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A recent review published in JAMA (March 2024) by Stoopler et al. offers an evidence-based synthesis of three of the most prevalent oral conditions:1. Xerostomia (dry mouth)2. Oral candidiasis3. Recurrent
Harvard and MIT researchers are developing a face mask that lights up when it detects the coronavirus 13th May 2020: For many years the team of bioengineers at Harvard and
Tata Sons to help make ‘Feluda’, CSIR’s Satyajit Ray-inspired Covid paper test kit 7th May 2020: Tata Sons has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Council of Scientific and
As India hits the 1 million tests mark, case positivity rate dips to 3.8% 4th May 2020: Test positivity rate refers to the proportion of positive cases among the total
Heartburn drug trial shows ‘reasonable confidence’ famotidine could help treat coronavirus 28th April 2020: Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling said that scientists working on a drug trial for Famotidine, a
Indian researchers to go for clinical trial of `sepsis drug’ against novel coronavirus 23rd April 2020: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is leaving no stone unturned in
1. Researchers find rheumatoid arthritis drug is promising coronavirus treatment 17th April 2020: Researchers at Georgia State University have found that auranofin, a drug approved for rheumatoid arthritis, may be
1. ICMR introduces rapid antibody and pool tests to speed-up coronavirus testing in India 14th April 2020:The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the apex medical body monitoring the spread
Perinatal and infant oral health care can prevent or reduce tooth decay in infants and children. Perinatal and infant oral health form the very premise upon which preventive education and
How is self-quarantining different from self-isolating? Although the two terms sound similar, there is a small difference between them. Isolation is about “separating sick people with a contagious disease from
