New ACOG guidelines on postpartum pain management Medha Baranwal Baranwal25 May 2018 7:01 PM ISTThe American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has released new recommendations on managing pain in women who've recently given birth. The...
Renal denervation found to lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal24 May 2018 8:30 PM ISTEndovascular ultrasound renal denervation, a surgery that targets the nerves connected to the kidney, was found to be beneficial for reduction of...
Increased Colorectal Cancer Risk After Advanced Adenoma Detection Medha Baranwal Baranwal24 May 2018 7:25 PM ISTThe patients with an advanced adenoma at diagnostic colonoscopy prompted by a positive flexible sigmoidoscopy have a higher risk of developing...
People with depression prone to accelerated brain aging Medha Baranwal Baranwal24 May 2018 7:15 PM ISTDepression is linked to an accelerated rate of brain aging, suggests a new study published in the journal Psychological Medicine. Although there have...
Use of antimalarial drug speeds up recovery of a 60-year-old cancer patient Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 May 2018 8:30 PM ISTA recently published interesting case in the journal cancer medical science has cited a case, where a patient with advanced ovarian cancer had a...
PCSK9 inhibitors beneficial for patients with high lipoprotein(a) levels Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 May 2018 8:00 PM ISTPCSK9 inhibitors reduced lipoprotein(a) levels and that patients starting with higher Lp(a) levels appeared to derive greater absolute benefit from...
Drugs for Parkinson's disease might be beneficial for TB as well: Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 May 2018 7:20 PM ISTThe mechanism used by the immune system for clearance of bacterial infections like tuberculosis (TB) might also be implicated in Parkinson's disease,...
Consume eggs daily to keep cardiovascular diseases at bay: Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 May 2018 8:30 PM ISTPeople who indulge in a moderate level of egg consumption (up to <1 egg/day) have a lower risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) as compared to...
Domperidone linked to short-term increase in breast milk volume Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 May 2018 7:30 PM ISTA drug called domperidone is linked to a moderate short‐term increase in expressed breast milk volume among mothers of preterm infants experiencing...
FDA approves Doptelet for thrombocytopenia patients with chronic liver disease Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 May 2018 7:20 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given its approval to Dova Pharmaceuticals's Doptelet (avatrombopag), a thrombopoietin (TPO) receptor...
New potential treatment for triple-negative breast cancer identified Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 May 2018 7:00 PM ISTThe drug called 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (decitabine) which is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of...
MRI guided IV alteplase best for ’wake-up’ stroke patients : WAKE-UP trial Medha Baranwal Baranwal21 May 2018 8:25 PM ISTIn patients with acute stroke with an unknown time of onset, intravenous alteplase guided by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans results in...
