Loss of smell may be first sign of Covid 19 Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 March 2020 11:45 AM ISTResearchers have reported that an unexpected loss of the sense of smell may be the first sign a person has the coronavirus.The American Academy of...
Iron overload may increase asthma severity, finds study Dr. K B Aarthi24 March 2020 10:00 AM ISTIron build-up in the lung tissues may lead to deterioration of asthma symptoms and lower lung function, according to a study published in European...
Experts share tips for care of elderly during Coronavirus Pandemic Hina Zahid23 March 2020 6:00 PM ISTWACO, Texas – The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that older adults and people who have serious chronic medical...
China Begins its Phase 1 Clinical Trial for Coronavirus Vaccine Hina Zahid23 March 2020 12:11 PM ISTVolunteers of the Covid-19 phase one trial have already started receiving the vaccine.
IIT researchers develop cost effective Covid 19 test Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 March 2020 11:45 AM ISTIIT Delhi: A new test to detect to COVID-19 has been developed by researchers at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-D).The test is cost...
Global cases cross 300000 mark: Corona Update Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 March 2020 11:00 AM ISTAfter SARS and MERS, COVID-19 has been the third pandemic caused by a coronavirus that has led to worldwide panic.The global number of COVID-19 cases...
Gefapixant effective option for uncontrolled chronic cough, finds study Dr. K B Aarthi22 March 2020 6:45 PM ISTGefapixant controls chronic refractory cough by inhibiting P2X3 receptors that are associated with neuronal hypersensitization in the airways and...
FDA authorises first rapid test for Covid 19 Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 March 2020 9:04 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued the first emergency use authorization for a rapid test for detecting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that...
Ibuprofen use safe in Covid 19 infection, says FDA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 March 2020 11:45 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has refuted any scientific evidence connecting the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs),...
Favipiravir found very effective against COVID-19 in clinical trials Dr. K B Aarthi21 March 2020 11:30 AM ISTScientists at Beijing have announced that a new drug Favipiravir has been tested "very effective" against the world-sweeping COVID-19 caused by a...
Are people with certain blood groups more susceptible to COVID-19 infection? Dr. K B Aarthi20 March 2020 5:45 PM ISTBlood group A has a significantly higher risk for acquiring COVID-19 compared with non-A blood groups
COPD and Asthma linked to rheumatoid arthritis in new study Dr. K B Aarthi20 March 2020 5:15 PM ISTAsthma was associated with all rheumatoid arthritis among never-smokers and seronegative rheumatoid arthritis, but not with seropositive rheumatoid...
