Traffic-related air pollution linked to 1 in 10 cases of childhood asthma every year: Lancet Hina Zahid15 April 2019 7:25 PM ISTChildhood asthma is one of the most common serious chronic diseases in infants and children. It is not only difficult to diagnose but is incurable as...
Arsinothricin- New arsenic based broad spectrum antibiotic discovered Hina Zahid22 April 2019 9:00 AM ISTResearchers have discovered arsinothricin which is a new broad spectrum arsenic based antibiotic.Although it contains arsenic, researchers say they...
WHO hails World's first malaria vaccine program launch in Malawi Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 April 2019 7:28 PM ISTWorld's first malaria vaccine program has been launched in Malawi to immunize babies in Malawi with the RTS, S vaccine.The RTS, S vaccine had been in...
To grow up healthy, children under 5 need to sit less and play more: WHO Guidelines Hina Zahid25 April 2019 7:00 PM ISTWorld Health Organization (WHO) has released Guidelines on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior and Sleep for Children Under 5 years of Age.Children...
Curb Antimicrobial resistance promptly to avert global crisis, urges UN report Hina Zahid1 May 2019 7:25 PM ISTNo scope for waiting and watching anymore. United Nations (UN) Interagency Coordination Group (IACG) in its groundbreaking report, has called for an...
Role of Vitamin D in neonatal health Hina Zahid13 May 2019 7:02 PM ISTDid you know? Babies who do not get enough amount of vitamin D tend to have its deficiency. Here, we help you understand what the role of vitamin-D is...
A healthy lifestyle helps reduce the risk of dementia: WHO Guidelines Hina Zahid15 May 2019 7:25 PM ISTA healthy lifestyle helps reduce the risk of dementia, assert WHO Guidelines.According to new guidelines issued by the World Health Organization...
1 out of 7 babies born with a low birthweight globally: The Lancet Hina Zahid16 May 2019 7:20 PM IST1 out of 7 babies born with a low birthweight globally, according to The Lancet. This certainly calls for international action to ensure that all...
Fasting may be new medical prescription for obesity-related conditions Hina Zahid24 May 2019 7:05 PM ISTFasting may be new medical prescription for obesity-related conditions.According to research presented at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) 2019, Fasting...
Ciprofloxacin linked to sudden hypoglycemia in non-diabetic patients Deepanjana Sarkar26 May 2019 8:20 PM ISTUse of Ciprofloxacin may increase the risk of low blood sugar in patients who do not have diabetes, revealed a study published in the Journal of...
Ayurvedic polyherbal combination (PDBT) for prediabetes may reduce risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Deepanjana Sarkar28 May 2019 8:15 PM ISTA polyherbal Ayurvedic combination of [Tinospora cordifolia (Giloy), Pterocarpus marsupium (Vijayasaar), Gymnema sylvestre (Gurmar), Zingiber...
Attention Medicos!! WHO now classifies BURNOUT as a Medical Condition Deepanjana Sarkar29 May 2019 8:10 PM ISTGENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) has for the first time recognized “burnout” in its International Classification of Diseases (ICD), which...
