Erenumab - a promising drug for chronic migraine associated with medication overuse Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 May 2019 7:30 PM ISTUSA: A phase 2 trial showed Erenumab to be a promising drug for patients with chronic migraine (CM) and medication overuse. Erenumab is a fully human...
Appendectomy linked to increased risk of Parkinson's disease, finds a study Deepanjana Sarkar19 May 2019 7:25 PM ISTAppendectomies are associated with an increased risk of Parkinson's disease revealed a large, population-based, epidemiological study.Parkinson's...
Vitamin D may reduce pain due to nerve injury or damage Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli19 May 2019 7:05 PM ISTVitamin D may reduce pain due to nerve injury or damage, finds a new study.Vitamin D may reduce neuropathic pain by modulating opioid signalling,...
Intensive BP lowering may reduce intracerebral bleeding, not stroke severity Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli16 May 2019 8:20 PM ISTIntensive BP lowering may reduce intracerebral bleeding, not stroke severity, finds a JAMA study.A news study by a team of Yale researchers suggests...
Clinical trial finds method to reverse brain necrosis due to radiation Hina Zahid15 May 2019 7:28 PM ISTNew Clinical trial finds a method to reverse brain necrosis due to radiation.A new procedure pioneered by Norton Healthcare physician-scientists...
A healthy lifestyle helps reduce the risk of dementia: WHO Guidelines Hina Zahid15 May 2019 7:25 PM ISTA healthy lifestyle helps reduce the risk of dementia, assert WHO Guidelines.According to new guidelines issued by the World Health Organization...
FDA approves first line treatment for involuntary blinking in adults Hina Zahid14 May 2019 7:10 PM ISTU.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved XEOMIN®(incobotulinumtoxinA), to be the first-line treatment of blepharospasm (involuntary...
Alcohol consumption uniformly increases high BP and stroke risk: Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal13 May 2019 8:10 PM ISTCHINA: Alcohol consumption increased the risk of high blood pressure (BP) and stroke uniformly and seemed to have a little net effect on myocardial...
Statins found useful in patients of Multiple sclerosis: UCL study Hina Zahid13 May 2019 7:20 PM ISTStatins have been found to be useful in patients of Multiple sclerosis and the positive effect is unrelated to its cholesterol-lowering effect.A UCL...
Timely action critical in serious spinal injuries, assert Apollo Hospitals doctors Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli13 May 2019 7:15 PM ISTTimely action critical in serious spinal injuries, assert Apollo Hospitals doctors.Kashyap Rawat was rendered completely paralytic due to extensive...
Untreated migraine may increase risk of pregnancy complications Hina Zahid12 May 2019 7:25 PM ISTUntreated migraine may increase the risk of pregnancy complications, finds a new study.In a study of women in Denmark with and without migraine who...
Thrombolysis with Alteplase effective upto 9 hours of symptom onset in stroke: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli10 May 2019 8:20 PM ISTThrombolysis with IV Alteplase is effective up to 9 hours of symptom onset in stroke, according to a NEJM study.The currently recommended window for...
