Number of prescriptions of cough and cold medicines in children under 12 declining: JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal1 Aug 2019 7:20 PM ISTUSA: Physicians are less likely to prescribe cough and cold medicines (CCM) to children under 12 with respiratory infections, suggests a recent study...
WHO announces revision of pain management guidelines Deepanjana Sarkar29 Aug 2019 7:05 PM ISTThe World Health Organization has recently announced revision process for two recently discontinued documents, “Ensuring balance in national policies...
Vitamin D improves mental health in patients on treatment for opioid dependence Medha Baranwal Baranwal4 Sept 2019 8:00 AM ISTIran: Vitamin D supplementation improves cognitive function and mental health in patients undergoing methadone maintenance treatment (MMT), finds a...
Sufentanil sublingual tablets good at safely relieving moderate-to-severe acute pain Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 Sept 2019 7:25 PM ISTUSA: Short-term administration of sufentanil sublingual tablets (SSTs) is well-tolerated in patients with moderate-to-severe acute pain with not so...
Herbal supplement may cause liver damage, confirms study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli18 Nov 2019 7:28 PM ISTBOSTON – Kratom, a herbal supplement has stimulant effects at low doses, and sedative or narcotic, opioid-like effects at high doses. This is why it...
Opioid-based plant Kratom not the best solution to curb alcohol use disorder Hina Zahid17 Nov 2019 7:10 PM ISTWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Kratom is a botanical product made from Mitragyna speciosa has several active alkaloids and is widely available in smoke shops...
Opioid use dangerous in patients hospitalized with heart failure and sleep apnea Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 Jan 2020 7:20 PM ISTUSA: Patients hospitalized with acute heart failure (HF) are at a higher risk of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) or sleep apnea. Now, a recent study...
Drugs that increase fracture risk in elderly identified in JAMA Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli17 Nov 2019 7:15 PM ISTA new study has identified drugs that increase fracture risk in the elderly. Many commonly prescribed drugs, such as opioid pain killers,...
Pain management with ketamine infusion: Most patients may experience side effects, study suggests Hina Zahid23 Oct 2019 7:30 PM ISTORLANDO, Fla. – Ketamine use has grown as a pain management alternative but more than one in three patients may experience side effects such as...
Providing injectable opioid agonist treatment in opioid use disorder: New Canadian guideline Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli12 Oct 2019 9:00 AM ISTA new Canadian guideline lays out the optimal strategies for providing injectable opioid agonist treatment with prescription heroin and hydromorphone...
New guideline on Low back pain released by Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense Medha Baranwal Baranwal24 Sept 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe US Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense have released a joint Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the diagnosis and...
Anesthesia method impacts post surgery for distal radial fracture patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal8 Sept 2019 7:10 PM ISTStockholm, Sweden: Anesthesia methods (general anesthesia or regional anesthesia) in patients undergoing surgery for the treatment of a distal radial...
