Current evidence does not support ibuprofen use for PDA prevention: Cochrane Review Medha Baranwal2 Feb 2020 10:00 AM ISTDelhi: Ibuprofen can prevent patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants but does not confer any other short-term or long-term benefits, a...
Scientists develop effective, safer and less costly polio vaccine Hina Zahid1 Feb 2020 5:15 PM ISTBethesda, Md. – As the world nears poliovirus eradication, the vaccines themselves have become the greatest threat. In response to global demand for...
FDA approves Palforzia for oral treatment of Peanut allergy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Feb 2020 9:36 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has okayed Palforzia [Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) Allergen Powder-dnfp] for treatment of allergic reactions,...
Prenatal antibiotic exposure increases risk of childhood asthma Hina Zahid31 Jan 2020 5:12 PM ISTUSA: An increasing number of antibiotics courses, early timing, and broad-spectrum prenatal antibiotic exposure were associated with increased risk...
Use of low-calorie sweeteners during pregnancy may increase weight of infants Hina Zahid30 Jan 2020 3:57 PM ISTMany people turn to artificial or so-calleUse d natural sweeteners to cut calories and lose weight. Time and again there have been studies favouring...
Smoking during pregnancy increases risk of fracture in infants Hina Zahid30 Jan 2020 5:30 AM ISTMany studies have found a link between smoking during pregnancy and growth problems in infants. But evidence of the impact of smoking during pregnancy...
Widespread Pre-school screening for T1D in may reduce prevalence of ketoacidosis: JAMA Hina Zahid29 Jan 2020 12:02 PM ISTNEW YORK- Widespread Pre-school screening for T1D in may reduce the incidence of ketoacidosis, a deadly complication of diabetes. Researchers have...
Giving opioids closer to sedation increases risk for adverse events in children Medha Baranwal24 Jan 2020 4:04 PM ISTCanada: Opioids, when administered prior to procedural sedation in children, increases the risk of adverse events -- oxygen desaturation and vomiting,...
Delhi Doctors treat rare ALCAPA syndrome on month-old baby Hina Zahid23 Jan 2020 2:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: A team of doctors at Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh performed lifesaving surgery on a month-old newborn baby to save him from a rare and...
High dose Vitamin D lowers BP in obese kids, finds new trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 Jan 2020 11:43 AM ISTPITTSBURGH- Obese children are vulnerable to vitamin D deficiency and impaired cardiovascular health therefore vitamin D replenishment might improve...
Study links maternal depression to atopic dermatitis in children Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 Jan 2020 10:00 AM ISTWASHINGTON: Maternal depression in the postpartum period, and even beyond, is associated with the development of atopic dermatitis (AD)...
Udhampur Pediatric Deaths: Toll rises to 10, as centre dispatches team Medical Dialogues Bureau20 Jan 2020 5:28 PM ISTJammu: A central team of experts has been deployed by Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, to visit J&K to investigate paediatric deaths...
