Oral Nifedipine more effective than methyldopa for lowering high BP in pregnancy within 6 hours Deepanjana Sarkar2 Aug 2019 7:30 PM ISTOral Nifedipine more effective than methyldopa for lowering high BP in pregnancy within 6 hours, finds a Lancet study.Pregnancy-induced hypertension...
FDA releases advisory to improve safety of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Deepanjana Sarkar2 Aug 2019 7:25 PM ISTThe US Food and Drug Administration has recently released advisory to improve Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) safety. The advisory provides...
Sticking to DASH diet may reduce chances of heart failure in individuals above 75 Deepanjana Sarkar1 Aug 2019 8:28 PM ISTHigh blood pressure (BP) and cardiovascular diseases are global menaces these days. Sticking to a customized diet is imperative to keep heart disease...
Mumbai Doctors successfully treat Epiphrenic diverticula and Achalasia with Laparoscopy Deepanjana Sarkar1 Aug 2019 6:00 PM ISTMumbai: A team of doctors from Zen Multispecialty successfully treated 72 patients with achalasia and 5 patients with diverticulum using a...
Restrict clopidogrel and aspirin to 21 days in high risk TIA patients, recommends new study Deepanjana Sarkar31 July 2019 8:28 PM ISTBenefits restricting clopidogrel and aspirin to 21 days outweighed the risk of hemorrhage associated with it in mild stroke or high-risk TIA patients,...
Novel MRI protocol detects Coronary Artery Disease in 15 minutes: JACC Deepanjana Sarkar31 July 2019 8:10 PM ISTResearchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have developed a novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) method that can identify patients...
Adjunctive Acupuncture therapy may reduce angina attacks in chronic Stable Angina: JAMA Deepanjana Sarkar30 July 2019 8:28 PM ISTAdjunctive Acupuncture therapy may reduce frequency of angina attacks in chronic Stable Angina, finds a new study.Acupuncture, if done on the...
Cardiac MRI boosts detection rate of myocarditis by almost 5 folds, finds study Deepanjana Sarkar30 July 2019 8:10 PM ISTCardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) also called CMR may offer a higher diagnostic speed for detection of myocarditis, suggests findings of the...
Vitamin C supplementation to curb deficiency: How much is adequate? by Delnaaz T Chanduwadia Deepanjana Sarkar30 July 2019 7:02 PM ISTVitamin C was discovered in the 1930s as Ascorbic acid. It is a water-soluble vitamin i.e. it requires an aqueous medium for absorption. Having said...
Frostbite treatment and prevention: New Practice Guidelines Deepanjana Sarkar30 July 2019 7:00 PM ISTWilderness Medical Society (WMS) has released evidence-based guidelines for prevention and treatment of frostbite to guide clinicians and first...
Smoking Cessation reduces risks of Rheumatoid Arthritis among women, finds study Deepanjana Sarkar29 July 2019 8:28 PM ISTSustained smoking cessation reduces the risk of rheumatoid arthritis among women, revealed a study published in Arthritis Care & ResearchTobacco...
Fourfold rise in CT scan rates in pregnant women, finds a study Deepanjana Sarkar29 July 2019 7:10 PM ISTThe computed tomography (CT) scan rates in the U.S has remarkably increased in the past two decades. According to a new study, there is a fourfold...
