Rising levels of HIV drug resistance a cause of concern Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli4 Dec 2017 7:17 PM ISTHIV drug resistance is approaching and exceeding 10% in people living with HIV who are about to initiate or reinitiate first-line antiretroviral...
Dementia: number of people affected to triple in next 30 years Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli10 Dec 2017 7:01 PM ISTAs the global population ages, the number of people living with dementia is expected to triple from 50 million to 152 million by 2050."Nearly 10...
How to reduce Trans fats- worst fats in food supply Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli11 Dec 2017 8:00 PM ISTDr. Lirije Hyseni and associates have published a Systematic review of dietary trans-fat reduction interventions in Bulletin of World Health...
Lack of access to essential health services pushing 100 million to extreme poverty : WHO Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli15 Dec 2017 7:01 PM ISTAt least half of the world’s population cannot obtain essential health services, according to a new report from the World Bank and the World Health...
Up to 650 000 people die of respiratory diseases linked to seasonal flu each year : WHO Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli16 Dec 2017 7:01 PM ISTUp to 650 000 deaths annually are associated with respiratory diseases from seasonal influenza, according to new estimates by the United States...
WHO updates essential medicines list with new advice on use of antibiotics Anjali Nimesh Nimesh22 Dec 2017 7:01 PM ISTNew advice on which antibiotics to use for common infections and which to preserve for the most serious circumstances is among the additions to the...
Global measles deaths fall to record low Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Dec 2017 7:01 PM ISTAnnual deaths from measles dropped below 100,000 worldwide last year for the first time, to 90,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other...
WHO prequalifies breakthrough vaccine for typhoid Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 Jan 2018 8:30 PM ISTAt the end of December 2017, WHO prequalified the first conjugate vaccine for typhoid, Bharat Biotech’s Typbar-TCV. Typhoid conjugate vaccines (TCVs)...
Just IN: WHO recommends 7-10 day bladder catheterisation for obstetric, Check out details Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 Jan 2018 8:30 PM ISTThe WHO has issued a new guideline recommending a 7 10 day period of bladder catheterisation for an obstetric complication more common in South Asia...
Spontaneous labor progression for vaginal births is slower than expected in many women Anjali Nimesh Nimesh17 Jan 2018 7:10 PM ISTCervical dilatation during labour for vaginal births can progress more slowly than the widely accepted benchmark of 1 cm/hour in many women, according...
Alcohol consumption in late teens can lead to liver problems in adulthood Ruby khatun khatun23 Jan 2018 7:15 PM ISTAmsterdam: Alcohol is the leading cause of liver cirrhosis and liver-related deaths. Results of a large long-term study in Sweden have confirmed that...
Sunbed use not a definite cause of malignant melanoma Medical Dialogues Bureau2 Feb 2018 7:10 PM ISTThere have been an observed increase in skin cancer rates recently and time and again a question has been raised whether artificial UV radiation...
