Topical cyclosporine is new treatment for dry eye disease Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Aug 2018 8:10 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Sun Pharma's Cequa (cyclosporine ophthalmic solution) 0.09 % for the treatment of dry eye...
Caution: Use of iodinated and gadolinium-based contrast media can be life-threatening Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Aug 2018 7:25 PM ISTAllergic immediate hypersensitivity (IH) account for <10% of cutaneous reactions, and >50% of life-threatening ones, finds a study of the...
ARF occurs less frequently in CKD patients after PCI compared to CABG Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Aug 2018 7:15 PM ISTPatients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) undergoing revascularization in the EXCEL trial had an increased rate of acute renal failure (ARF) and...
Weight gain after quitting smoking linked to diabetes: NEJM Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Aug 2018 7:10 PM ISTA new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine finds that substantial weight gain after smoking cessation is associated with an...
Endovascular coiling has better outcome than neurosurgical clipping in subarachnoid hemorrhage Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Aug 2018 7:05 PM ISTThe researchers have found that the survival rate and recovery in stroke patients after a subarachnoid hemorrhage were better after endovascular...
EAACI guidelines on the use of allergen immunotherapy Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Aug 2018 7:03 PM ISTThe European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) has released guidelines on allergen immunotherapy (AIT).The guidelines, published in...
Emotional stress good for people with Takotsubo syndrome: JACC Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 Aug 2018 8:10 PM ISTPeople with Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), also known as broken heart syndrome, when triggered by emotions have a better disease outcome compared with...
People with traumatic brain injury at increased risk for suicide : JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 Aug 2018 7:15 PM ISTPeople with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are twice at the risk for suicide as compared to the people without TBI, according to a new study in the...
AHA/ACC 2018 updated guideline for Congenital Heart Disease Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 Aug 2018 7:03 PM ISTThe American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology (ACC/AHA) has released a major update to its 2008 guidelines for the management of...
Mushrooms as a prebiotic may lead to new diabetes treatment Medha Baranwal Baranwal18 Aug 2018 8:28 PM ISTThe consumption of white button (WB) mushrooms can result in shifts in the microbiota in the gut, and improved glucose homeostasis via the induction...
A video game may be an effective adjunct treatment for amblyopia in children Medha Baranwal Baranwal18 Aug 2018 8:20 PM ISTThe action video game approach may be used as an effective adjunct treatment for amblyopia in children with results similar to those of the...
Semaglutide manages diabetes and weight better than other GLP-1 receptor agonists Medha Baranwal Baranwal18 Aug 2018 8:10 PM ISTSwitching to semaglutide, a GLP-1 analog, from another GLP-1 receptor agonists (such as liraglutide, dulaglutide or exenatide) resulted in a further...
