Researchers identify protein critical in causing chronic UTIs supriya kashyap kashyap26 Sept 2016 11:10 AM ISTResearchers have identified a way to prevent chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs). Vaccinating mice against a key protein that bacteria use to...
Study compares treatments for urinary incontinence in women supriya kashyap kashyap5 Oct 2016 8:16 PM ISTIn a study appearing in the JAMA, Cindy L. Amundsen, M.D., of Duke University, Durham, N.C., and colleagues assessed whether injection of on a...
Antibiotic Resistance Making Kidney Infections More Deadly supriya kashyap kashyap7 Oct 2016 1:52 PM ISTNew York : Medication resistant bacteria are making it more difficult to treat a common but severe kidney infection, says a study.Pyelonephritis...
Lack of benefit of cranberry in reducing UTI among older women: JAMA Study supriya kashyap kashyap30 Oct 2016 11:23 AM ISTAmong older women residing in nursing homes, administration of cranberry capsules compared with placebo resulted in no significant difference in...
AAP reaffirms Guideline on Diagnosis, Management of Initial UTI in Febrile Infants,Young Children supriya kashyap kashyap6 Dec 2016 9:25 AM ISTThe diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in young children are clinically challenging. . Certain clinical findings and new...
Less water intake accelerates urine infection supriya kashyap kashyap9 Feb 2017 3:57 PM ISTNew Delhi : Winter problems are no longer restricted to cough, cold and flu. When the temperature drops and the cold winds begin to blow, the air...
Azithromycin not linked to increased risk of ventricular arrhythmia , study shows supriya kashyap kashyap19 April 2017 4:11 PM ISTThe commonly used antibiotic azithromycin is not linked to an increased risk of ventricular arrhythmia, an often life-threatening rapid, irregular...
New treatment significantly improved bladder activity after spinal cord injury Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Sept 2017 9:10 AM ISTResearchers have shown that compared to placebo, a drug treatment intended to prevent remodeling of the bladder wall and given within 48 hours after...
Cranberry (Karonda in Hindi) Most Useful in Recurrent UTIs : American Urological Association supriya kashyap kashyap20 Sept 2017 9:14 AM ISTCarver: A thorough review of dozens of studies led scientists to conclude that healthcare professionals should be telling their patients to have...
Test children’s urine before prescribing antibiotics for UTIs, says NICE supriya kashyap kashyap3 Oct 2017 11:05 AM ISTNICE is advising healthcare professionals not to prescribe antibiotics to a suspected case of urinary tract infections (UTI) unless the urine has been...
7 day antibiotic course equally effective as 14-days course for GNB Vinay Singh singh24 April 2018 7:30 PM ISTA seven-day course of antibiotic treatment for Gram-negative bacteremia (GNB), a serious infection that occurs when bacteria get into the bloodstream,...
Check Procalcitonin Level to rule out UTI: Study Vinay Singh singh19 May 2018 7:31 PM ISTLevel of Procalcitonin in the blood can be a deciding factor to determine the presence or absence of Urinary tract infection, thus impacting the...
