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Dapagliflozin is new treatment for heart failure, finds NEJM study
Sep 20, 2019Cardiac Sciences Diabetes and Endo
Heart failure occurs when the heart is no longer able to efficiently pump blood in the body as it ...Read more »

Take Blood culture before initiating treatment in suspected sepsis: Annals of Internal Medicine
Sep 19, 2019Anesthesiology Critical Care
Take Blood culture before initiating treatment in suspected sepsis emphasizes a study appearing in j...Read more »

Blood sugar control: Insulin degludec better than insulin glargine, reveal results from CONCLUDE trial
Sep 19, 2019Diabetes and Endo Medicine
Low blood sugar or hypoglycemia is the most common side effect of insulin glargine -- used for the m...Read more »

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FDA approves first GLP-1oral drug, Semaglutide for blood sugar control in type 2 diabetes
Sep 20, 2019Diabetes and Endo
Food and Drug Administration has approved first GLP-1 oral drug Semaglutide for blood sugar con...Read more »

First: PGIMER neurosurgeons develop endoscopic classification of Dandy-Walker Syndrome in small children
Sep 20, 2019Neurosciences
New Delhi: Team of neurosurgeons from the department of Neurosurgery at the Post Graduate Institute ...Read more »

Long term use of high blood pressure medicine- ACE inhibitors lowers type 2 diabetes risk
Sep 20, 2019Diabetes and Endo
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are high blood pressure drugs that dilate blood vesse...Read more »

New Drug application filed for Acquired Blepharoptosis after promising results in clinical trial
Sep 20, 2019Ophthalmology
Acquired blepharoptosis is a unilateral or bilateral drooping of the upper eyelid in which usually s...Read more »

Are Sunscreens necessary evil- protecting skin cancer at cost of developing Vitamin D deficiency
Sep 20, 2019Dermatology Medicine
Are sunscreens necessary evil- protecting skin cancer at the cost of causing Vitamin D deficiency is...Read more »

Vitamin D addition to exercise enhances performance in day to day activities in elderly women
Sep 20, 2019Medicine
Brazil: Exercise is a highly effective tool in elderly to slow down muscle wasting and loss of funct...Read more »

Blood sugar control in type 1 diabetes: Continuous glucose monitoring bests self-monitoring of blood glucose
Sep 20, 2019Diabetes and Endo
Delhi: Continuous glucose monitoring bests self-monitoring of blood glucose in blood sugar and glyce...Read more »

Vitamin D supplementation early in life in diabetics may prevent premature mortality, finds study
Sep 20, 2019Diabetes and Endo Medicine
Vitamin D now has extensive research supporting its role in immune function, healthy cell division, ...Read more »

Diabetes drug: Thiazolidines increase fracture risk in elderly diabetics
Sep 20, 2019Diabetes and Endo Medicine Orthopaedics
Japan: The use of diabetes drugs belonging to thiazolidines (TZD) group increase the risk of fractur...Read more »

Screen all above 65 years for memory problems on yearly basis recommends AAN
Sep 20, 2019Neurosciences
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is now recommending that patients 65 and older should underg...Read more »

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Recurrent Syncope, a rare presentation of Gitelman's syndrome: JAPIA case of a 59-year-old male who was presented with a history of recurrent syncope and later diagnosed Gitelman's syndrome was reported in the Journa

Practice Guidelines

Managing QT prolongation in patients on antipsychotic medication: British Heart Rhythm SocietyThe British Heart Rhythm Society has released guidelines on the Management of Patients Developing QT Prolongation on Antipsychotic Medication. The gu

Management of Generalised anxiety disorder in adults: NICE Guidelines NICE has released its latest guidelines on the management of generalised anxiety disorder in adults. The guideline covers the care and treatment of

Editorial

The ban on e-cigarettes – a welcome step, Dr HS Bedi

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