ICMR Antimicrobial Guidelines for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections supriya kashyap kashyap6 March 2017 2:35 PM ISTThe upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) are mostly due to viral infections and therefore role of empirical antibiotics is limited. In...
Reduced kidney function ups risk of respiratory tract infections Anjali Nimesh Nimesh19 Aug 2017 9:10 AM ISTBeware! A study has recently warned that individuals with poor kidney function had an increased risk of developing infections acquired in the...
Respiratory tract infections during childhood linked to asthma in later life : Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 Sept 2017 9:10 AM ISTRespiratory tract infections in young children are linked to an increased risk of asthma and worse lung function in later life, according to new...
FDA approves first treatment for breast cancer with a certain inherited genetic mutation Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Jan 2018 7:28 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the approved use of Lynparza (olaparib tablets) to include the treatment of patients with certain types...
Use paracetamol to relieve a sore throat instead of antibiotics , says NICE Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli30 Jan 2018 8:00 PM ISTAccording to guidance by NICE and Public Health England majority of sore throats do not need antibiotics and medicated lozenges may only help to...
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...
Ciprofloxacin linked to sudden hypoglycemia in non-diabetic patients Deepanjana Sarkar26 May 2019 8:20 PM ISTUse of Ciprofloxacin may increase the risk of low blood sugar in patients who do not have diabetes, revealed a study published in the Journal of...
Don’t treat common ear infections with antibiotics, says NICE Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli29 Sept 2017 10:00 AM ISTGPs and healthcare professionals should not prescribe antibiotics routinely for acute otitis media in children as most will improve without them, NICE...
Is it safe for GP to prescribe lesser antibiotics? BMJ Study supriya kashyap kashyap10 July 2016 4:26 PM ISTA new study has found that reducing antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections such as coughs, colds, sore throats and ear infections is...
