Vaccine could be available this year, says UK scientist MD Bureau23 April 2020 6:00 PM ISTLondon, April 23 (IANS) Two scientists who are leading the charge for a vaccine in the UK have been speaking about their projects. Professor Sarah...
Novel Covid 19 experimental test may deliver results in half an hour Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 April 2020 8:32 PM ISTResearchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden along with researchers in China have developed new diagnostic test for COVID-19 that can be performed...
Metronidazole linked to peripheral and central nervous system toxicity Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 April 2020 6:15 PM ISTMetronidazole increased risk of adverse peripheral and central nervous system events compared to clindamycin, finds a new study.The case study has...
Lopinavir/ritonavir and Arbidol not found effective in COVID-19 Hina Zahid22 April 2020 4:45 PM ISTResearchers have found that lopinavir/ritonavir or Arbidol--antivirals do not benefit patients of mild to moderate Covid 19 v patients.An exploratory...
MMR vaccines do not increase risk of autism confirms Cochrane Review Hina Zahid22 April 2020 4:45 PM ISTThe MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) is a combined vaccine that protects against all three infections.New evidence published in the Cochrane Library has...
Managing MI during Covid 19 pandemic- SCAI, ACC, ACEP consensus statement Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 April 2020 12:45 PM ISTWASHINGTON -American College of Cardiology (ACC), Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), and American College of Emergency...
FDA approves ibrutinib Plus Rituximab for treating Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 April 2020 12:31 PM ISTHORSHAM -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval of IMBRUVICA® (ibrutinib) in combination with rituximab for the treatment...
WHO guidance to detect iron deficiency during pregnancy and protect brain development Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 April 2020 10:12 AM ISTWorld health organization has released its guidelines for detection of iron deficiency and protection of brain development.Detection of iron...
FDA approves first at home self swab coronavirus test Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 April 2020 10:09 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to the first diagnostic test with a home collection option for...
Covid-19 may persist in stool samples upto 22 days, finds BMJ study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 April 2020 9:11 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study of patients in China that covid-19 virus persists longer and peaks later in the respiratory tissue of patients...
Coffee increases sensitivity to sweetness, makes sweet food sweeter Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 April 2020 8:25 PM ISTResearchers at Aarhus University have found that coffee makes one more sensitive to sweetness. Therefore sweet food is even sweeter when you drink...
Lung injury in COVID-19 not like seen in high altitude pulmonary edema Hina Zahid21 April 2020 6:45 PM ISTNew Rochelle, NY - Experts have refuted that lung injury seen in Covid 19 cases is not similar to one encountered in high altitude pulmonary...
