Moderate drinking increases risk of psoriatic arthritis in obese psoriasis patients: British Journal of Dermatology Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 Sept 2019 7:30 PM ISTUK: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a progressive and often destructive joint disease that affects one in five patients with psoriasis. A recent study...
IBD patients are at higher risk of heart attack and mortality Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 Sept 2019 7:10 PM ISTSouth Korea: Crohn’s disease (CD) patients are at a higher risk for heart attack or myocardial infarction (MI) and this risk is starker in female...
Postoperative care in cesarean delivery: ERAS Guideline Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 Sept 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) society has released guidelines on postoperative care in cesarean delivery. It provides best practice-based...
Type 2 diabetes: New oral drug on the horizon! Medha Baranwal Baranwal21 Sept 2019 2:14 PM ISTImeglimin could be a new treatment option for patients with type 2 diabetes either as mono-or add-on therapy, reveal results from a phase 3 study....
Vitamin D added to exercise enhances physical performance of elderly women Medha Baranwal Baranwal21 Sept 2019 9:02 AM ISTBrazil: Exercise is a highly effective tool in elderly to slow down muscle wasting and loss of function, but sometimes they are not able to exercise...
Diabetes drug: Thiazolidines increase fracture risk in elderly diabetics Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Sept 2019 7:28 PM ISTJapan: The use of diabetes drugs belonging to thiazolidines (TZD) group increase the risk of fracture in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes...
Widespread antibiotic use linked to higher risk of hospital associated C. difficile infections Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Sept 2019 7:20 PM ISTUSA: Rates of resistance to antimicrobial agents continue to increase at hospitals. Improving the use of antimicrobials can help to combat the spread...
Addition of diabetes drug Metformin improves survival in lung cancer patients: JAMA Oncology Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Sept 2019 7:10 PM ISTMexico: The diabetes drug metformin apart from lowering blood sugar in type 2 diabetes patients has been previously shown to have varied benefit in...
Managing QT prolongation in patients on antipsychotic medication: British Heart Rhythm Society Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Sept 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe British Heart Rhythm Society has released guidelines on the Management of Patients Developing QT Prolongation on Antipsychotic Medication.The...
Take Blood culture before initiating treatment in suspected sepsis: Annals of Internal Medicine Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 Sept 2019 8:28 PM ISTTake Blood culture before initiating treatment in suspected sepsis emphasizes a study appearing in journal Annals of Internal Medicine.Blood cultures...
Blood sugar control: Insulin degludec better than insulin glargine, reveal results from CONCLUDE trial Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 Sept 2019 8:20 PM ISTLow blood sugar or hypoglycemia is the most common side effect of insulin glargine -- used for the management of diabetes. Now, a recent study seemed...
High blood pressure drug propranolol could be a cost effective treatment for autism Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 Sept 2019 8:10 PM ISTHigh blood pressure drug propranolol could be a cost-effective treatment for autism. Low-cost beta-blocker drugs used otherwise to lower heart rate...
