Vaginal dryness treatments no better than placebo : JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli28 March 2018 7:20 PM ISTNearly half of postmenopausal women report bothersome vaginal dryness, pain and other symptoms for which they are prescribed local estrogen treatments...
FDA Panel votes Lofexidine for approval for Opioid Withdrawal Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli28 March 2018 7:10 PM ISTLofexidine is going to become the first non-opioid medication approved to treat opioid withdrawal and the first drug approved to help patients...
Blue Pill Viagra turns 20 and still going strong Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli27 March 2018 8:30 PM ISTFDA approved Viagra as the first oral treatment for erectile dysfunction on Mar. 27, 1998, 20 years ago.The demand for the drug was so high in initial...
Daily ibuprofen may prevent onset of Alzheimer's disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh27 March 2018 7:31 PM ISTAccording to Alzheimer's Disease International's World Alzheimer Report 2016, Alzheimer's Disease affects an estimated 47 million people worldwide,...
FDA approves first interoperable continuous glucose monitoring system Anjali Nimesh Nimesh27 March 2018 7:08 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Dexcom G6 integrated continuous glucose monitoring for determining blood glucose (sugar) levels in...
Game changer- a synthesized antibiotic to combat resistance Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 March 2018 8:00 PM ISTDr Ishwar Singh, a specialist in novel drug design and development from the University of Lincoln's School of Pharmacy and associates have developed a...
Effective malaria vaccine in sight from proteins in deadliest malarial strains Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 March 2018 7:20 PM ISTThe World Health Organization has reported 429,000 malaria deaths in 2015, 70 percent of those were children under the age of 5. Unfortunately, a...
FDA warns LeadCare tests not to be used with venous blood samples Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 March 2018 7:10 PM ISTWhen the U.S. Food and Drug Administration first warned Americans in May 2017 that lead tests manufactured by Magellan Diagnostics may provide...
Varenicline helps MI patients quit smoking in long run : EVITA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 March 2018 7:05 PM ISTPatients who smoke after an acute coronary syndrome, including a myocardial infarction or unstable angina are at increased risk of another attack and...
Mumps vaccine losing efficacy - Third booster at 18 years advised Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 March 2018 8:30 PM ISTAfter the mumps vaccine was introduced in the mid-1960s, mumps incidence in the U.S. and other developed countries declined for decades. After...
Women's antibiotic use linked to higher mortality risk Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 March 2018 7:10 PM ISTWomen who use antibiotics for long periods in late adulthood have a higher risk of death from heart disease and in general, according to preliminary...
Metformin lowers pregnancy related risks in women with PCOS Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 March 2018 8:00 PM ISTPCOS is the most common hormone disorder among females of childbearing age, affecting up to 10 percent of these women.Women with PCOS are at increased...
