Compared to cardiac patients less number of stroke survivors prescribed Statins: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli26 Sept 2019 9:00 AM ISTStroke patients less likely to be prescribed Statins compared to cardiac patients for lowering low density lipoprotein cholesterol, finds new...
Occupational exposure to high levels of pesticides may raise the risk of heart disease and stroke Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli25 Sept 2019 7:25 PM ISTUse of pesticides has increased tremendously over the years in agriculture as well as in industry. The term pesticide covers a wide range of compounds...
For refractory severe tinnitus- Deep brain stimulation safe and effective treatment option Hina Zahid25 Sept 2019 7:05 PM ISTCharlottesville, VA. Researchers from the University of California San Francisco and Veterans Affairs Health Care System, San Francisco have found...
First: PGIMER neurosurgeons develop endoscopic classification of Dandy-Walker Syndrome in small children Deepanjana Sarkar20 Sept 2019 8:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Team of neurosurgeons from the department of Neurosurgery at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER),...
Screen all above 65 years for memory problems on yearly basis recommends AAN Hina Zahid20 Sept 2019 7:15 PM ISTThe American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is now recommending that patients 65 and older should undergo an annual assessment for thinking and memory...
Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease with Dr M. Jayasree Hina Zahid20 Sept 2019 7:03 PM ISTAlzheimer's disease is the most common and important degenerative disease of the brain which has an immense social impact. It is most common in people...
High blood pressure drug propranolol could be a cost effective treatment for autism Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 Sept 2019 8:10 PM ISTHigh blood pressure drug propranolol could be a cost-effective treatment for autism. Low-cost beta-blocker drugs used otherwise to lower heart rate...
Terazosin- Drug for treating enlarged prostate also beneficial in Parkinson's disease Medha Baranwal Baranwal18 Sept 2019 8:20 PM ISTDelhi: Terazosin (TZ) -- a drug used for the treatment of enlarged prostate -- could also be beneficial for Parkinson's disease (PD), suggests a...
Antibiotic impregnated shunts reduce risk of shunt infection in hydrocephalus: Lancet Deepanjana Sarkar18 Sept 2019 7:28 PM ISTAntibiotic impregnated shunts reduce risk of shunt infection in hydrocephalus finds a Lancet study.Ventriculoperitoneal shunts are one of the...
Rare case of Disseminated neurocysticercosis presenting with bilateral papilledema: a report Hina Zahid18 Sept 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr Ruchi Shrestha at Department of Ophthalmology, Reiyukai Eiko Masunaga Eye Hospital, Kavrepalanchok District, Nepal and colleagues have reported a...
Vitamin D replenishment does not benefit critical neurology patients: Clinical trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli18 Sept 2019 9:01 AM ISTVitamin D replenishment in neurocritical care patients who are vitamin deficient does not show improvement finds a Clinical trial. The findings of the...
Regular tea drinking protects against age related decline in brain, researchers find Hina Zahid17 Sept 2019 8:20 PM ISTGood News for Tea drinkers-Tea-drinking is supposed to be associated with stimulation and taking care of mental fatigue but researchers have found out...
