WHO releases new Guidelines for managing Hepatitis C Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli2 Aug 2018 7:03 PM ISTThe World Health Organization (WHO) has released new guidelines for the care and treatment of persons diagnosed with chronic hepatitis c virus...
Dengue vaccine- where are we heading? Meghna Singhania3 Aug 2018 7:04 PM ISTTo develop a safe and effective vaccine against dengue was always going to be a difficult task due to the complex interaction between dengue viruses...
Regular exposure to even low levels of air pollution bad for Heart Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli4 Aug 2018 7:25 PM ISTA new study sponsored by British Heart Foundation has revealed that Regular exposure to even low levels of air pollution bad for Heart.According to...
3 out of 5 babies not breastfed in first hour of life : WHO Vinay Singh singh4 Aug 2018 8:28 PM ISTAn estimated 7.8 crore babies or three in five are not breastfed within the first hour of life, mostly in low- and middle-income countries causing an...
Reducing salt intake to very low levels increases mortality risk Vinay Singh singh14 Aug 2018 8:28 PM ISTAccording to a new study Reducing salt intake to very low levels increases the risk of Cardiovascular Diseases and mortality risk.Moderate intake of...
Quit smoking on independence day: Questions and Answers by Dr Srikant Sharma Hina Zahid16 Aug 2018 7:04 PM ISTQ1. What is the history of Tobacco?A. Tobacco leaf use was introduced to Columbus by Native Americans, spreading to Europe and thereafter all over....
All about Malaria on International Mosquito Day: Dr Srikant Sharma Hina Zahid19 Aug 2018 7:04 PM IST Q-1. What are mosquito-borne diseases?A. Mosquito-borne diseases are those spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. Diseases include Zika virus,...
Landmark changes in MDR-TB treatment regimens by WHO Vinay Singh singh22 Aug 2018 8:25 PM ISTWHO announced a major improvement in treatment outcomes and quality of life of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) involving key...
Stroke doubles dementia risk, concludes large-scale study Vinay Singh singh4 Sept 2018 7:20 PM ISTHaving a stroke significantly increases the risk of dementia, according to the largest study covering 3.2 million people across the world published in...
Medical Treatment of Diabetes -WHO Guidelines Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli4 Sept 2018 8:35 PM ISTDr Gojka Roglic and associates have penned down a summary of World Health Organization, WHO Guidelines on the selection of medicines for treatment...
Relapse-free cure from MDR-TB higher than anticipated Vinay Singh singh6 Sept 2018 7:28 PM ISTIn a study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, reports that the frequency of relapse-free cure from...
All about Obesity -By Dr Srikant Sharma Hina Zahid24 Sept 2018 7:03 PM ISTSeptember is childhood obesity awareness month and to commemorate it Dr Srikant Sharma has written about all the salient features embracing...
