 2017 9:11 AM ISTToronto: India has avoided about 1 million deaths of children under age five since 2005, driven by significant reductions in mortality from pneumonia,...
ACG Guidelines for Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Acute Diarrheal Infections in Adults Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli25 Sept 2017 11:30 AM ISTAcute diarrhea is defined as lasting less than 14 days and can lead to significant morbidity and mortality Acute diarrheal infections are a common...
New fast-acting insulin Fiasp approved supriya kashyap kashyap3 Oct 2017 9:30 AM ISTNew fast-acting insulin to treat diabetes known as Fiasp has been approved by FDA. It is faster acting insulin asparte which acts faster than existing...
IDSA Infectious Diarrhea guidelines recommend when to test, when to treat Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 Oct 2017 7:15 PM ISTNew culture-independent tests are much more sensitive than traditional diagnostic methods in detecting the cause of infectious diarrhea, a significant...
Azithromycin, levofloxacin, rifaximin all effective for travelers diarrhea Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli26 Oct 2017 7:25 PM ISTThree single-dose antibiotic regimens azithromycin, rifaximin and levofloxacin were all comparable for treating travelers’ diarrhea when paired with...
