Probiotics can protect against Influenza A virus Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Dec 2017 7:25 PM ISTLactic acid bacteria, commonly used as probiotics to improve digestive health, can offer protection against different subtypes of influenza A virus,...
WHO’s Surveillance data reveals high levels of antibiotic resistance worldwide Medical Dialogues Bureau31 Jan 2018 7:01 PM ISTIt is not as if Antibiotic Resistance is confined to any particular region or country. It is also independent of Socio-economic status of the...
Five antibiotic strategies to be avoided in pediatric patients : AAP Hina Zahid19 Nov 2018 8:28 PM ISTThe American Academy of Pediatrics, AAP has offered five antibiotic strategies clinicians should question or avoid in pediatric patients, as part of...
Unusual case of Pneumococcal Bacteremia and Meningitis Hina Zahid26 Nov 2018 6:00 PM ISTAn unusual case of pneumococcal meningitis and bacteremia has appeared in NEJM.Dr Andres Carpio, at Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA...
Management of Children with chronic wet cough: Chest Guidelines Hina Zahid21 Jan 2019 7:00 PM ISTAmerican College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) has released updated 2006 Cough guidelines and recommendations for management of Children with a chronic...
BTS Updates Guideline for bronchiectasis in adults Hina Zahid12 Feb 2019 7:00 PM ISTBritish Thoracic Society BTS has released its updated Guideline for bronchiectasis in adults which has appeared in Journaql Thorax.Following are the...
New study may help address drug resistant pneumococcal diseases Hina Zahid25 Feb 2019 7:15 PM ISTIndian researchers have identified three drug target sites in the genome of Streptococcus pneumoniae, paving the way for developing newer drugs to...
Bacteremic Pneumonia increases ICU admissions, hospital stays in children Medha Baranwal Baranwal24 Jun 2019 7:20 PM ISTThe presence of community-acquired pneumonia and bacteremia results in longer hospital stays, intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, and invasive...
Cannnabidiol is new antibiotic- as powerful as vancomycin Hina Zahid24 Jun 2019 8:20 PM ISTCannnabidiol is a powerful new antibiotic, finds new research. The researchers have found that cannabidiol is active against Gram-positive bacteria...
Only half of patients receiving first-line antibiotics for sinus, throat, ear infections, finds research Hina Zahid1 Oct 2019 7:15 PM ISTWashington, DC - Investigators have now shown that only half of patients presenting with sinus, throat, or ear infections at different treatment...
AIIMS releases antibiotic guidance for Community acquired pneumonia Hina Zahid5 Nov 2019 7:00 PM ISTAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi has released AIIMS Antibiotics Policy which has been prepared by the Department of Medicine with...
