Five days of antibiotics good enough for children with pneumonia: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 March 2021 11:15 PM ISTHamilton: Many parents know the struggle of having to make children with pneumonia finish the usual 10-day course in antibiotics despite the child...
Patients do not require antibiotics after most sinus surgeries: Study Medha Baranwal27 Feb 2021 8:00 AM ISTBoston, MA: Antibiotics are not required after most endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS), finds a recent study in the journal IFAR: International Forum of...
InUtero Antibiotic Exposure is Tied to Asthma Risk in Kids MD Bureau25 Feb 2021 6:00 PM ISTAsthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood, affecting >10% of children worldwide. In a recent study, researchers have reported that...
Delayed antibiotics reduce adverse GI effects in kids with respiratory infections: Study Medha Baranwal18 Feb 2021 11:00 AM ISTSpain: Children with uncomplicated respiratory tract infections (RTIs) who received delayed antibiotic prescription (DAP) had reduced gastrointestinal...
Colistin has high nephrotoxicity risk, use as last resort antibiotic: Study Medha Baranwal11 Feb 2021 7:15 PM ISTUSA: Colistin should be used as a last resort treatment and when possible safer alternatives should be considered, suggests a recent review in the...
Intake of Opioids or certain antibiotics during pregnancy not tied to major birth defects Hina Zahid11 Feb 2021 6:30 AM ISTTwo studies published by The BMJ today find no links between prescription opioids or macrolide antibiotics taken during pregnancy and risk of major...
Antibiotic exposure in third trimester linked to asthma in offspring: BMJ Medha Baranwal10 Feb 2021 9:23 PM ISTDenmark: In utero exposure to antibiotics in mid-to-late pregnancy increases asthma risk in vaginally born children, finds a recent study in the BMJ...
Oral antibiotics alone noninferior to IV followed by oral antibiotics in appendicitis patients: JAMA Medha Baranwal13 Jan 2021 11:02 AM ISTFinland: Adults with uncomplicated acute appendicitis treated with oral antibiotics versus IV followed by oral antibiotics had almost equal treatment...
Violations of Drugs and Cosmetics Act: License of 18 medical stores suspended in Jnk Ruchika Sharma11 Jan 2021 9:00 AM ISTThe reasons for suspension ranged from Non maintenance of Sales records, Impersonation, Unhygienic/Insanitary Conditions, Improper storage conditions...
Antibiotics Not Needed After Most Sinus Surgeries finds clinical trial Hina Zahid7 Jan 2021 3:15 PM ISTAntibiotics are not necessary for patients after most routine endoscopic sinus surgeries despite the common practice to prescribe them, according to a...
Wockhardt secures CDSCO panel conditional nod to conduct Phase IV Trial of Levonadifloxacin MD Bureau6 Jan 2021 6:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: Pharmaceutical and biotechnology major Wockhardt Ltd. has recently secured permission from the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of the...
Antihypertensives, antibiotics don't restrict abdominal aortic aneurysm complications: Study Dr Satabdi Saha1 Jan 2021 7:30 PM ISTAccording to a recent meta-analysis ,neither blood pressure-lowering medications or antibiotics limit growth or clinically relevant events in people...
