Renal Transplantation linked to improvement of anemia in CKD patients,finds study Dr Kartikeya Kohli30 March 2020 5:45 PM ISTAnemia is virtually universal at the time of kidney transplantation because chronic kidney disease (CKD) blunts erythropoietin production.Renal...
Plant based diet linked to reduction in severity of Asthma Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 March 2020 4:09 PM ISTConsumption of a plant-based diet may significantly reduce the severity of symptoms and use of asthma medications.Asthma is a common chronic condition...
Extreme high temperature linked to three fold risk of CVD deaths Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 March 2020 3:20 PM ISTDallas -- Researchers have found that extreme high temperature increases risk of dying from cardiovascular causes by thre folds.The temperature in...
Wuhan shrimp seller identified as coronavirus ''patient zero'' Meghna A Singhania30 March 2020 11:45 AM ISTWei Guixian, as identified by The Wall Street Journal, was selling shrimps at the Huanan Seafood Market on December 10 when she developed a cold.
Vitamin C may shorten ventilation time in critically ill patients Hina Zahid30 March 2020 11:30 AM ISTThe administration of vitamin C shortens the length of mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients, according to a review recently published in...
What Coronavirus looks under Electron Microscope: ICMR scientists release images Hina Zahid30 March 2020 11:15 AM ISTCoronavirus have a crown-like appearance and these spikes on the surface give this virus family its name, as corona means crown in Latin
PPE worn during COVID-19 patient care tests negative for virus: Pilot study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 March 2020 11:00 AM ISTResearchers at Singapore have found in a pilot study that healthcare workers treating patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 did not appear to have traces...
Ever growing- Global number of coronavirus victims crosses 600000 mark Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 March 2020 9:15 AM ISTThe rapidly expanding coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (SARS–CoV-2) acute respiratory pandemic is growing at a rapid pace and has assaulted all...
Heart and kidney patients should not stop their medicines: COVID-19 alert Hina Zahid30 March 2020 9:00 AM ISTAs the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds,there is considerable doubt in minds of chronic patients whether they should keep taking their medicines or not. In...
Nutrition has profound effects on gut microbial composition Hina Zahid29 March 2020 11:15 PM ISTAccording to a new study, diet is a source of, fuel for, and influencer of composition of the microbiome.
FDA approves new IV Triferic Formulation for anemia in hemodialysis patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 March 2020 11:00 PM ISTThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a New Drug Application (NDA) for Triferic AVANU, an intravenous formulation of an existing...
Low dose aspirin a day does not prevent dementia, finds study Hina Zahid29 March 2020 3:45 PM ISTMINNEAPOLIS - Daily low-dose aspirin intake does not reduce the risk of thinking and memory problems caused by mild cognitive impairment or probable...
