A new study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine found that morphine did not reduce chronic dyspnea in patients with cardiorespiratory disease, but online group singing improved quality of life. Consenting adults (1:1, stratified by site and causal disease) with a modified Medical Research Council breathlessness score of 3 or higher due to cardiorespiratory conditions […]
Bhopal: The Chhindwara Chemist Association has launched an indefinite strike starting midnight to protest the sealing of five chemist shops linked to the Coldrif cough syrup controversy. The association called the shop closures unfair and unjust, insisting that liability should lie with the manufacturers and approving laboratories, not local chemists who merely sold the product. […]
A new study published in the journal of Allergologia et immunopathologia showed that although there was no discernible improvement over isotonic saline, 3% hypertonic saline nasal irrigation decreased nasal symptoms and antihistamine usage in individuals with allergic rhinitis. There is ongoing discussion on the relative effectiveness of 0.9% isotonic saline and 3% hypertonic saline nasal […]
USA: A new study published in the International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology has highlighted clinical factors that can help predict the need for surgical intervention in infants with laryngomalacia. The findings offer valuable insights for clinicians aiming to optimize care and improve outcomes in affected infants. Laryngomalacia, the most common congenital laryngeal anomaly in infants, […]
FDA has approved the new furosemide injection for treating edema in adults with chronic heart failure. Lasix ONYU was developed to enable subcutaneous infusion of furosemide outside the healthcare setting for selected patients, as prescribed by a clinician without the need for a healthcare professional to administer the drug. About 6.7 million Americans suffer from […]
Intensity-modulated radiotherapy is as good as proton beam therapy for treating people with head and neck cancer, according to the results of a Cancer Research UK-funded clinical trial. The TORPEdO trial funded by Cancer Research UK and The Taylor Family Foundation, led by The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and sponsored by the Institute of Cancer […]
Researchers have discovered in a new study that irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients have a much greater long-term risk of acquiring inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) than the general population. The study concluded that IBS patients, particularly those with the diarrhea-predominant subtype (IBS-D), had a higher risk of developing ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn’s disease (CD) […]
China: Researchers have found that a higher stress hyperglycemia ratio (SHR) is strongly associated with an increased risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and in-hospital mortality among patients with sepsis. The study, published in Scientific Reports, analyzed data from 1,946 sepsis patients and highlighted that individuals in the highest SHR quartile faced a 42% […]
Researchers have found in a new study that in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) and atherosclerosis, the addition of antiplatelet therapy to anticoagulants did not reduce ischemic events but significantly increased bleeding risk. Researchers conclude that anticoagulant monotherapy may be a safer option for this high-risk population. The study was published in JAMA Neurology […]
Chennai: Officials from the Tamil Nadu Drugs Control Department uncovered horrific conditions at the Sresan Pharmaceuticals unit in Kancheepuram, where the now-banned Coldrif cough syrup was manufactured. The raid exposed open vats of boiling chemicals, leaking rusted pipes, and workers handling toxic substances without masks or gloves, a scene investigators described as a “factory of […]