Pneumonia patients prescribed more antibiotics, causing adverse events Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 Aug 2019 7:10 PM ISTUSA: Two-thirds of patients hospitalized with pneumonia receive more antibiotics than they probably need, finds a recent retrospective study.According...
Antibiotics for Pneumonia,Short course reduces risk of adverse events and antibiotic resistance Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 July 2019 8:10 PM ISTShort is good.Short course of Antibiotics in Pneumonia reduces risk of adverse events and antibiotic resistance.Excess antibiotic treatment, often...
Respiratory syncytial Virus leading cause of pneumonia in Afro Asian Kids: Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal30 Jun 2019 7:30 PM ISTRespiratory syncytial Virus leading cause of pneumonia in Afro Asian Kids finds a Lancet study.Viral pathogen, specifically respiratory syncytial...
Opioid use increases pneumonia risk in Alzheimer's disease patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 Jun 2019 7:10 PM ISTFinland: The use of opioid analgesics among patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with a 30% increase in the risk of pneumonia,...
Golden Dewdrop (D. erecta) leaves may cure Kidney Stones, finds AYUSH study Deepanjana Sarkar27 May 2019 7:25 PM ISTThe leaves of D. erecta, also known as ‘golden dewdrops’ can be used as a potential anti-urolithiasis agent for kidney stone removal, suggests a study...
ACOG issues Advisory for Management of Pregnancy during Measles Outbreak Hina Zahid6 May 2019 7:00 PM ISTAmerican College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists,ACOG has released its advisory for managing pregnancy and women of reproductive age during...
Antibiotic Prescription in ICU: Indian Critical Care Medicine Society Releases Guidelines Medha Baranwal Baranwal13 March 2019 7:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indiscriminate use and ease of availability of antibiotics is a growing menace in the country with medical practitioners themselves not...
Synbiotics associated with lower secondary infection rates in sepsis Vinay Singh singh7 Oct 2018 8:28 PM ISTProphylactic synbiotics could modulate the gut microbiota and environment and may have preventive effects on the incidence of enteritis and...
Vitamin C, hydrocortisone, and thiamine Combo reduces mortality in Severe Pneumonia Vinay Singh singh31 July 2018 7:28 PM ISTCombo therapy with vitamin C, hydrocortisone, and thiamine may benefit patients with severe pneumonia, according to a study published in the Journal...
Prevnar13:Vaccination in elders prevents them from Pneumonia Vinay Singh singh27 May 2018 7:25 PM IST13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) found to be effective in patients ≥65 years old against hospitalization for vaccine-type...
Top 10 Health Tips for 2018 include- If the food is white, it's probably not right Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli31 Dec 2017 8:30 PM ISTTop 10 Healthy Tips for 2018 Include Not 'Drinking' Your Fruit, 10,000 Steps a Day and Maintaining a Gratitude Attitude. Roy Buchinsky, MD, director...
How to avoid over use of PPI Therapy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli20 Dec 2017 8:00 PM ISTChronic use of PPIs has gained attention recently with the evidence of widespread overuse of the popular drugs and growing concern about the risk for...
