Prophylactic use of low-dose Oxygen Not Helpful After Stroke : JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli29 Sept 2017 11:00 AM ISTThe prophylactic use of low-dose oxygen does not reduce death or disability at three months among patients with acute stroke, according to a study...
Needle-free Rabies Injection a reality in near future Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli7 Dec 2017 7:10 PM ISTThe first-ever human clinical study of an mRNA rabies vaccine successfully showed immunogenicity when administered with their needle-free injection...
No excess risk of Intracranial Bleeding using low-dose Aspirin Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 Dec 2017 7:28 PM ISTIn primary care populations, the extent to which low-dose aspirin heightens risk for intracranial bleeding is unclear. Dr. Cea Soriano L et al....
Prophylactic Haloperidol use does not prevent delirium or improve survival rates in ICU patients Anjali Nimesh Nimesh22 Feb 2018 7:20 PM ISTDr.Mark van den Boogaard from the Radboud university medical center and associates conducted a large-scale trial lasting three-year among 1,800...
Caution-Prophylactic antipyretics may reduce vaccine response Vinay Singh singh1 May 2018 8:25 PM ISTProphylactic use of antipyretic/analgesic drugs can reduce immune responses to some infant vaccines but unlikely to interfere with immune response...
Drug induced lung injury caused by levofloxacin eye drops- A case study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 May 2018 7:01 PM ISTProphylactic antibiotic administration for cataract and vitreous surgery s resorted to for sterilization of the surgical field for which antibiotic...
Azithromycin may lead to relapse in certain cancer patients-FDA Alert Vinay Singh singh6 Aug 2018 7:05 PM ISTIssuing a safety alert, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned not to use azithromycin as a prophylactic immunomodulatory agent to prevent...
Annual Pap Test ‘Thing of the Past' : New USPSTF recommendation Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli29 Aug 2018 8:10 PM ISTThe United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released new recommendations on screening for cervical cancer which for the first time...
Postoperative nausea and vomiting low in fast track cardiac anaesthesia Medha Baranwal Baranwal9 Sept 2018 7:10 PM ISTThe incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is relatively low after fast-track cardiac anaesthesia (FTCA) in the first 24-48 hours in...
Prophylactic antibiotics prevent COPD exacerbations,finds systematic review Vinay Singh singh2 Nov 2018 7:25 PM ISTUse of continuous and intermittent prophylactic antibiotics results in a clinically significant benefit in reducing exacerbations in COPD patients,...
Higher Prophylactic platelet transfusion threshold increases deaths in neonates Vinay Singh singh7 Nov 2018 7:28 PM ISTA new study published in NEJM reports that among preterm infants with severe thrombocytopenia, the use of a platelet-count threshold of 50,000 per...
Prophylactic pill for HIV to all high risk individuals : USPSTF Vinay Singh singh23 Nov 2018 8:28 PM ISTThe U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has for the first time recommended that anyone at high risk of contracting the HIV virus should receive a...
