Antidepressant drug linked to increased risk of weight gain Vinay Singh singh23 May 2018 7:25 PM ISTInitiation of antidepressant drugs shows a strong temporal association with weight gain, according to a recently published article in BMJ. The gain of...
FDA Approves Asthma Inhaler Arnuity Ellipta for Young Kids Vinay Singh singh23 May 2018 7:25 PM ISTFDA has approved Arnuity Ellipta, a once-daily inhaled corticosteroid, for treating asthma in children aged as young as 5 years, announced...
Drugs for Parkinson's disease might be beneficial for TB as well: Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 May 2018 7:20 PM ISTThe mechanism used by the immune system for clearance of bacterial infections like tuberculosis (TB) might also be implicated in Parkinson's disease,...
Blue dye tablet helps identify polyps during colonoscopy Anjali Nimesh Nimesh23 May 2018 7:15 PM ISTIngestion of a blue dye tablet during bowel prep for colonoscopy could be a significant advance in the early detection of colorectal cancer (CRC)....
Liposomal bupivacaine not beneficial for pain management after knee surgery Anjali Nimesh Nimesh23 May 2018 7:10 PM ISTContrary to what previous trials have suggested, liposomal bupivacaine, a local anesthetic drug, was not associated with improvement in inpatient...
Belly fat linked to higher risk of vitamin D deficiency Vinay Singh singh23 May 2018 7:00 PM ISTA new study reveals that individuals with larger waistlines and higher levels of belly fat are linked to higher risk of Vitamin D deficiency. Total...
Domperidone linked to short-term increase in breast milk volume Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 May 2018 7:30 PM ISTA drug called domperidone is linked to a moderate short‐term increase in expressed breast milk volume among mothers of preterm infants experiencing...
Adding Chiropractic to Usual Care Beneficial for Low Back Pain Vinay Singh singh22 May 2018 7:25 PM ISTAddition of chiropractic care to usual medical care is associated with improvements in low back pain intensity, says study. 62.6% of patients in the...
FDA approves Doptelet for thrombocytopenia patients with chronic liver disease Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 May 2018 7:20 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given its approval to Dova Pharmaceuticals's Doptelet (avatrombopag), a thrombopoietin (TPO) receptor...
A single-injection vaccine for the polio virus Vinay Singh singh22 May 2018 7:15 PM ISTA new nanoparticle vaccine developed by MIT researchers could assist efforts to eradicate polio worldwide, according to a study published in the...
1 in 3 swimming-related disease outbreaks occur at hotels Anjali Nimesh Nimesh22 May 2018 7:15 PM ISTA third of treated recreational waterborne disease outbreaks during 2000 through 2014 occurred in hotel pools or hot tubs, according to a report...
New potential treatment for triple-negative breast cancer identified Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 May 2018 7:00 PM ISTThe drug called 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (decitabine) which is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of...
