Popular nerve drug gabapentin causing serious respiratory problems: FDA Warning Medha Baranwal Baranwal25 Dec 2019 8:10 PM ISTThe FDA is warning of serious, life-threatening respiratory problems associated with gabapentin. In a drug safety communication issued by the US Food...
BCG reduces Alzheimer's risk in bladder cancer patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal24 Dec 2019 7:25 PM ISTTreatment of bladder cancer patients with tuberculosis vaccine BCG lowers the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD), finds a recent study. Israel:...
Researchers find medicinal cannabis substitute for treating dyskinesias in Parkinson's Hina Zahid24 Dec 2019 7:05 PM ISTParkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by the progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta...
Two rare cases of Pituitary abscess reported Hina Zahid24 Dec 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr Yaotse Elikplim Nordjoe at Radiology Department, Centre Hospitalo-Universiataire Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco and colleagues have reported two rare...
Alirocumab reduces LDL C without increasing hemorrhagic stroke risk: ODYSSEY Trial Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 Dec 2019 8:28 PM ISTDelhi: Alirocumab decreased LDL cholesterol and the risk of ischemic stroke without increasing hemorrhagic stroke, suggests a recent study published...
Large blood sugar reduction, a risk factor for dementia in elderly with diabetes Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 Dec 2019 8:20 PM ISTChina: A large reduction in blood sugar depicted by glycemic index and HbA1c levels in older adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) could be a potential...
FDA approves ubrogepant for acute migraine in adults Hina Zahid23 Dec 2019 7:15 PM ISTThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ubrogepant (Ubrelvy) for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults in...
Treatment of a resistant Neurogenic fever after ischemic stroke: a report Hina Zahid23 Dec 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr L. G. Giaccari at Department of Women, Child, General and Specialistic Surgery, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy and...
New genetic test may predict ischemic stroke at birth Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli22 Dec 2019 8:28 PM ISTStroke is a leading cause of death and permanent disability worldwide .About 80 percent of strokes are "ischemic" -- meaning, they are caused by the...
Scientists find new clues to treat Huntington's Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli22 Dec 2019 7:10 PM ISTThe treatment for neurological disorder, Huntington's disease, could be in the offing. A group of researchers from the Indian Institute of...
Analysis links lifetime exposure of lead to Dementia Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli21 Dec 2019 9:20 AM ISTToronto, ON -- Dementia is a common problem of elderly which may be related to risk factors such as mid-life obesity and mid-life diabetes.But...
Face paralysis in woman after ear syringing: JAMA Case Report Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Dec 2019 8:35 PM ISTA case report published in the journal JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery describes an extremely rare occurrence in which a woman in her 70s...
