Baker et.al conducted a study to evaluate the effect of disease-modifying therapies for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on systolic and diastolic blood pres...
Orthopaedics
Indian doctors conducted hip replacement surgery in a patient as old as 103-years
A team of orthopaedic and joint replacement surgeons led by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Associate Director, Orthopedics Department, Jaypee Hospital, Noida, succ...
Gut microbiome may be causing Osteoarthritis in obese patients
Bacteria present in the intestine called gut microbiome could be the reason behind arthritis and joint pain that affects people who are obese. Osteoar...
Which NSAID has best gastrointestinal safety in Arthritis- Check it out
NSAIDs are often used to treat pain and joint inflammation in people with arthritis, but they can cause damage to the intestinal tract including ulcer...
New technology to prevent implant infection
Operations for surgical implants, such as hip and knee replacements or dental implants, have increased in recent years but they carry risk of bacteri...
Vitamin D supplementation not recommended to prevent falls,fractures : JAMA
Many older adults should avoid taking vitamin D and calcium supplements to prevent falls and fractures.U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) ha...
Burosumab is first FDA approved therapy for rare form of rickets
XLH, x-linked hypophosphatemia is a serious disease affecting approximately 3,000 children and 12,000 adults in the United States. Most children with ...
Preoperative Opioid use worsens Spine Surgery outcomes
The proportion of patients with adult spinal deformity (ASD), a disorder that encompasses most forms of adult scoliosis, who use opioids for pain cont...
Even Low dose of steroids increase adverse effects in RA
Oral glucocorticoid (OGC) use for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is debated because of the adverse event (AE) profile of OGC. Although Oral glucocorticoids...
Spinal Anaesthesia better than GA in Elderly Hip Fracture patients : Study
Spinal anesthesia may be better than general anesthesia for elderly hip fracture patients. A recent study out of the University of Toronto compared 88...
