Adherence to low-fat diet may lead to lower serum testosterone in men Medha Baranwal Baranwal11 Jan 2020 8:28 PM ISTUSA: Men who adhere to a low-fat diet have lower serum testosterone than men on a nonrestrictive diet, finds a recent study in the Journal of Urology....
Antibiotics could be promising therapy for certain forms of dementia Medha Baranwal Baranwal11 Jan 2020 8:10 PM ISTUSA: Frontotemporal dementia is the most common type of early-onset dementia. It typically begins between ages 40 and 65 and affects the frontal and...
Cardiac MRI findings may predict cardiac disease risk in Fabry disease patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal11 Jan 2020 7:25 PM ISTCanada: Cardiac MRI findings of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) can be used for identifying Fabry disease...
Long-term ozone, wood smoke exposure tied to bad lung health in non smokers also Medha Baranwal Baranwal11 Jan 2020 9:30 AM ISTDelhi: Exposure to high levels of wood smoke and ozone increases the risk of lung diseases in smokers and nonsmokers alike, two new studies led by...
Losing tongue fat helps improve sleep apnea symptoms Medha Baranwal Baranwal11 Jan 2020 9:00 AM ISTSleep apnea is a serious health condition in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts, causing patients to wake up randomly throughout their sleep...
Asian fruit can slow down cancer progression, reveals recent study Medha Baranwal Baranwal10 Jan 2020 8:15 PM ISTUSA: A fruit commonly eaten in India can prevent cancer from growing and spreading, a recent study published in the journal Cell Communication and...
Vitamin D supplementation has no impact on recurrence of Graves' disease Medha Baranwal Baranwal10 Jan 2020 8:00 PM ISTKorea: Vitamin D supplementation does not reduce the recurrence of Graves' disease (GD), although having sufficient vitamin D levels did delay the...
Antipsychotics linked to risk of cardiopulmonary arrest and sudden death in elderly Medha Baranwal Baranwal10 Jan 2020 7:30 PM ISTBoston, Massachusetts: Providers should be thoughtful of prescribing antipsychotic medications to older, hospitalized adults after a study has found...
Low dose prednisone prevents flares in SLE patients: BMJ Medha Baranwal Baranwal10 Jan 2020 7:25 PM ISTFrance: Maintenance of 5 mg/day prednisone versus its withdrawal, in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with the inactive disease, prevents...
Ultrasound okay for neurodevelopmental surveillance of newborns exposed to Zika Medha Baranwal Baranwal10 Jan 2020 7:20 PM ISTUSA: Infants without congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) exposed to the Zika virus (ZIKV) in the womb are at a higher risk for abnormal neurodevelopmental...
Physical therapy added to podiatric care for plantar heel pain has minimal benefits Medha Baranwal Baranwal10 Jan 2020 7:10 PM ISTUSA: Podiatric care plus physical therapy treatment (uPOD+PT) for plantar heel pain (PHP) patients yielded no improvement in foot and ankle ability...
Radial access has no survival benefit over femoral access in STEMI patients: JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal9 Jan 2020 8:30 PM ISTCanada: The use of radical access versus femoral access had no significant survival benefit for patients with STEMI (ST-segment elevation myocardial...
