Asthma drugs may enhance sprint and strength performance in athletes: Study Hina Zahid4 Aug 2020 12:00 PM ISTA type of asthma drug, known as Beta2-agonists, can boost sprint and strength performance in athletes who don't have the respiratory condition, finds...
Pregnant Black and Hispanic women five times more prone to coronavirus exposure Hina Zahid31 July 2020 6:00 AM ISTPHILADELPHIA -- Black and Hispanic pregnant women in Philadelphia are five times as likely as white and Asian women to have been exposed to the novel...
DPP-4 inhibitors use not linked to pneumonia in diabetics, says study Medha Baranwal28 July 2020 8:03 PM ISTItaly: The use of dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 inhibitors (DPP-4i) in people with type 2 diabetes is safe with regard to pneumonia risk, a recent study...
Low Vitamin D level an independent risk factor for COVID-19 infection: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 July 2020 9:00 PM ISTThe researchers from the Leumit Health Services (LHS) and the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine of Bar-Ilan University have identified that low plasma...
Metformin use may increase hospitalisation in COPD with diabetes, says study Medha Baranwal27 July 2020 10:38 AM ISTTaiwan: Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and COPD who are using metformin should be aware of pulmonary risks associated with its use, suggests a...
Low physical activity may increase hospitalisation risk in bronchiectasis: Study Dr.Niharika Harsha B24 July 2020 10:56 PM ISTA recent study found that low levels of physical activity and high sedentary time increased the risk of hospitalisation due to bronchiectasis...
FDA approves First blood Test to Identify fatal allergy to Red Meat Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 July 2020 9:02 AM ISTPORTAGE --The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ImmunoCAP Specific IgE alpha-Gal Allergen Component test to help specialists and...
Once daily fixed dose inhaler of steroids and LABA effective in asthma, finds study Dr.Niharika Harsha B23 July 2020 6:30 PM ISTOnce daily Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) of Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) and Long Acting Beta-Agonists (LABA) are safe and significantly improved lung...
DCGI shows green flag to Mylan TB drug Pretomanid Ruchika Sharma23 July 2020 11:54 AM ISTThe Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved Pretomanid for conditional access under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Program(NTEP),...
Vitamin D supplementation may not lower risk of TB infection finds NEJM study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 July 2020 4:00 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that Vitamin D supplementation did not result in a lower risk of tuberculosis infection or tuberculosis disease....
Aerosolized chlorpheniramine provides relief in exercise-induced asthma Medha Baranwal21 July 2020 6:30 PM ISTINDIA: The use of aerosolized chlorpheniramine provides relief in exercise-induced asthma (EIB) by causing bronchodilation during the resting period,...
Preliminary study suggests tuberculosis vaccine may be limiting COVID-19 deaths Hina Zahid21 July 2020 1:36 PM ISTOne of the emerging questions about the coronavirus that scientists are working to understand is why developing countries are showing markedly lower...
