Bilateral tinnitus is hereditary supriya kashyap kashyap14 March 2017 10:04 AM ISTResearchers have been able to demonstrate the hereditary nature of certain forms of tinnitus. Bilateral tinnitus that is, tinnitus in both ears has...
Newer medications can cure HCV infections, study suggests supriya kashyap kashyap11 March 2017 10:10 AM ISTA new analysis reveals a dramatic transformation in the care of patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) as more effective and tolerable...
Broadly adopted transfusion practice may not benefit patients without traumatic injury: JAMA supriya kashyap kashyap9 March 2017 1:54 PM ISTA study from investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) finds that a blood transfusion practice previously studied only in patients with...
Knee replacement outcomes in patients with obesity: Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Study supriya kashyap kashyap5 March 2017 11:45 AM ISTObesity affects 35 percent of the adult population in the U.S. A new literature review published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic...
Trial finds huge success in HIV treatment: LANCET Study supriya kashyap kashyap4 March 2017 1:07 PM ISTResearchers have been successful in increasing HIV treatment success rates by almost 18 percent.Teams from the Universities of Aberdeen, Maastricht...
Statins do not benefit patients with lung cancer, new study shows supriya kashyap kashyap4 March 2017 10:16 AM ISTCholesterol-lowering drugs used alongside chemotherapy have no effect on treatment outcomes for lung cancer patients, according to a new study.Recent...
Lack of oxygen, not excessive stimulation, cause for half of seizure-related brain damage in epilepsy supriya kashyap kashyap28 Feb 2017 11:15 AM ISTNeuronal degeneration is the most severe long-term consequence of repetitive seizures in patients with epilepsy, which until now was thought to be...
MEET FLEXDEX Needle Driver-New low-cost surgical instrument that moves like a surgeon's hand supriya kashyap kashyap26 Feb 2017 10:02 AM ISTIn an era of spiraling health care cost concerns, a new $500 surgical instrument developed at the University of Michigan is vying to take the place of...
Doctors prescribe more antibiotics when expectations are high, study says supriya kashyap kashyap20 Feb 2017 11:39 AM ISTExperimental evidence confirms what surveys have long suggested: Physicians are more likely to prescribe antibiotics when they believe there is a high...
Depression symptoms among men when their partners are pregnant : JAMA Psychiatry supriya kashyap kashyap18 Feb 2017 1:10 PM ISTMen who were stressed or in poor health had elevated depression symptoms when their partners were pregnant and nine months after the birth of their...
Patient complaints can identify surgeons with higher rates of bad surgical outcomes supriya kashyap kashyap18 Feb 2017 11:15 AM ISTRecording and analyzing patient and family reports about rude and disrespectful behavior can identify surgeons with higher rates of surgical site...
Minimally disruptive treatment protocol for frontal sinus fractures: JAMA supriya kashyap kashyap14 Feb 2017 3:01 PM ISTA new article published online by JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery describes the experience with a minimally disruptive treatment protocol for frontal...
