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Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia or Respiratory insufficiency

Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia or Respiratory insufficiency

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Bronchopulmonary dysplasia or chronic lung disease of infancy is seen in premature and low birth weight infants. It results from lung and airway damage caused by prolonged oxygen therapy and ventilator support in these babies.

Test Your Knowledge on Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT)

Test Your Knowledge on Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT)

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Ear, nose and throat are important organs and disease in one area can affect the others. ENT specialist or otolaryngologist treats related diseases. Test your knowledge on ENT common conditions

How and When to Stop Breastfeeding

How and When to Stop Breastfeeding

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If you want to stop breastfeeding, then here is your guide to doing it the right way. Find the answers to all your questions regarding weaning off breast milk, including when and how to do it!

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Methadone and Buprenorphine May Lower Mortality Risk After Nonfatal Opioid Overdose

Methadone and Buprenorphine May Lower Mortality Risk After Nonfatal Opioid Overdose

Drug News Jun 19 2018 12:34 PM

Medication such as methadone and buprenorphine may reduce the chance of death after nonfatal opioid overdose.

Risky Opioid Prescriptions May Up Mortality Risk

Risky Opioid Prescriptions May Up Mortality Risk

Research News Jun 19 2018 11:57 AM

Risky opioid prescriptions may increase mortality risk. As the number of risky opioid prescriptions increases, the chance of dying and their odds of death also goes higher.

Daily Fasting May Improve Weight Loss

Daily Fasting May Improve Weight Loss

Diet & Nutrition News Jun 19 2018 11:17 AM

Daily fasting based on time-restricted eating, the 16:8 diet named for its 16 hours of fasting and its 8 hours of feasting may reduce weight loss and lower blood pressure.

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Diabetes may be an Early Expression of Pancreatic Cancer

Diabetes may be an Early Expression of Pancreatic Cancer

Health Watch Jun 18 2018 6:08 PM

Diabetes may be an early manifestation of pancreatic cancer, Oxford University research claims. Recent-onset diabetes is strikingly higher among pancreatic cancer patients compared with those with colorectal, breast, and prostate cancer.

World Sickle Cell Day

World Sickle Cell Day

Health Watch Jun 18 2018 5:15 PM

World Sickle Cell Day falls on 19 June each year. Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is the most common genetic disorder in the world. World Sickle Cell Day was earmarkedby the United Nations officially in 2008.

Gene Editing Technology can Predict Heart Disease Risk Accurately

Gene Editing Technology can Predict Heart Disease Risk Accurately

Health in Focus Jun 18 2018 4:54 PM

Heart disease risk can be predicted accurately by combining stem cell and gene editing technologies, as they help predict those gene variants that increase the risk of heart disease.

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Gene Editing Technology can Predict Heart Disease Risk Accurately

Gene Editing Technology can Predict Heart Disease Risk Accurately

Stem cell and gene editing technologies can help in accurately predicting heart disease-causing potential of specific gene variants.

Stress in Childhood Affects Brain Development during Adolescence

Stress in Childhood Affects Brain Development during Adolescence

Stress due to negative experiences during childhood may lead to faster maturation of certain regions of the brain during adolescence.

Women Who Sleep Early are Less Likely to Develop Depression

Women Who Sleep Early are Less Likely to Develop Depression

Women who go to sleep early and also wake up early in the morning are less likely to develop depression.

Levodopa & Carbidopa: Drug to Treat Parkinson's Disease and Related Movement Disorders

Levodopa & Carbidopa: Drug to Treat Parkinson's Disease and Related Movement Disorders

Levodopa/carbidopa is used for treating parkinson's disease symptoms such as stiffness, tremors, and movement restriction. It is also used for post-encephalitic parkinsonism and parkinsonism caused by carbonmonoxide or manganese poisoning.

Fluoxetine: Antidepressant Used to Treat Depressive Illness, OCD, Bulimia and Panic disorder

Fluoxetine: Antidepressant Used to Treat Depressive Illness, OCD, Bulimia and Panic disorder

Fluoxetine is a selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor belongs to class of antidepressants. It is prescribed for major depressive illness, post-traumatic stress disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Metronidazole (Flagyl): Antiprotozoal Drug to Treat Amebic Dysentery and Vaginal Infections

Metronidazole (Flagyl): Antiprotozoal Drug to Treat Amebic Dysentery and Vaginal Infections

Metronidazole, a broad spectrum nitroimidazole antimicrobial or antiprotozoal drug prescribed to treat amebiasis, trichomoniasis, bacterial vaginosis, giardiasis, pseudomembranous colitis, rosacea, periodontitis, and lung abscess.

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