New Guideline: ICMR expands use of Hydroxychloroquine, adds ECG as prerequisite, Details MD Bureau23 May 2020 6:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: Expanding the use of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a preventive treatment against coronavirus, the ICMR has issued new set of...
New replaceable, more efficient filter for N95 masks developed Written By Hina Zahid23 May 2020 6:58 AM ISTResearchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia have developed a more efficient membrane filter that can...
BP drug if given early may reduce death risk in Covid 19, find scientists Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 May 2020 10:17 AM ISTResearchers at Ludwig Center at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have reported that prazosin an alpha blocker used for blood pressure control,...
Pirfenidone found safe, efficacious in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli19 May 2020 6:00 PM ISTPirfenidone has been found safe, and efficacious in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in a real-world cohort study.Pirfenidone is an antifibrotic...
Smoking increases ACE2 protein in lung, eases entry of Covid 19 in cells Written By Hina Zahid19 May 2020 12:30 PM ISTPrevious data from COVID-19 patients suggests that cigarette smokers are more likely to have health complications. The study suggests that...
Dangerous CV complications of Covid 19 include Heart attack, heart failure, stroke Written By Hina Zahid18 May 2020 11:03 AM ISTCoronavirus complications are not confined to respiratory system but according to an article published in The American Journal of Emergency Medicine...
Lowering Testosterone May Reduce Severity of COVID-19 Written By Hina Zahid18 May 2020 10:45 AM ISTNEW YORK, NY--There is an urgent need to identify effective therapies for COVID-19 and investigators are constantly in look out for the...
Asthma linked to longer ventilation time in younger COVID-19 patients Written By Hina Zahid16 May 2020 9:37 PM ISTResearchers at Rush University Medical Center have found in a new study that asthma is associated with longer time on ventilators for...
Interferon may help speed up recovery of COVID-19 patients, says Study Written By MD Bureau16 May 2020 11:55 AM ISTInterferon also reduced blood levels of interleukin(IL)-6 and C-reactive protein (CRP), two inflammatory proteins found in COVID-19 patients.
Treatment with interferon hastens recovery of COVID-19 patients finds study Written By Hina Zahid16 May 2020 10:00 AM ISTResearchers have found in a n exploratory study that treatment with antivirals such as interferons may significantly improve virus clearance and...
New long lasting , washable textile coating can repel viruses Written By Hina Zahid15 May 2020 6:00 PM ISTResearchers have developed a new textile coating that may not let viruses adhere to its surface in addition to blood, saliva and body liquids.Masks,...
Convalescent plasma helps improve 76% of Covid 19 patients, finds study Written By Hina Zahid15 May 2020 4:28 PM ISTHOUSTON –Convalescent plasma and hyperimmune immunoglobulin have been used successfully to treat other respiratory viruses. These treatments (given by...
