How India is losing the TB Battle: Lancet Study supriya kashyap kashyap26 Aug 2016 12:14 PM ISTToronto : India, which is facing the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) in the world, is also the world's largest consumer of antibiotics, say...
India fertile ground for Zika epidemic, says Lancet supriya kashyap kashyap3 Sept 2016 9:55 AM ISTToronto : With 13 Indians already confirmed to have been infected with the Zika virus in Singapore, experts have more bad news to share. A new study...
WHO recommends 29 ways to stop surgical infections and avoid superbugs supriya kashyap kashyap4 Nov 2016 12:12 PM ISTGeneva : People preparing for surgery should always have a bath or shower but not be shaved, and antibiotics should only be used to prevent infections...
1.2 billion people at Zika risk in India: Study supriya kashyap kashyap18 Dec 2016 9:00 AM ISTParis : At least 2.6 billion people, over a third of the global population, live in parts of Africa, Asia and the Pacific where Zika could gain a new...
Latest Insights into management of Invasive Fungal Infections Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Aug 2017 10:00 AM ISTThousands of patients suffering from invasive fungal infections in intensive-care units or after organ transplantation will benefit from the latest...
Rising levels of HIV drug resistance a cause of concern Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli4 Dec 2017 7:17 PM ISTHIV drug resistance is approaching and exceeding 10% in people living with HIV who are about to initiate or reinitiate first-line antiretroviral...
Methylene Blue quickly kills malaria-parasites if added to antimalarials Medical Dialogues Bureau6 Feb 2018 7:25 PM ISTThe researchers of Radboud university medical centre have for the first time investigated the effect of methylene blue on the spread of malaria...
Use Ivermectin for malaria control and elimination : Lancet Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 March 2018 8:30 PM ISTDr. Menno Smit from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) & team, from Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), the U.S. Centers for...
Rising trend of recurrent Vaginal Thrush among women worldwide: Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal6 Aug 2018 7:28 PM ISTRecurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (thrush) is a debilitating, long-term condition that can severely affect the life quality of affected women....
New Second generation rapid test for TB to accelerate diagnosis: Lancet Hina Zahid21 Jan 2019 7:10 PM IST A new study has revealed that rapid blood tests used by the NHS are unable to rule out tuberculosis (TB) and should be replaced with a new, more...
Children with fever over prescribed wide range of antibiotics: Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 March 2019 8:10 PM ISTAntibiotic prescription in children attending European pediatric emergency departments is highly variable, with many of those children showing up with...
Ceftolozane/tazobactam potential new treatment for serious nosocomial pneumonia: Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal27 Sept 2019 8:20 PM ISTDelhi: Ceftolozane/tazobactam (Zerbaxa) is well tolerated and efficient for the treatment of gram-negative nosocomial pneumonia in mechanically...
