Dramatic rise in Vector borne Diseases - A threat to US Anjali Nimesh Nimesh2 May 2018 7:01 PM ISTVectorborne diseases which are major causes of death and illness are increasing at an astounding pace in the U.S.In fact, the number of vector-borne...
Valbenazine declared safe for managing tardive dyskinesia Anjali Nimesh Nimesh1 May 2018 7:25 PM ISTFDA had approved Valbenazine (commercial name: Ingrezza) as the first drug for the treatment of tardive dyskinesia in 2017 which is a disorder in...
Fish-Tank Granuloma: NEJM case report Anjali Nimesh Nimesh1 May 2018 7:03 PM ISTNEJM has published a case study of Fish-Tank Granuloma which has been reported by Steven F. Wolfe, M.D. et al.A 22-year-old man lacerated the back of...
Loyola Medicine Surgeon Performs Rare Surgery to Repair Traumatic Shoulder Injury Anjali Nimesh Nimesh30 April 2018 7:04 PM ISTA car accident left college student James Brod with a severe shoulder injury that normally would require a joint replacement surgery.But James, 19 at...
Brain Death Revisited: Dr Rahul Pandit Anjali Nimesh Nimesh30 April 2018 7:03 PM ISTBrain Death is defined as the irreversible loss of all functions of the brain, including the brainstem. The three essential findings in Brain Death...
FDA: Lamotrigine has life threatening side effects Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 April 2018 7:28 PM ISTLamotrigine is used alone or with other medicines to treat seizures in patients two years and older.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued...
Latest acute sinusitis guideline : antimicrobial prescribing by NICE Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 April 2018 7:01 PM ISTAcute sinusitis is usually caused by a virus, lasts for about 2 to 3 weeks, and most people get better without antibiotics, therefore, withholding...
Scans could guide drug treatment in breast cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 April 2018 7:00 PM ISTA new scan could help doctors to spot when women with breast cancer stop responding to targeted drugs.Researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research,...
Older Surgeons have Lower Mortality Rates in Emergency Procedures Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 April 2018 7:02 PM ISTResearchers from UCLA and several other institutions found surgeries performed by older surgeons — age 50 and up — have lower patient mortality rates...
Apollo Children’s Hospitals Performs World’s first DUCTAL Stenting on the smallest baby Anjali Nimesh Nimesh27 April 2018 7:02 PM ISTApollo Hospitals, Asia’s largest and most trusted multi-specialty chain of hospitals has given a new lease of life to a two-week-old girl child by...
Lorazepam confirmed as first-line treatment for stopping prolonged seizures in children Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 April 2018 8:00 PM ISTIntravenous lorazepam is as effective as intravenous diazepam for stopping children’s tonic-clonic seizures in hospital. Lorazepam also results in...
Weight loss highly predictive of cancer in primary care settings Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 April 2018 7:05 PM ISTWeight loss is a non-specific cancer symptom for which there are no clinical guidelines about the investigation in primary care. Therefore it poses a...
