Prescription opioid use disorder on rise among adults supriya kashyap kashyap11 Oct 2016 9:19 AM ISTNew York : Prescription opioid use disorder adults using prescription opioids for non-medical purposes has been on the rise in the past few years, a...
Inflammatory bowel disease: Scientists zoom in on genetic culprits Anjali Nimesh Nimesh30 Jun 2017 1:37 PM ISTScientists have closed in on specific genes responsible for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) from a list of over 600 genes that were suspects for the...
Liraglutide is effective in obesity management Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 Sept 2017 10:00 AM ISTLiraglutide injection, a prescription medication used to treat type-2 diabetes and obesity is associated with marked slowing of stomach emptying and...
Antacid use during pregnancy tied to childhood asthma Anjali Nimesh Nimesh13 Jan 2018 7:20 PM ISTPregnant women who take antacids may be more likely to have children who go on to develop asthma than their counterparts who don’t take these...
Latest acute sinusitis guideline : antimicrobial prescribing by NICE Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 April 2018 7:01 PM ISTAcute sinusitis is usually caused by a virus, lasts for about 2 to 3 weeks, and most people get better without antibiotics, therefore, withholding...
E-cigarette liquid laced with Erectile dysfunction drugs: FDA Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 Oct 2018 8:28 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning to the e-cigarette maker HelloCig Electronic Technology over concerns of selling its...
Ibuprofen safe even in infants below six months Medha Baranwal Baranwal4 Nov 2018 7:30 PM ISTThe administration of ibuprofen in infants aged <6 months is not associated with higher rates of renal or gastrointestinal (GI) adverse events...
CDC identifies top 10 drugs involved in overdose deaths Vinay Singh singh22 Dec 2018 7:20 PM ISTThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has generated a report identifying patterns in the specific drugs most frequently involved in...
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...
Omega 3 fatty acid prescription pill lowers heart attack risk by 30% Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli18 March 2019 8:20 PM ISTPrescription omega 3 fatty acid pill lowers heart attack risk in those already on statins by another 30%.Pure and stable form of omega-3 fatty acid...
ACC/AHA Guidelines on CVD Prevention: How Aspirin Prescription should be in India-Dr Ashok Seth Deepanjana Sarkar27 March 2019 8:28 PM ISTRandom Prescriptions of Aspirin for primary prevention of heart disease may put patients at bleeding risk unless individualized- Hence Individualized,...
World Health Day Special: Lets Pledge to make Nutritional Consult a part of Every Prescription Medical Dialogues Bureau7 April 2019 8:28 PM ISTGood Nutrition- The essence of a healthy lifeThe importance of nutrition in our lives can never be undermined. Good nutrition starts right from the...
