How incurable Japanese Encephalitis threatens emerging India supriya kashyap kashyap29 Aug 2016 2:55 PM ISTPanic gripped Manipur in July, 2016 when a four-year-old girl after suffering high fever, convulsions, and slipping in and out of consciousness over a...
New treatment could fast-track elephantiasis elimination :The Lancet supriya kashyap kashyap28 Dec 2016 9:00 AM ISTLondon : If a recently proposed combination of three particular drugs is used, the devastating elephantiasis disease can be prevented or treated...
Addition of drug albendazole has no advantages in the treatment of Lymphatic filariasis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli29 Oct 2017 7:25 PM ISTLymphatic filariasis (LF), a parasitic disease commonly known as elephantiasis, continues to be a public health problem in parts of India.For several...
WHO recommends triple drug therapy for global elimination of lymphatic filariasis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli12 Nov 2017 7:25 PM ISTThe World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending an alternative three drug treatment to accelerate the global elimination of lymphatic filariasis....
Doctors successfully remove a massive 14 kg mass from patient of lymphatic filariasis Medical Dialogues Bureau17 Feb 2018 7:02 PM ISTSaidalavi , a 46-year-old man from Kerala was bedridden as he was suffering from lymphatic filariasis for the last two years and had a massive...
WHO Guideline on Mass drug administration regimens to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli9 April 2018 7:00 PM ISTLymphatic filariasis is a vector-borne neglected tropical disease that causes damage to the lymphatic system and can lead to lymphoedema...
Ivermectin effective in controlling malaria transmission : Lancet Vinay Singh singh23 Jun 2018 7:20 PM ISTIvermectin 300 μg/kg per day for 3 days provided a good balance between efficacy and tolerability and can prove to be a promising drug for malaria...
Two common gout medicines may benefit patients of filariasis, finds new research Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli4 Oct 2019 7:20 PM ISTTwo common gout medicines have been found useful in treatment of filariasis, finds new research.Researchers at the Uniformed Services University (USU)...
