Gabapentinoids ineffective in treatment of low backache : CMAJ Vinay Singh singh4 July 2018 7:20 PM ISTAnticonvulsant drugs increasingly being used to treat a low backache appear to be ineffective causing adverse effects, says a new study published in...
New smartphone app to predict dry eye disease in children Vinay Singh singh4 July 2018 7:15 PM ISTA new smartphone app has been developed by scientists that quickly diagnose people suffering from dry eye disease. The app incorporates some simple...
Canakinumab reduces gout flares by more than half in atherosclerosis19 Vinay Singh singh4 July 2018 7:10 PM ISTCanakinumab significantly reduced the rate of gout by more than half among patients with atherosclerosis, according to the findings of the research...
Death due to Vit D deficiency - Call for updated guidelines Vinay Singh singh3 July 2018 8:28 PM ISTThe tragic death of a six-month-old baby in the UK who died following complications of heart failure caused by severe Vitamin D deficiency has raised...
Metformin Reverses Established Lung Fibrosis Vinay Singh singh3 July 2018 7:28 PM ISTMetformin appears to be safe and effective in reversing established lung fibrosis by targeting cell metabolism, according to a study published in the...
New PIRO score accurately predicts mortality in surgical patients with Sepsis Vinay Singh singh3 July 2018 7:26 PM ISTA PIRO-based model can be used to accurately predict mortality in surgical patients with severe intra-abdominal sepsis or septic shock, reports a...
New treatment restores corneal clarity in patients with bullous keratopathy Vinay Singh singh3 July 2018 7:20 PM ISTBullous keratopathy may be treated with an injection of cultured human corneal endothelial cells (CECs) supplemented with a Rho-associated protein...
Saline irrigation reduces disease severity in allergic rhinitis Vinay Singh singh3 July 2018 7:10 PM ISTSaline irrigation may reduce patient-reported disease severity compared with no saline irrigation at up to three months in both adults and children...
Which is best Biologic Therapy in Moderate to Severe Crohn's Disease? Vinay Singh singh3 July 2018 7:05 PM ISTInfliximab and adalimumab appear to be most effective as first-line agents for patients with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease (CD), according to a...
UK Guideline for prevention and treatment of osteoporosis Vinay Singh singh3 July 2018 7:01 PM ISTUK National Osteoporosis Guideline Group (NOGG) came up with an updated guideline on the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis with an objective to...
Abrupt increase in cases of Female Genital cosmetic surgery : BMJ Vinay Singh singh2 July 2018 8:28 PM ISTThere has been an abrupt increase in the number of Australian girls, some as young as 11, undergoing genital cosmetic surgery, reports a pilot study.A...
13-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine improves protection against Acute Otitis Media Vinay Singh singh2 July 2018 7:20 PM ISTThe 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) offers better protection than its previous version, PCV7, against acute otitis media caused by...
