FDA approves romiplostim for adults with refractory Immune Thrombocytopenia Hina Zahid18 Oct 2019 7:25 PM ISTFDA has approved romiplostim for adults with refractory Immune Thrombocytopenia.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Amgen's...
Moderate rise in testosterone level enhances young women’s running capacity, finds BMJ study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli18 Oct 2019 7:10 PM ISTA rise in testosterone level boosts young women’s running capacity which may be due to significant impact on performance and lean body mass, results...
FDA committee votes in favor of Cefiderocol for treatment of complicated UTI Medha Baranwal Baranwal18 Oct 2019 7:05 PM ISTFood and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee intervened a meeting on October 16, 2019, to discuss new drug application...
Pain reduction: Paracetamol as good as combo drugs in acute musculoskeletal injuries Medha Baranwal Baranwal17 Oct 2019 8:20 PM ISTNew Zealand: Oral paracetamol (aka acetaminophen or APAP) alone is equally effective in reducing pain in patients with acute musculoskeletal (MSK)...
Surgery effective option for some GERD patients refractory to PPI's: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli17 Oct 2019 8:10 PM ISTHeartburn that persists despite proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) treatment is a frequent and taxing clinical problem. The present available treatment...
Vitamin D oral spray improves vitamin levels as effectively as tablet, finds Clinical trial Hina Zahid17 Oct 2019 7:05 PM ISTResearchers at the University of Sheffield have found in a clinical trial that taking vitamin D by oral spray is just as effective as taking a...
Commonly used BP drugs associated with increased suicide risk: JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal16 Oct 2019 8:20 PM ISTCanada: Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) are commonly used drugs for the management of...
Macitentan and tadalafil combo beneficial for pulmonary arterial hypertension patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal16 Oct 2019 7:05 PM ISTUSA: The use of macitentan and tadalafil combination therapy proved beneficial in patients with newly diagnosed pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH),...
Nifedipine not safe in pregnant woman with aortic stenosis: Case Report Medha Baranwal Baranwal16 Oct 2019 6:00 PM ISTUSA: Nifedipine, the preferred drug used for managing premature labour, maybe risky in certain pregnant women with the cardiac condition aortic...
Tranexamic Acid may reduce head injury-related deaths upto 20% finds Lancet study Hina Zahid15 Oct 2019 8:28 PM ISTTranexamic Acid may reduce deaths in traumatic brain injury patients by as much as 20%, depending on the severity of the injury, according to a major...
Tesamorelin prevents liver fibrosis in patients of HIV with NAFLD, finds NIH Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli15 Oct 2019 7:28 PM ISTNational Institutes of Health researches and their colleagues at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston have found that the injectable hormone...
Vedolizumab effective for treatment of ulcerative colitis: NEJM Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 Oct 2019 7:05 PM ISTNew York: A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has found vedolizumab (Entyvio, Takeda) to be superior to adalimumab...
