Drug Resistant TB to make up 1 in 10 cases by 2040, India to miss target: LANCET supriya kashyap kashyap10 May 2017 4:10 PM ISTNew Delhi : A new study has found that India could witness an alarming spike in cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis in the next two decades....
Important: WHO updates Essential Medicines List, gives new advisory on Antibiotics Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 Jun 2017 2:48 PM IST New advice on which antibiotics to use for common infections and which to preserve for the most serious circumstances is among the additions to the...
Deficiency of Vitamin A ups tuberculosis risk by 10 times: Clinical Infectious Diseases Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Jun 2017 11:46 AM ISTWashington D.C. Eat more carrots, spinach and broccoli, as a study warns that people with low levels of Vitamin A living in close contact with...
Cornell discovery holds potential for treating tuberculosis Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 July 2017 9:23 AM ISTITHACA, N.Y. - A recent discovery by Cornell University researchers could lead to a new, effective treatment for persistent tuberculosis...
Genetic variation may increase tuberculosis susceptibility Anjali Nimesh Nimesh24 July 2017 12:46 PM ISTWashington D.C. [USA] : Chinese researchers have found that a single change in a gene may increase the risk of tuberculosis.According to the study, a...
85 million people treated for trachoma through expanded access to medicine- WHO Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 July 2017 10:20 AM ISTGeneva : New data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) show a remarkable 63% increase in the number of people treated with an antibiotic...
Finishing antibiotics course unnecessary: BMJ Anjali Nimesh Nimesh27 July 2017 5:07 PM ISTThe deeply embedded message that patients should "complete the course" of antibiotics to avoid antibiotic resistance is not backed by evidence and...
WHO recommended nine month MDR TB treatment regime not included Anjali Nimesh Nimesh30 July 2017 9:30 AM ISTThe WHO-recommended shorter nine month regime to treat Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) tuberculosis is not included in the national policy of India, which...
Study finds link between malnutrition, alcoholism and tuberculosis in India Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 Aug 2017 9:15 AM ISTA new study reveals a striking link between malnutrition, heavy alcohol use and tuberculosis (TB) in southern India.The findings, which appear in the...
BCG vaccine: A New Path to Type 1 Diabetes Treatment Anjali Nimesh Nimesh31 Aug 2017 10:13 AM ISTInterim results from a FDA-approved clinical trial testing the generic vaccine bacillus Calmette-Guérin to reverse advanced type 1 diabetes...
Concerning fact: India leads in TB- related deaths in children worldwide Anjali Nimesh Nimesh16 Sept 2017 9:25 AM ISTDeath due to incurable diseases like HIV is inevitable and pushes scientific institutions to invest time, money and human resources to discover...
Should moxifloxacin be added to recommended regimen in tuberculosis- meta-analysis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli17 Sept 2017 10:00 AM ISTIn a meta –analysis published in International Journal of Infectious diseases it has been highlighted that moxifloxacin is efficacious against...
