PPI's may increase the risk of fracture in children Dr. K B Aarthi19 March 2020 8:00 PM ISTUS: Proton pump inhibitors are widely used to treat acid reflux and other upper intestinal disorders in children as well as adults. Although PPIs have...
No benefit of antibiotics in suspected childhood Pneumonia Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 March 2020 6:00 PM ISTChildren with suspected community-acquired pneumonia and discharged home from the emergency department (ED) experience the same rate of treatment...
Terbinafine use safe during pregnancy: JAMA Dr. K B Aarthi17 March 2020 5:00 PM ISTA new study published in JAMA Dermatology has declared Terbinafine use safe during pregnancy. Terbinafine is assigned as category B to pregnancy by...
Breast milk may help prevent sepsis in premature infants Dr. K B Aarthi17 March 2020 1:45 PM ISTBreast milk containing higher amounts of epidermal growth factor would not kill harmful or beneficial bacteria in the gut but might keep such bacteria...
24-hour BP data may not predict prognosis in children with CKD Dr Kartikeya Kohli16 March 2020 6:45 PM ISTWashington, DC --Diagnostic workup for hypertension in children may include wearing a device that monitors blood pressure over 24 hours. Blood...
COVID-19 not transmitted from pregnant mother to newborn, confirms Chinese study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 March 2020 11:34 AM ISTCOVID-19 not transmitted from pregnant mothers to newborns, confirms Chinese study.Midst increased transmission and increasing mortality withnovel...
COVID-19 less Severe in Children: Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli15 March 2020 5:45 PM IST As the number of COVID-19 cases caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 rise , the panic spreads...
Ceftriaxone may cause immune hemolytic anaemia in pediatric patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli15 March 2020 5:30 PM ISTAccording to a new systematic review, ceftriaxone may give rise to the most serious adverse drug reaction of immune hemolytic anaemia in pediatric...
Prenatal aerobic exercise may improve fetal cardiac function, finds study Dr. K B Aarthi14 March 2020 10:30 AM ISTSignificant differences in fetal LV cardiac outflow was observed with greater aortic valve peak velocity among fetuses of aerobically-trained pregnant...
Leaving infant to 'cry it out' doesn't effect their behaviour or development Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 March 2020 7:45 PM ISTResearchers from the University of Warwick have found that leaving an infant to 'cry it out' from birth up to 18 months does not adversely affect...
Breastfeeding in early infancy decreases risk of allergies and asthma Hina Zahid10 March 2020 2:15 PM ISTBreastfeeding for the first 3 months reduced risk of respiratory allergies and asthma when children reached 6 years of age, according to a new study.
Saliva Test may predict childhood obesity risk Hina Zahid8 March 2020 2:00 PM ISTA biomarker in saliva may predict obesity risk in children before it starts manifesting reports the journal BMC Medical Genetics.
