Pneumonia epidemic is deadliest child killer: aid groups Garima12 Nov 2019 5:25 PM ISTParis: Pneumonia is the world's deadliest child killer, with a "forgotten epidemic" claiming one young life every 39 seconds, international health and...
India saw 2nd-highest number of pneumonia deaths of children under age five: UN Garima15 Nov 2019 4:02 PM ISTUnited Nations: India had the second-highest number of deaths of children under the age of five in 2018 due to pneumonia, a curable and preventable...
Screening must- first-degree relatives of celiac disease have high prevalence of CD Medha Baranwal Baranwal1 Dec 2019 7:15 PM ISTRochester, Minnesota: A retrospective cohort study of patients with celiac disease has found a high prevalence of the celiac disease among parents,...
AIIMS releases guidance on Antibiotics in Gastroenteritis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli15 Dec 2019 7:00 PM ISTAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi has released AIIMS Antibiotics Policy which has been prepared by the Department of Medicine with...
Regulation of Gut Bacteria may alleviate Anxiety symptoms Hina Zahid20 May 2019 7:28 PM ISTRegulation of Gut Bacteria may alleviate Anxiety symptoms finds a new study. Review of studies suggests a potentially useful link between gut bacteria...
First ever case of rat borne Andes Virus in US Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli23 Oct 2018 5:00 PM ISTFirst ever case of rat-borne Andes Virus has been reported in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC.A 29-year-old...
Opioid addicts turning to loperamide to get high Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 Oct 2018 8:20 PM ISTAccording to reports Opioid addicts in US have turned to a dangerous and potentially deadly measure: taking loperamide, a common diarrhoea medicine...
Declare ‘penicillin allergy’ after double check to avoid drug resistance- NICE Vinay Singh singh2 Oct 2018 7:25 PM ISTNICE has issued a warning for those people who incorrectly believe they are allergic to penicillin as such misconception may unnecessarily put them at...
U.K. guidelines for the management of Stevens–Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis in adults Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli12 March 2018 7:01 PM ISTThe British Association of Dermatologists has updated their guidelines for the diagnosis and management of the full spectrum of Stevens-Johnson...
A clinical practice guideline for Antibiotics Use after incision and drainage Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli10 Feb 2018 8:30 PM ISTAccording to recent study antibiotics after incision and drainage improve the chance of short-term cure compared with placebo for small uncomplicated...
Is it safe for GP to prescribe lesser antibiotics? BMJ Study supriya kashyap kashyap10 July 2016 4:26 PM ISTA new study has found that reducing antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections such as coughs, colds, sore throats and ear infections is...
