Antibiotic Combination Increases Acute Kidney Injury Risk In Hospitalised Children Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli10 Oct 2017 10:20 AM ISTKevin J. Downes et al. in a multicenter cohort study evaluated association of combination of intravenous vancomycin plus piperacillin/tazobactam...
Heat Stroke Manifesting as Cardiac Arrest and Multi-Organ Failure Anjali Nimesh Nimesh17 Oct 2017 7:10 PM ISTThis is a case of a 23-year-old Bangladeshi young man who was working on an offshore oil rig based in Kuwaitas a manual labour. He had a cardiac...
New Furosemide Formulation for managing Heart Failure at home Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli15 Dec 2017 8:30 PM ISTIn acute medical care, HF patients presenting with congestion require intravenous (IV) administration of a diuretic agent is a must.There have been...
MRI can be use for histology diagnosis Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 Jan 2018 7:22 PM ISTThe most common type of tumor found in the kidney is generally quite small (less than 1.5 in). These tumors are usually found by accident when CAT...
New Non Hormonal Male contraceptive that effects only sperm motility Vinay Singh singh22 April 2018 7:25 PM ISTAt present condoms and surgical vasectomy are the only safe forms of birth control available for men. There are hormonal drugs in clinical trials that...
Omadacycline - New once daily antibiotic for CABP, Skin Infections Anjali Nimesh Nimesh22 April 2018 7:31 PM ISTU.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the New Drug Applications (NDAs) and granted a priority review for omadacycline, an...
A Pill may outperform mammograms in breast cancer diagnosis Vinay Singh singh2 May 2018 7:15 PM ISTResearchers at the University of Michigan are developing a pill that makes tumors light up when exposed to infrared light, and have demonstrated that...
New oral & IV antifungal agent in offing for Vulvovaginal Candidiasis Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 May 2018 7:20 PM ISTVulvovaginal Candidiasis VVC, commonly known as a "yeast infection," is usually caused by Candida albicans, and typical symptoms include pruritus,...
Plazomicin new drug for approval for Complicated UTI Vinay Singh singh4 May 2018 8:35 PM ISTThe US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee recommended Plazomicin for complicated urinary tract infections...
15% Osteoporosis patients on Biophosphonates drug holiday suffer bone fractures Vinay Singh singh6 May 2018 7:20 PM ISTLong-term use of Osteoporosis drug may lead to serious side effects to jaw and thighs, Loyola Medicine study finds. The study suggests to temporarily...
Regional anaesthesia during surgery prevents persistent post op pain Vinay Singh singh6 May 2018 7:32 PM ISTWeinstein EJ et.al conducted a study to determine if the use of Regional/local anesthesia at the time of surgery reduces the risk of having pain that...
Brivaracetam approved for Partial-Onset Seizures in Kids Vinay Singh singh15 May 2018 7:25 PM ISTThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Briviact (brivaracetam; UCB) tablets and oral solution as monotherapy and adjunctive therapy in...
