Lower BMI reduces diabetes risk,even among people at low risk of diabetes Hina Zahid13 Dec 2019 7:17 PM ISTLifestyle interventions to reduce body mass index (BMI) are critical public health strategies for type 2 diabetes prevention. Weight-loss...
New spray gel may help heal frostbite wounds in emergency Hina Zahid13 Dec 2019 7:10 PM ISTMountaineers and winter sports enthusiasts know the dangers of frostbite -- the tissue damage that can occur when extremities, such as the nose, ears,...
Cinnarizine and sodium valproate useful in migraine prophylaxis in children Hina Zahid13 Dec 2019 7:05 PM ISTLondon, UK: Migraine affects about 8% of children and adolescents. About half of them continue to experience it into adulthood, which is a cause of...
Fibrous Dysplasia of Paranasal Sinuses – An atypical case Hina Zahid13 Dec 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr AC Srivastava and colleagues at Dr R.M.L. Hospital, Lucknow have reported a rare case of Fibrous Dysplasia of Paranasal Sinuses. The case has...
High dose vitamin D has minimal benefit in critically ill patients, finds NEJM study Hina Zahid12 Dec 2019 7:28 PM ISTAURORA, Colo. - Preclinical data suggest that vitamin D is a potent immunomodulatory agent that is essential for lung development and function and may...
Antiarrhythmic drug identified as potential treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension Hina Zahid12 Dec 2019 7:05 PM ISTEMBARGO - 12 DECEMBER (11:00am)High blood pressure in the lungs, known as pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), is a potentially fatal disease caused...
Weeding out unscrupulous use of antibiotics Hina Zahid12 Dec 2019 7:02 PM ISTIt is alarming to note that the stool of healthy patients was found to have resistant organisms and a few (2%) had multidrug-resistant pathogens. This...
Management of gastric intestinal metaplasia-AGA guidelines Hina Zahid12 Dec 2019 7:00 PM ISTBethesda, MD --American Gastroenterological Association has released a new clinical guideline for the management of Gastric intestinal metaplasia...
Secondary syphilis presenting with atypical skin lesions: a case report Hina Zahid12 Dec 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr Nina Yancheva at Department of Infectious Diseases, Parasitology, and Tropical Medicine, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria and colleagues have...
AIIMS Patna researchers identify complex genetic etiology of Schizophrenia Hina Zahid11 Dec 2019 8:35 PM ISTA team of neuroscience researchers from AIIMS Patna, National Brain Research Centre, Manesar, India, Langone medical centre, New York, USA, Medical...
Treating just the heart in CCU may worsen frailty and cognition in elderly: AHA Hina Zahid11 Dec 2019 7:28 PM ISTDALLAS, Dec. 9, 2019 —Geriatric patients with acute cardiac problems and treated in cardiac intensive care have peculiar problems. Many of them often...
TV watching has strongest association with overweight and obesity in children Hina Zahid11 Dec 2019 7:10 PM ISTBarcelona-Childhood obesity is a growing global health problem that has been associated with changes in lifestyle. Parents frequently do not recognize...
