WHO guidance on management of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 Nov 2019 7:00 PM ISTWHO/Europe has released new guidance on managing drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in children and adolescents. The guidance is evidence-based and...
Lassa fever: All set for Vaccine trial Hina Zahid27 Oct 2019 7:20 PM ISTThere is currently no vaccine for the Lassa arenavirus, which causes Lassa fever. Lassa fever, a hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus (LASV...
European Medicines Agency grants first approval to Ebola vaccine for European Union Hina Zahid24 Oct 2019 7:20 PM ISTLONDON - European Medicines Agency has recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation in the European Union for Ervebo (rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP),...
BCG vaccine offers protection from Lung Cancer, reports 60-year follow-up of a clinical trial Deepanjana Sarkar25 Sept 2019 8:10 PM ISTIn a 60 years follow-up clinical trial, scientists have come up with surprising results which shows that childhood bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccination...
WHO releases 2019 updated list of essential medicines, adds new antibiotics to the list Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli11 July 2019 7:30 PM ISTThe World Health Organization has released an updated List of Essential Medicines.It has added 28 treatments for adults and 23 for children, plus new...
Low-Frequency Magnetic Stimulation may reverse Traumatic Brain Injury Symptoms Deepanjana Sarkar4 Jun 2019 7:10 PM ISTLow-frequency magnetic stimulation may reverse mild traumatic brain injury symptoms such as loss of balance, hazy comprehension, sleep disturbances,...
Man who feels no pain- a medical condition "Congenital insensitivity to pain" Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli22 March 2019 8:10 PM ISTCongenital insensitivity to pain or CIP is a medical condition in which the person afflicted with the condition does not feel pain. This has been the...
Use of Delamanid in Drug resistant TB in India-RNTCP 2018 guideline Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 Dec 2018 7:00 PM ISTThe Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India under the aegis of the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) has developed a...
BMJ study proclaims Dosas as high calories food, not good for people on diet Vinay Singh singh24 Dec 2018 1:30 PM ISTA new study proclaims Dosas as high calories food, not good for people on a diet. In fact, 2 masala dosas are sufficient to provide calories needed by...
9 out of 10 infants received vaccinations in 2017 : WHO Global Analysis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli18 July 2018 7:04 PM ISTIts good news finally-Global Estimates by WHO reveals that 9 in 10 infants received vaccinations in 2017. In all about 123 million infants, received...
22% of new mothers in India suffer from postpartum depression : WHO Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 July 2018 7:25 PM ISTAbout 22 percent of Indian mothers suffer from postpartum depression (PPD) and the country requires more resources for capacity building in maternal...
WHO recommends New limits of Saturated, Trans Fat Intake Medha Baranwal Baranwal9 May 2018 8:00 PM ISTAccording to new draft guidelines on New limits of Saturated, Trans Fat Intakeproposed by World Health Organization (WHO), adults and children should...
