Doctors prescribe more than two-third of antibiotics needlessly: DAK Medical Dialogues Bureau14 May 2018 5:16 PM ISTSrinagar:Â Alleging that far too many antibiotics are needlessly prescribed in Kashmir, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) said more than two-third of...
Self-medication can be kiss of death: Experts savita thakur thakur11 Dec 2017 9:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: Self-medication has been observed as a global phenomenon and potential contributor to human pathogen resistance to antibiotics.The adverse...
Lancet Studies find worrying over-and-underuse of medicine worldwide savita thakur thakur9 Jan 2017 10:02 AM ISTLONDON: Up to 70 percent of hysterectomies in the United States, a quarter of knee replacements in Spain and more than half the antibiotics prescribed...
Do not take antibiotics without doctors prescription: Modi savita thakur thakur1 Aug 2016 12:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people not to take antibiotic medicines without a doctor's prescription."The habit of taking antibiotics...
Allopathic Surgery, Ayurvedic Medicines- And the combination Works! Geeta Sharma Sharma3 May 2016 3:43 PM ISTMeerut:In a one of its kind surgery, the two pathies of allopathy and ayurveda were seen coming together  to bring about a miraculous recovery for a...
Ahmedabad: Municipal Corporation to inquire botched eye surgeries at LG Hospital Pooja Bhatia Bhatia19 March 2016 1:16 PM ISTAhmedabad Municipal Corporation has taken further action to probe the alleged botched eye surgeries at the LG hospital recently. There has been a...
Antibiotic use may lead to Delirium : Study Meghna A Singhania21 Feb 2016 3:50 PM ISTNew York: The US researchers have found that antibiotics -- a powerful drug that fights bacterial infection -- may be linked to a serious disruption...
IMA asks doctors not to prescribe antibiotics for common cold Meghna A Singhania24 Jan 2016 12:58 PM ISTNew Delhi : The Indian Medical Association (IMA) today asked the doctors not to prescribe antibiotics for adults suffering from common cold,...
Blood Test May Predict If You Really Need Antibiotics savita thakur thakur23 Jan 2016 11:08 AM ISTAntibiotics are often overprescribed and misused, leading to a global threat of antibiotic resistance. But in a new study, researchers say they’re a...
Kerala: state launches first antibiotic stewardship programme savita thakur thakur21 Jan 2016 1:14 PM ISTIn view of the rising concern on the overuse of antibiotics, which in turn, results in the body slowly developing antibiotic resistance, Kerala has...
NHRC demands action against fake drugs racket in Odisha Pooja Bhatia Bhatia8 Dec 2015 11:30 AM ISTWith Rajasthan reporting a fake drug with links to a company in Odisha, the National Human Right Commission has sought an immediate...
Daily Antibiotics May Prevent Drug Resistant Tuberculosis savita thakur thakur25 Nov 2015 12:48 PM ISTPrescribing antibiotic doses once or twice a week for tuberculosis (TB) treatment are more likely to lead to drug resistant strains than daily...
