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Study shows enhanced immunity with booster shot of six vaccines

Dr Veena Aggarwal, Consultant Womens’ Health, CMD and Editor-in-Chief, IJCP Group & Medtalks Trustee, Dr KK’s Heart Care Foundation of India, 06 December 2021
#Multispeciality

Results of the COV-BOOST multicenter phase II trial show that the booster dose of six vaccines generated a strong immune response in persons who had completed their primary vaccination with either the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine or the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The vaccines studied included Oxford-AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech, Novavax, Janssen, Moderna, Valneva and Curevac. The side effects with all ...more

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GERD Update: Impact of ranitidine on gastric juice acidity and volume in patients undergoing laparotomy

eMediNexus, 06 December 2021
#Gastroenterology

Hendolin and colleagues evaluated the effects of an oral proton pump inhibitor (PPI) and oral ranitidine on gastric fluid volume and pH in 95 patients undergoing elective surgery.The patients received either a PPI or 300 mg of ranitidine orally at 6.00 am on the morning of surgery. One third of the patients were not given any antacid treatment.Following induction, a no. 18 nasogastric tube was pas ...more

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NEWS AND UPDATES

Liver Update: Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) in Obesity
eMediNexus, 06 December 2021
#Gastroenterology #Multispeciality #Hepatology

Obesity has obtained an epidemic dimension in India in the 21st century, with 5% of the country’s population suffering from morbid obesity. NAFLD is now w ...more

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Liver Update: Obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: From pathophysiology to therapeutics
eMediNexus, 05 December 2021
#Multispeciality

The sudden emergence of the epidemic of obesity has also increased the prevalence and severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Obesity is associate ...more

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Liver Update: Intestinal gluconeogenesis prevents obesity-linked liver steatosis and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
eMediNexus, 04 December 2021
#Gastroenterology #Multispeciality #Hepatology

Hepatic steatosis with obesity may lead to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and associated complications like cirrhosis or cancer. Intestinal gluconeog ...more

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BMC suspends two doctors, a nurse from Nair hospital for negligence leading to the death of a four-month-old boy
Express News Service, 04 December 2021
#Multispeciality

Two doctors and a nurse from Nair Hospital were suspended by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for alleged negligence in treating four persons includ ...more

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Anger or emotional upset may trigger stroke: Study
eMediNexus, 05 December 2021
#Allergy and Immunology #Cardiology #Neurology #Pathology and Lab Medicine

A global study looking into the causes of stroke has shown that 1 in 11 survivors experienced a period of anger or upset in the one hour prior to having a strok ...more

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Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in COVID-19 related acute respiratory distress syndrome
eMediNexus, 04 December 2021
#Pulmonary Medicine

Aim: A study investigated the efficacy and safety of IVIG in COVID-19 pneumonia patients needing invasive mechanical ventilation for moderate-to-severe ARDS.Stu ...more

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Trends in incidence and mortality of Tuberculosis in India over past three decades
eMediNexus, 04 December 2021
#Pulmonary Medicine

Aim: A study described the recent TB incidence and mortality trends in India from 1990 to 2019.Study design and methodsAn observational study utilized the most ...more

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Interleukin 6 in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
eMediNexus, 04 December 2021
#Pulmonary Medicine

Aim- A study investigated the role of IL-6 in patients with COPD over nine years.Study design and methods: 133 COPD patients underwent assessment at basel ...more

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Anti-inflammatory effects of ivy leaves' dry extract
eMediNexus, 04 December 2021
#Pulmonary Medicine

Aim- A study investigated if the anti-inflammatory effect of EA 575® is due to an impact on the NFκB pathway.Study Design and Method-Immunofluorescenc ...more

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Effect of Saccharomyces boulardii CNCM-I 3799 and Bacillus subtilis CU-1 on Acute Watery Diarrhea: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study in Indian Children
eMediNexus, 07 October 2021
#Pediatrics

A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study assessed the effect of combination probiotic Saccharomyces boulardii CNCM-I 3799 and Bacillus subtilis CU-1 i ...more

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Newborn bath
eMediNexus, 23 September 2021
#Pediatrics

A new article discussed that orientation of the first bath must be rendered to patients, preferably in the prenatal period, in a step-by-step manner. This can h ...more

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Efficacy and safety of ivy leaves dry extract in acute cough
eMediNexus, 07 September 2021
#Pulmonary Medicine

Aim-A study assessed the efficacy and safety of ivy leaves’extract cough formulation in the treatmentMethod-This randomized, placebo-controlled, double-bl ...more

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Treatment of acanthosis nigricans in a middle aged man with emollients
, 03 December 2021
#Dermatology

AbstractAcanthosis nigricans is a velvety, darkening of the skin that usually occurs in intertriginous areas. This hyperpigmentation has poorly defined bo ...more

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Juvenile Dermatomyositis with Calcinosis Cutis
Sibabratta Patnaik, Manas Ranjan Behera, Nirmal Kumar Mahakud, Ashwini Kumar Mohanty, 27 November 2021
#Dermatology

AbstractA case of juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) with calcinosis cutis in a 6-year-old girl. She presented with irregular fever for last two months and ...more

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Erythroderma as an indicator of hypereosinophilic syndrome
eMediNexus, 19 November 2021
#Dermatology

The commonest type of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is Mycosis fungoides (MF).1,2 MF, an archetype of CTCLs, is a peripheral epidermotropic non-Hodgkin lymph ...more

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Management of Severe Recalcitrant Dermatophytosis, Resistant to Systemic Antifungal Agents, in an Infant
, 12 November 2021
#Dermatology

AbstractThis case study relates a six-month-old-infant with severe dermatophytosis of the back, buttocks, chest and groins. Mycological examination revealed a z ...more

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Quizzes
eMediNexus, 03 December 2021
#Pulmonary Medicine

The following compound/s has shown potential in counteracting the symptoms and complications of COVID-19- ...MORE

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Quizzes
eMediNexus, 02 December 2021
#Dermatology

Tineaungium effects ...MORE

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Quizzes
eMediNexus, 26 November 2021
#Dermatology

Vitamin D analogue calcitriol is useful in the treatment of: ...MORE

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Quizzes
eMediNexus, 18 November 2021
#Dermatology

A 25-year old presents with recurrent episodes of flexural eczema, contact urticaria, recurrent skin infections and severe abdominal cramps and diarrhea upon taking sea foods. He is suffering from: ...MORE

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