Montelukast linked to severe psychiatric side effects supriya kashyap kashyap19 Sept 2017 10:00 AM ISTIn a Pharmacology Research & Perspectives study, the asthma medication montelukast (trade name Singulair) was linked with neuropsychiatric...
Health services must stop leaving older people behind: WHO Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli3 Oct 2017 9:00 AM ISTOn the International Day of the Older Person – 1 October – WHO calls for a new approach to providing health services for older people. WHO highlights...
A simple, easy-to-administer Nanopatch polio vaccine developed Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 Oct 2017 10:05 AM ISTEfforts to rid the world of polio have taken another significant step, thanks to research led by University of Queensland bioscience experts and...
WHO recommends large-scale deworming to improve children’s health and nutrition Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli10 Oct 2017 9:30 AM ISTPeriodic deworming programmes with a single-tablet treatment can drastically reduce the suffering of those infected with parasitic intestinal worms...
Child and teen obesity soars tenfold worldwide in 40 years: WHO report Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli11 Oct 2017 11:00 AM ISTThe number of obese children and adolescents (aged 5 to 19 years) worldwide has risen tenfold in the past four decades, according to a new study led...
Stop using antibiotics in healthy animals to prevent the spread of antibiotic resistance : WHO Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 Nov 2017 7:00 PM ISTWHO is recommending that farmers and the food industry stop using antibiotics routinely to promote growth and prevent disease in healthy animals.The...
How Helicobacter pylori causes gastric cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh12 Nov 2017 7:15 PM ISTGastric cancer is one of the five most fatal types of cancer. According to the statistics of the World Health Organization (WHO), about 750,000...
WHO recommends triple drug therapy for global elimination of lymphatic filariasis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli12 Nov 2017 7:25 PM ISTThe World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending an alternative three drug treatment to accelerate the global elimination of lymphatic filariasis....
WHO Guidelines to address overweight and obesity in children Anjali Nimesh Nimesh21 Nov 2017 7:02 PM ISTAs part of its response to the global epidemic of obesity, WHO is releasing guidelines to support primary healthcare workers identify and help...
Global guidance on carbapenem-resistant bacteria issued by WHO Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli22 Nov 2017 7:18 PM ISTCarbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria, namely, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) and Pseudomonas...
One in 10 drugs sold in developing countries is fake or substandard : WHO Anjali Nimesh Nimesh30 Nov 2017 7:02 PM ISTOne in 10 drugs sold in developing countries is fake or substandard, leading to tens of thousands of deaths, many of them of African children given...
Global response to malaria at crossroads Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 Dec 2017 7:00 PM ISTAfter unprecedented global success in malaria control, progress has stalled, according to the World malaria report 2017. There were an estimated 5...
