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Lucknow, Sep 13 (Ians) More than half of the sepsis patients that are admitted for treatment at King George’s Medical University (Kgmu) have been found to be antibiotic resistant.

According to experts, resistance is caused by overuse or misuse of antibiotics.

Head of the respiratory critical care department, Prof Ved Prakash explained that sepsis or septicaemia, or infection in the blood can lead to damage in multiple parts of the body.

Decreased blood pressure can result in multi-organ failure and even death. “What is concerning is that antibiotic resistance is found in sepsis cases,” he added.

Prof Ved Prakash said that out of over 2,000 ICU patients treated annually in their department, more than 1,000 have developed antibiotic resistance.

This resistance significantly increases their risk of contracting sepsis.

Highlighting the reason, he said, “People are indiscriminately using antibiotics for minor issues like colds and coughs, often without a doctor’s prescription. This...

Lucknow, May 2 (Ians) There is good news for asthma patients who will now get better treatment at King George’s Medical University (Kgmu) as its pulmonary and critical care department will soon get fractional exhaled nitric oxide (Feno) testing machine used for early and easy diagnosis of the disease.

At present, spirometry, an effort-based procedure, is used to diagnose asthma and other respiratory disorders.

Dr Ved Prakash, head of pulmonary and critical care department, Kgmu, said, “Asthma deaths are preventable with early diagnosis and proper treatment. India shares 20 per cent of average 2.5 lakh asthma-related deaths reported globally in a year.”

He further said, “Due to lack of equipment and awareness, almost 70 per cent of patients remain untreated. Feno testing machine will not only help in diagnosis but will also give accurate results in one attempt as it is a handheld device used to measure nitric oxide in patients.”

“In spirometry,...

Gurugram, April 3 (Ians) WoMEN Sports Foundation (Wsf), a non-governmental organisation that has been working on multi-purpose objectives for the past 11 years with sports and healthcare being the major focus, organised a cricket match between Haryana Officers XI and Organisers XI, here.

In a keenly contested match, the Organisers XI, led by Piyush Sachdeva defeated Haryana Officers XI, skippered by Nishant Yadav, Ias by seven runs to win the Wsf T20 Cup. Former India International cricketers Rp Singh and Sarandeep Singh joined the celebrations and graced the occasion with their presence.

On this occasion, Piyush Sachdeva, also the founder and Chairman of Wsf, thanked all the participants and shared, “This was a celebration for our foundation and there is no better way to do this other than organising a cricket match between two important stakeholders in our society. We are thankful to all our Partners, Supporters and Media Fraternity which has...

Lucknow, Oct 10 (Ians) Low immunity and inflammation in lungs have increased the risk of tuberculosis in patients who suffered serious Covid-19 infection during the second wave.

Prof Rajendra Prasad, renowned pulmonologist, said that he has come across TB patients, who had been severely infected with the novel coronavirus during the second wave.

“Four such patients have come to me in the past three months,” said Prof Prasad.

Senior physician at Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (Spm) hospital, Dr Ashok Yadav also claimed to have come across two such patients while many others also agreed witnessing one or two such cases. They also discussed resurfacing of TB in serious Covid-19 patients even after completing full treatment (of TB).

Prof Prasad, said, “Due to serious infection, the immunity gets decreased while inflammation in lungs following Covid-19 infection could be the reason behind these cases.”

Prof Ved Prakash, head, pulmonary and critical care department, King...

With the Academy Awards and the Independent Spirit Awards set for this weekend, higher profile Specialty newcomers are mostly taking a step back. Roadside Attractions however is going for a nearly wide roll out of family-faith-drama Run The Race, a genre it has had success with in the past. Bollywood is also stepping out in North America in a couple hundred locations with comedy Total Dhamaal, in conjunction with a release in over 50 countries. Oscilloscope is opening San Francisco Film Festival debut doc Wrestle by Suzannah Herbert and co-director Lauren Belfer with an exclusive New York run this weekend before heading to L.A. And newcomer Santa Rita Film Co. is opening upstart drama The Iron Orchard in north Texas locations this weekend before opening New York, L.A. and other select cities March 1.

Run The Race

Director-writer: Chris Dowling

Writers: Jake McEntire, Jason Baumgardner

Cast: Tanner Stine, Kristoffer Polaha,...

Total Dhamaal movie has released and here is the movie review. The third installment of the money spinning Dhamaal film series which gets bigger with the inclusion of Ajay Devgn, Madhuri Dixit and Anil Kapoor, along with the key regulars Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi and Jaaved Jaaferi. Does Indra Kumar take the stakes of laughter and entertainment higher in the third installment/franchise of Dhamaal? Let?s find out in the movie review of Total Dhamaal.

Does Total Dhamaal get boring at any point?

No, if you are a sucker for goofy, no brainers that are purely designed to make you laugh then Total Dhamaal is for you, it won?t bore you or make you go to sleep and snore.

What is the story of Total Dhamaal? What is this circus all about?

The story doesn?t have any iota of innovative glory, it?s the same template with...

Vishal Bharadwaj and Ekta Kapoor are taking the promotions for Ek Thi Daayan a notch higher. They came up with a unique idea of producing a television series called ‘Ek Thi Naayika’, for which the top actresses of the television industry were roped in. Now, the duo is all set to release a book called ‘Daayan’ by Ved Prakash Sharma. This book will have real stories related to witches and supernatural powers.

Apart from the stories it will also have a gist of the film. Interestingly, in one of the episodes, starring Shweta Tiwari had shown her reading a Ved Prakash novel about daayans.

The book will soon be available in stores.

Ek Thi Daayan, which stars Emraan Hashmi,Kalki Koechlin, Konkona Sen Sharma, and Huma Qureshi is all set to release on 19th April, 2013.

Check out the cover of the book!

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Vishal Bharadwaj and Ekta Kapoor are taking the promotions for Ek Thi Daayan a notch higher!Firstly they came up with a unique idea of producing a television series called 'Ek Thi Naayika', for which the top actresses of the television industry were roped in. Now, the duo is all set to release a book called ‘Daayan’ by Ved Prakash Read More...

Vishal Bharadwaj and Ekta Kapoor are taking the promotions for Ek Thi Daayan a notch higher. They came up with a unique idea of producing a television series called 'Ek Thi Naayika', for which the top actresses of the television industry were roped in. Now, the duo is all set to release a book called 'Daayan' by Ved Prakash Sharma. This book will have real stories related to witches and supernatural powers. Apart from the stories, it will also have a gist of the film. Interestingly, in one of the episodes, Shweta Tiwari was shown reading a Ved Prakash novel about daayans. The book will soon be available in stores. Ek Thi Daayan is all set to release on 19th April, 2013. Watch Promo: Ek Thi Daayan...

Bollywood and Tellywood will always remain the hottest and fatal attraction for Indians. Especially,when it comes to identifying any celebrity in a public place... and if its one of the most talked about, he/ she is sure to sure to get mobbed. And that's what happened with Rishi Khurana, aka Ved Prakash Chaturvedi of Saas Bina Sasural on Sony TV. Recently, Rishi, the actor who essays the role of a Brahmachari in the TV serial, after his shoot went out ...

What happens when a Brahmchari gets attracted to a girl??? What should a Brahmchari, who is supposed to avoid even the touch of women, befriends one and starts falling in love with her??? Should he let go and enjoy the experience of togetherness with his future soul mate or refrain from any emotion or feeling of affinity and love??? These are the questions Ved Prakash Chaturvedi of Saas Bina Sasural will find solutions for in the days to come. Yes,we are talking about the sidha-sadha, bhagwaan ka bhakt Ved, which is a character scripted in the TV serial featured on Sony TV, Not difficult to remember ...