Gum infection ups the risk for dementia Medha Baranwal Baranwal17 March 2019 7:05 PM ISTSouth Korea: Periodontitis, a serious gum infection, may be associated with a higher risk of developing dementia, claims a recent study published in...
Rare Case of Epstein-Barr virus myelitis in immunocompetent individual: JAPI Medha Baranwal Baranwal17 March 2019 6:00 PM ISTIndia: A case published in the Journal of the Association of Physicians of India reports the rare occurrence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) myelitis in...
Oxaceprol, good alternative to NSAIDs for osteoarthritis patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 March 2019 8:20 PM ISTBengaluru, India: Oxaceprol may be a good alternative to commonly prescribed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for the long-term...
New study supports role of vitamin D in human reproduction Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 March 2019 7:28 PM ISTThere is an increasing body of evidence demonstrating an important role of vitamin D in human reproduction. Now, the latest study published in the...
FDA approves smallest and slimmest CRM devices for cardiac arrhythmia Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 March 2019 7:25 PM ISTUSA: The U.S. FDA has approved BIOTRONIK's Acticor and Rivacor, a pair of high-voltage cardiac rhythm management (CRM) devices for treatment of...
Man cleans his ears with cotton swab, develops deadly brain infection 5 years later: BMJ Case Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 March 2019 6:00 PM ISTUK: A strange case report published in the British Medical Journal, reports the case of a healthy 31-year-old man who developed a brain infection five...
New Drug to Control High Cholesterol for Statin intolerant patients: NEJM Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal14 March 2019 8:28 PM ISTStatins are generally prescribed to people with high cholesterol as the first line of defense, however, many people are unable to take statins due to...
Simple urine test could accurately detect preeclampsia in just three minutes Medha Baranwal Baranwal14 March 2019 8:20 PM ISTUSA: Preeclampsia (PE), a multisystem disorder specific to human pregnancy, is difficult to predict and diagnose resulting in a high proportion of...
Beware: Tramadol Associated with more deaths in osteoarthritis, says JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal13 March 2019 8:28 PM ISTThe study result indeed in a sharp contradiction to the recent guidelines by American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American College of...
Beta blockers lower mortality risk in COPD patients after heart attack Medha Baranwal Baranwal13 March 2019 7:25 PM ISTTaiwan: Patients with COPD receiving β-blockers after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have reduced mortality risk, finds a new study published in...
Antibiotic Prescription in ICU: Indian Critical Care Medicine Society Releases Guidelines Medha Baranwal Baranwal13 March 2019 7:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indiscriminate use and ease of availability of antibiotics is a growing menace in the country with medical practitioners themselves not...
Physiology becoming a gatekeeper to intervention in CAD Medha Baranwal Baranwal12 March 2019 8:20 PM ISTRole of interventional physiology has been there since the introduction of angioplasty by Andreas Gruentzig, who measured the pressure across the...
