Calcium supplementation in young adulthood strengthens bones, claims new meta-analysis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 Sep 2022 3:30 AM GMTThere has been considerable debate about whether calcium supplementation has effects on bone health among young people. Further the effect of calcium...
Rising public health concerns on antibiotic overuse in India: The Lancet Dr Aditi Yadav13 Sep 2022 10:26 AM GMTAntibiotic resistance is a global health concern, making curing many infections expensive and impossible. The unwise use of antibiotics is driving...
BCG vaccine provides protection from TB to young children, not adolescents or adults: Lancet Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 Aug 2022 2:30 PM GMTThe tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is nearly 100 years old and is the only vaccine available as of now for prevention of TB....
Probiotic supplementation may benefit patients with prediabetes, diabetes or gestational diabetes Medha Baranwal24 Aug 2022 7:00 AM GMTChina: The supplementation of probiotic/prebiotic/synbiotic may improve blood sugar profile among patients with type 2 diabetes/gestational diabetes,...
Preventive vitamin A supplementation missed by two out of five eligible children in India: BMJ Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 Aug 2022 3:45 AM GMTTwo in five eligible children in India are missing out on preventive vitamin A supplementation designed to ward off the health problems associated...
Rise in pregnancy-related complications during COVID 19 pandemic Isra Zaman13 Aug 2022 4:30 AM GMTIn a paper published in JAMA Network Open, physician-scientists assessed how pregnancy-related complications and obstetric outcomes changed during...
Artificial intelligence tools to speed critical information on drug overdose deaths Dr. Nandita Mohan9 Aug 2022 3:45 AM GMTAccording to a new UCLA research, an automated process based on computer algorithms that can read text from medical examiners' death certificates can...
Risk factors in adults with CVD worsening over time despite advances in secondary prevention Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 July 2022 1:45 PM GMTIn an analysis of medical information of more than 6,000 American adults with a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD), researchers at Johns Hopkins...
Spirituality linked with better health outcomes Isra Zaman14 July 2022 4:00 AM GMTSpirituality should be incorporated into care for both serious illness and overall health, according to a study led by researchers at Harvard. ...
Study finds childhood obesity occurring at greater frequency, with more severity and at younger ages Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 July 2022 4:00 AM GMTObesity in childhood and early adolescence can be linked to poor mental health and are often precursors to chronic diseases in adulthood, including...
Cigarette smoking may double risk of developing heart failure, finds study Dr. Prem Aggarwal10 Jun 2022 4:30 AM GMTA new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that people who smoked tobacco cigarettes developed heart...
Limiting Screentime Improves Physical Activity/ Sleep in Children Dr. Nandita Mohan28 May 2022 3:30 AM GMTIn a cluster randomized clinical trial in JAMA Pediatrics designed to limit recreational screen use resulted in an increase in children's non...
