Medicines take most of patient's money in India : JAMA report Isra Zaman2 Jun 2022 10:00 AM ISTA major proportion of expenditure for Indian patients goes into medicines, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical...
Easier ways to swallow tablets in various forms Dr. Nandita Mohan2 Jun 2022 9:00 AM ISTTo make it easier to give those medicines, researchers have created a drug-delivering gel that is much easier to swallow and could be used to...
A synthetic antibiotic cilagicin may be answer to drug-resistant pathogens Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli31 May 2022 9:45 AM ISTA new antibiotic, synthesized at The Rockefeller University and derived from computer models of bacterial gene products, appears to neutralize even...
Goa: 5 MBBS interns rusticated after ganja found in GMC hostel Medical Dialogues Bureau30 May 2022 4:30 PM IST"Three days ago, the five had arrived at the hostel in a drunken state. When they were checked, ganja was found. The consignment was seized and the...
Bentrio Nasal Spray alleviates symptoms of allergic rhinitis due to House Dust Mite Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 May 2022 8:00 PM ISTSymptoms resulting from allergy to house dust mites can be effectively alleviated by a nasal spray compared with no treatment, according to a press...
Metformin improves antibacterial treatment speed and effectiveness, report researchers Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 May 2022 7:45 PM ISTOld dogs may not learn new tricks, but old drugs can, according to a research team based in China. The collaboration found that Metformin, a small...
Private pharmacies at Govt Hospitals now under Govt Scanner Sanchari Chattopadhyay18 May 2022 5:30 PM ISTHyderabad: The government is considering the possibility of shutting down private pharmacies on the premises of State-run hospitals. The state...
Albuterol and budesonide combo reduces risk of severe asthma exacerbations: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 May 2022 8:00 PM ISTA global study of asthma patients by Rutgers and an international team of researchers found a combination of two drugs dramatically reduces the...
Cholesterol lowering drugs for high heart risk patients must be added Dr. Nandita Mohan16 May 2022 11:00 AM ISTA panel of international experts and patients in The BMJ said that additional cholesterol- lowering drugs should be offered to patients with high...
Reduction of CV events by PCSK9 inhibitors and ezetimibe: Clinical practice guideline Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 May 2022 9:30 AM ISTAdditional cholesterol lowering drugs should be offered to patients with high levels of 'bad' (LDL) cholesterol (70 mg/dl or higher) who are also at...
Journal Club - Common medication related errors in home care Dr. Nandita Mohan9 May 2022 2:39 PM ISTIn a questionnaire-based study published in Pharmacology Research & Perspectives that included 485 fully trained nurses of 107 home care...
Some arthritis drugs may reduce Alzheimer's and related dementias risk in those with heart disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 May 2022 9:00 AM ISTNew findings from the ongoing Drug Repurposing for Effective Alzheimer's Medicines (DREAM) study(link is external) suggest that certain rheumatoid...
