Lancet: Covaxin has tolerable safety, enhanced immunity in phase 1 trials Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 Jan 2021 11:00 AM ISTIt's a good news that Covaxin has become the first Covid-19 vaccine from India to have its data published in Lancet endorsing that the vaccine...
Chloroquine Nasal Drops Have Potential To Prevent Covid-19 Infection In Early Stage: AIIMS Study Hina Zahid22 Jan 2021 2:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: A study by the doctors of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi reveals that Chloroquine (CQN), when administered as...
Scientists Discover Link Between Nicotine and Breast Cancer Metastasis Hina Zahid21 Jan 2021 8:28 PM ISTWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States, and cigarette smoking is associated with a...
Rapid blood test identifies COVID-19 patients at high risk of severe disease Hina Zahid21 Jan 2021 7:15 AM ISTOne of the most vexing aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic is doctors' inability to predict which newly hospitalized patients will go on to develop...
Pregnant women should consider taking the COVID-19 vaccine Hina Zahid20 Jan 2021 5:15 PM ISTThe question of whether pregnant women should receive the COVID-19 vaccine is a rather basic one for Dr. Linda Eckert, an UW Medicine obstetrician and...
Vitamin D supplements don't lower risk of acute respiratory tract infection: Lancet Medha Baranwal19 Jan 2021 10:00 AM ISTAustralia: Monthly doses of vitamin D supplementation (60000 IU) does not reduce the risk of acute respiratory tract infection but slightly reduced...
Common BP drug may raise risk of Lung Cancer: Study MD Bureau19 Jan 2021 7:10 AM ISTAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) are effective drugs used in the treatment of hypertension. Although these drugs are relatively safe...
Biodegradable tracheal stents make breathing easier for kids with tracheal stenosis Hina Zahid17 Jan 2021 6:30 PM ISTPediatric laryngotracheal stenosis (LTS), a narrowing of the airway in children, is a complex medical condition. While it can be something a child is...
Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation may benefit elderly with Insomnia and Sleep Apnea Dr Satabdi Saha17 Jan 2021 6:30 PM ISTHypoglossal Nerve Stimulation was successful in treating a complex veteran population with comorbid insomnia and sleep apnea (COMISA) refractory to...
Azithromycin does not improve lung function in HIV-associated chronic lung disease in children: JAMA Medha Baranwal17 Jan 2021 6:00 PM ISTUK: Prophylactic use of azithromycin was associated with a lower rate of acute respiratory exacerbations (AREs) in children with HIV-associated...
First Dose of Pfizer Vaccine Gives About 50% COVID Protection, Not 91% as claimed Hina Zahid16 Jan 2021 3:10 PM ISTAn article published by The Sun and another article in The Evening Standard reported that the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine gives "91 per cent...
Lipid biomarkers in urine can determine the type of asthma Hina Zahid15 Jan 2021 6:00 PM ISTIn a new study, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have used a urine test to identify and verify a patient's type of asthma. The study,...
