Updated guidelines for pediatric mycoplasma pneumoniae infection released by Chinese Medical Association Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 March 2025 5:00 AM ISTMycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP) is a bacterial pathogen that causes pneumonia in school-aged children and adolescents. It spreads through...
Latest Study Finds Fixed-Dose Combination of Paracetamol, Phenylephrine, and Chlorpheniramine Maleate Effective and Safe for Common Cold in Indian Adults Dr. Garima Soni25 Dec 2024 11:34 AM ISTThe fixed-dose combination (FDC) of Paracetamol 500 mg, Phenylephrine 10 mg, and Chlorpheniramine maleate 2 mg was effective and safe for the...
Fact Check: Can Putting Alcohol On Neck Make Your Cough Disappear? Nidhi Srivastava9 Nov 2024 11:33 AM ISTA viral Instagram reel claims that Putting Alcohol On Neck can Make Your Cough Disappear. This claim by the Instagram user is FalseClaimIn a viral...
DCGI bans this popular anti-cold FDC for children under 4 Farhat Nasim14 Oct 2024 4:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has banned use of popular anti-cold cocktail medicine combination for children under four years...
Indian Chest Society launches special booklet on cough management Ruchika Sharma14 May 2024 1:30 PM ISTThe Indian Chest Society (ICS) has unveiled a special booklet titled 'Guidelines For Cough Management in India,' focusing on the comprehensive...
Endotracheal tube cuff lignocaine prevents postextubation cough in children undergoing elective surgery: Study Dr Monish Raut14 May 2024 8:15 AM ISTRecently published research paper investigates the efficacy of using intracuff lignocaine in preventing postextubation cough in pediatric patients...
Gold Executive Summary of Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 2023 Report Dr. Nandita Mohan18 March 2024 7:45 PM ISTLung diseases have become more prominent since the pandemic to create more awareness about them. The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung...
80 percent with TB have no persistent cough contrary to prevalent belief: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli15 March 2024 8:00 PM ISTMore than 80% of patients with tuberculosis, the world's most deadly infection, do not have a persistent cough, despite this being seen as a key...
Prolonged cough? In most cases, patience is the treatment Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 Feb 2024 4:00 AM ISTCoughing after a respiratory infection is common and, in most cases, will resolve with time, according to an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical...
Morphine promising treatment to palliate cough in IPF patients: PACIFY COUGH study Medha Baranwal22 Jan 2024 5:00 PM ISTUK: Findings from the PACIFY COUGH study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine have shown morphine to be promising as an effective treatment to...
Fact Check: Can Rubbing Vicks vapour rub and eucalyptus oil on the soles of feet cure cough and Cold? MD Fact Check team16 Jan 2024 12:39 PM ISTAn Instagram video claims that rubbing Vicks Vapourub and eucalyptus oil on the soles of feet cures cough, Cold, and fever. Claim: An Instagram video...
USFDA declines to approve Merck chronic cough drug Gefapixant Ruchika Sharma21 Dec 2023 11:30 AM ISTNew Jersey: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declined to approve Merck's drug for chronic cough, the company said on Wednesday,...
