AIIMS releases antibiotic guidance for Community acquired pneumonia Hina Zahid5 Nov 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...
New Delhi's air pollution "visible killer": UN official Garima9 Nov 2019 4:58 PM ISTUnited Nations: India is grappling with a "public health disaster" and the air pollution levels in New Delhi are a "visible killer", a senior UN...
Vaccination may prevent severe pneumonia and death in children, study finds Medha Baranwal Baranwal13 Nov 2019 7:30 PM ISTDelhi: Children administered with a vaccine against pneumonia-causing bacteria are 35% less likely to develop severe pneumonia, according to a recent...
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...
Probiotics a double-edged sword- May lead to blood infections Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli18 Nov 2019 8:10 PM ISTProbiotics use on the rise and it is a common protocol during medical treatments. Probiotics are increasingly being used for preventing diarrhoea and...
Methamphetamine may increase hospitalization risk of pulmonary diseases Medha Baranwal Baranwal24 Nov 2019 7:25 PM ISTUSA: Methamphetamine use is associated with an increased hospitalization risk of pulmonary diseases such as pneumonia and acute respiratory failure...
ICMR guidelines on Management of Acute Fever Hina Zahid11 Nov 2019 7:00 PM ISTFever is a common physiologic response that has been the source of great concern to the patients as well as caregivers. Fever has been respected by...
FDA approves delafloxacin for specific cases of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli27 Oct 2019 7:28 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved BAXDELA® (delafloxacin) for the treatment of adult patients with community-acquired bacterial...
Management of Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in children: NICE Guidelines Hina Zahid27 Oct 2019 7:00 PM ISTNICE has released its 2019 guidelines on the management of Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in children which is an update on 2010...
Cost effective test quickly identifies pneumonia patients at risk of respiratory failure or sepsis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli3 Oct 2019 7:15 PM ISTA Cost-effective test can quickly identify pneumonia patients at risk of respiratory failure or sepsis.The new test has the potential to save lives...
Community acquired pneumonia clinical guideline released by ATS/IDSA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli3 Oct 2019 7:00 PM ISTCommunity-acquired pneumonia or CAP by definition is pneumonia acquired outside a hospital setting. Many things can cause pneumonia, which causes the...
