Lung TB may be cured with shorter treatment regimen Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli8 Nov 2018 8:10 PM ISTAccording to a new study by UC San Francisco, Lung TB patients could potentially be cured with significantly shorter treatments than current...
Hypertonic saline improves lung clearance in babies with cystic fibrosis Vinay Singh singh12 Nov 2018 7:25 PM ISTA new study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine reports that preventive inhalation with hypertonic saline(HS)...
AIIMS researchers develop highly sensitive test for TB Medha Baranwal Baranwal12 Nov 2018 8:28 PM ISTA team of researchers from the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, have developed a highly sensitive diagnostic test for...
FDA approves once-daily, inhalation solution for COPD Vinay Singh singh13 Nov 2018 7:28 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the New Drug Application (NDA) for YUPELRI (revefenacin) inhalation solution for the...
Incidental Pulmonary Nodules Detected on CT Images Vinay Singh singh14 Nov 2018 7:00 PM ISTJAMA released guidelines for the management of incidental pulmonary nodules detected on CT images. An incidental lung nodule on CT scan can create...
Triple therapy lowers exacerbation rate in COPD : BMJ Vinay Singh singh18 Nov 2018 7:28 PM ISTA new study published in the journal The BMJ reports that the use of triple therapy resulted in a lower rate of moderate or severe exacerbations of...
Obesity as strong a risk factor as Smoking for COPD Vinay Singh singh22 Nov 2018 8:20 PM ISTAlthough COPD has a strong correlation with smokers, there are numerous other risk factors that trigger the disease in individuals who have never...
Don't over prescribe antibiotics for COPD , directs NICE Vinay Singh singh11 Dec 2018 7:20 PM ISTA COPD flare-up or exacerbation happens when COPD symptoms get worse, or when new symptoms develop. This is the biggest reason of disability and...
Promoted heavily in India, Impella device found no good in Saving lives in acute MI : IABP-SHOCK II trial against real world Vinay Singh singh13 Dec 2018 8:28 PM ISTThe Impella device is being heavily marketed, even in India as a panacea in cardiogenic shock as well as high risk of percutaneous coronary...
COPD exacerbations: LABA and LAMA combo fares better than monotherapy Vinay Singh singh27 Dec 2018 7:10 PM ISTThe combination therapy with long-acting bronchodilators such as long-acting β-agonist (LABA), long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) was the...
Tolsura- New treatment for serious fungal infections now available Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 Feb 2019 9:07 AM ISTThe pharmaceutical company Mayne Pharma announces the availability of Tolsura 65mg capsule in the United States. The drug was approved by the Food and...
Traffic-related air pollution linked to 1 in 10 cases of childhood asthma every year: Lancet Hina Zahid15 April 2019 7:25 PM ISTChildhood asthma is one of the most common serious chronic diseases in infants and children. It is not only difficult to diagnose but is incurable as...
