Faecal Occult blood linked to heightened risk of all cause mortality Vinay Singh singh18 July 2018 7:20 PM IST“Invisible” blood or Occult blood detected in the stool is associated with increased risk of death from all causes including bowel cancer, according...
Weekly ciprofloxacin as good as daily norfloxacin for preventing bacterial peritonitis Vinay Singh singh17 July 2018 7:28 PM ISTThe efficacy of once-weekly ciprofloxacin is same as once-daily norfloxacin for preventing spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in patients with...
Elobixibat- New treatment for chronic constipation Vinay Singh singh16 July 2018 8:28 PM ISTElobixibat was found safe and effective to increase colonic bile acid concentrations in adult patients, thus accelerating colonic transit and reducing...
Misoprostol Heals Small Bowel Bleeding in Aspirin Users : Study Vinay Singh singh12 July 2018 7:28 PM ISTMisoprostol was found to be three times more effective as compared to placebo in healing small bowel bleeding in patients who require aspirin therapy,...
Compared to H2RAs,PPIs provide superior gastroprotection in patients on DAPT Vinay Singh singh8 July 2018 8:28 PM ISTProton pump inhibitors(PPIs) are superior to histamine 2 receptors(H2RAs) in terms of gastroprotection reducing the risk of GI complications in...
H2RAs safer than PPI's for CKD risk Vinay Singh singh7 July 2018 8:28 PM ISTProton pump inhibitors (PPIs) but not H2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs) are associated with increased risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD), according...
Tinidazole better than metronidazole in Amoebic liver abscess: Study Vinay Singh singh6 July 2018 7:25 PM ISTTinidazole was found to be more effective as compared to metronidazole in terms of early clinical response, shorter treatment course, the favorable...
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...
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...
Beware-Endoscopes are a common source of Infection Vinay Singh singh30 Jun 2018 7:25 PM ISTRates of infection following colonoscopy and endoscopy are far higher than previously believed, says a study recently published in the journal Gut....
Dual antibiotic therapy more effective in Typhoid Fever-says Trial Vinay Singh singh29 Jun 2018 8:28 PM ISTCombination of azithromycin and third-generation cephalosporins leads to a more effective therapy in patients with typhoid fever (TF) than monotherapy...
Mirtazapine could be a promising treatment for Primary Biliary Cholangitis Vinay Singh singh29 Jun 2018 7:25 PM ISTAntidepressant mirtazapine was found to be associated with decreased mortality, decompensated cirrhosis and liver transplantation in primary Biliary...
