Lenalidomide to be considered as alternative treatment for chronic erythema multiforme Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli13 March 2018 7:15 PM ISTAccording to Dr. Saskia Ingen-Housz-Oro of Henri Mondor Hospital in Creteil and colleagues, Lenalidomide may be an alternative to thalidomide for the...
Disease X may cause serious worldwide pandemic: WHO Anjali Nimesh Nimesh12 March 2018 8:30 PM ISTWorld Health Organization (WHO) has released the list of pathogens to prioritize for research and development in public health emergency contexts.A...
Higher Vitamin D levels lower risk of cancer : BMJ Anjali Nimesh Nimesh12 March 2018 7:30 PM ISTVitamin D helps to maintain calcium levels in the body to keep bones, teeth, and muscles healthy. While the benefits of vitamin D on bone diseases...
Groundbreaking discovery-Fast-acting drinkable antidote in sight for cholera epidemics Anjali Nimesh Nimesh12 March 2018 7:05 PM ISTCholera is caused by a toxin released by bacteria, cholera toxin, which binds to the intestinal wall, causing massive fluid loss through diarrhea. The...
New Hypertension Guidelines – Are we ready to implement them? -Dr Upendra Kaul Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 March 2018 9:04 PM ISTRecent guidelines, from the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC), now define high blood pressure as 130 mm Hg...
Know all about wonder drug Aspirin Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 March 2018 7:30 PM ISTAspirin word was derived from Acetyl and Spirsaure. Letter "A" was derived from acetyl, while "Spir" came from the German word Spirsaure. Since...
Vitamin D prevents heart failure after heart attack Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 March 2018 7:20 PM ISTDr.James Chong and members of research team at the Westmead Institute for Medical Research have conducted a new study and found that vitamin D...
How thalidomide is effective against cerebral infarction Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 March 2018 7:10 PM ISTNotoriously remembered as a major pharmaceutical scandal approximately 60 years ago, thalidomide caused severe birth defects since many pregnant women...
Lurasidone approved for Bipolar Depression in children by FDA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli11 March 2018 7:05 PM ISTThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a supplemental new drug application for lurasidone (Latuda, Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc), a...
High-fiber diet & select gut bacteria greatly reduce blood sugar in T2DM Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 March 2018 8:00 PM ISTIn a study led by a Rutgers University-New Brunswick, it has been found that a diet high in diverse fibers may promote a select group of gut bacteria...
Ageing can be slowed down by regular exercise Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 March 2018 7:30 PM ISTResearchers at the University of Birmingham and King's College London assessed the health of older adults who had exercised most of their adult lives...
TDF doesn't prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B : NEJM Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 March 2018 7:10 PM ISTHepatitis B virus causes serious, long-term health issues, such as liver disease and cancer, and can spread from mother-to-child during delivery....
