Vitamin D supplementation fails to reduce risk of COVID-19, find two trials Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 Sept 2022 9:30 AM ISTFor a long time, Vitamin D metabolites have been recognised to boost innate immune responses to respiratory viruses and bacteria. Further some studies...
Artificial sweeteners no healthy and safe alternatives to sugar, linked to heart disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 Sept 2022 4:00 AM ISTArtificial sweeteners are widely used as no or low calorie alternatives to sugar. They are found in variety of products globally including...
No link between COVID-19 in pregnancy and higher risk of preterm birth or stillbirth Roshni Dhar22 Aug 2022 9:45 AM ISTVaccination against covid-19 during pregnancy is not associated with a higher risk of preterm birth, small gestational age at birth, or...
Standing desks alongside other measures cut office workers' sitting time by an hour a day Roshni Dhar22 Aug 2022 9:00 AM IST Using a standing desk alongside a package of other measures to encourage office workers to sit less and move more, reduced sitting time by...
Monkeypox Symptoms different this time than previous outbreaks, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Aug 2022 5:04 PM ISTA study published by The BMJ today identifies important differences in monkeypox symptoms between the current outbreak and previous outbreaks in...
New study updates evidence on risk of myocarditis and pericarditis after COVID vaccination Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 July 2022 3:30 AM ISTA study published by The BMJ today provides an up to date summary of evidence on the risk of myocarditis and pericarditis after mRNA vaccination...
Experimental "blood washing" a sought after treatment by Long covid patients: BMJ Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 July 2022 7:30 AM ISTThousands of people experiencing the debilitating symptoms of long covid are travelling abroad to seek costly but unproven treatments such as "blood...
Overall risks of shoulder surgery low, but study finds significant risk of reoperation Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 July 2022 6:45 AM ISTRates of serious complications associated with shoulder surgery are low, but one in 26 patients need further surgery within a year, finds a study in...
Infertility and pregnancy loss may increase women's risk of stroke later in life Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 Jun 2022 1:30 PM ISTReproductive history may have bearing on your stroke risk. According to an analysis of eight prospective cohort studies, history of infertility,...
Children having bronchitis during childhood prone to have asthma and pneumonia later Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 Jun 2022 9:30 AM ISTAccording to research from the Allergy and Lung Health Unit at the University of Melbourne, bronchitis in early childhood has been found to increase...
Treating menopause as hormone deficiency requiring treatment unhelpful for some Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTTreating menopause as a hormone deficiency requiring treatment is inaccurate and fuels negative expectations which might be harmful to women, argue...
Gestational diabetes tied to caesarean delivery and excessive birth weight in infants: BMJ Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Jun 2022 10:30 AM ISTGestational diabetes is associated with increased odds of a range of complications for both mother and baby, including caesarean delivery, severe...
