Smoking hampers breast cancer treatment Geeta Sharma Sharma18 Jun 2016 11:24 AM ISTWe know that individuals who smoke take major health risks. Now a new research study from Lund University in Sweden shows that common treatment for...
NICE Guideline 2016-Latent TB Geeta Sharma Sharma17 Jun 2016 5:25 PM ISTLatent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is a state of persistent immune response to stimulation by Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens without evidence...
Statin drugs lower stroke infection risk Geeta Sharma Sharma17 Jun 2016 5:16 PM ISTA Washington State University researcher has found that statin drugs can dramatically lower the risk of infections in stroke patients.Doug Weeks, an...
AIIMS to start a clinical trial on stem cell therapy Geeta Sharma Sharma15 Jun 2016 3:35 PM ISTNew Delhi: Inspired by the encouraging results of stem cell therapy in the treatment of various diseases, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences...
Nonsurgical Management of Osteoarthritis of the Knee-AAOS Guidelines Geeta Sharma Sharma14 Jun 2016 1:23 PM IST There's no cure for osteoarthritis as yet, but there are a number of treatments that can help ease symptoms and reduce the chances of your arthritis...
AAN Guideline-Corticosteroid treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Geeta Sharma Sharma12 Jun 2016 4:23 PM ISTDuchenne muscular dystrophy is an inherited disorder that involves muscle weakness, which quickly gets worse. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a form of...
AHA/ASA Guidelines for Adult Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery-2016 Geeta Sharma Sharma11 Jun 2016 4:41 PM ISTStroke rehabilitation requires a sustained and coordinated effort from a large team, including the patient and his or her goals, family and friends,...
Standard BP target sufficient for emergency treatment of acute intracerebral hemorrhage: Study Geeta Sharma Sharma10 Jun 2016 4:27 PM ISTAn international stroke study found that standard and intensive blood pressure treatments were equally effective in the emergency treatment of acute...
Guideline on Temperature Management during cardiopulmonary bypass Geeta Sharma Sharma9 Jun 2016 12:23 PM ISTNumerous strategies are currently invoked by perfusion teams to manage the requirements of cooling, temperature maintenance, and rewarming patients...
AASLD Guideline-2016, for treatment of chronic Hepatitis B Geeta Sharma Sharma8 Jun 2016 5:39 PM ISTPeople who test positive for the hepatitis B virus (HBsAg) for more than six months are diagnosed as having a chronic infection. This means they were...
Type 2 diabetes drug may benefit head and neck cancer patients Geeta Sharma Sharma7 Jun 2016 3:47 PM ISTResearchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine have found that adding increasing doses of an approved Type 2 diabetes drug,...
Could copper be a key to Obesity ? Geeta Sharma Sharma7 Jun 2016 3:47 PM ISTA new study is further burnishing copper's reputation as an essential nutrient for human physiology. A research team led by a scientist at the...
