New HIV treatment approved for patients who have run out of options Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 March 2018 7:10 PM ISTTrogarzo (ibalizumab-uiyk) which is a new type of antiretroviral medication for adult patients received approval from U.S. Food and Drug...
Prenatal tobacco smoke exposure worse than postnatal smoke exposure Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 March 2018 7:05 PM ISTTobacco smoke exposure is associated with increased respiratory symptoms and asthma in children. Maternal smoking in pregnancy is an important cause...
Cutting salt intake most important - Healthy diet does not offset increased salt intake Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 March 2018 7:30 PM ISTThe recommended upper limit of adult salt intake in the UK is 6g a day - around one teaspoon.Previously, experts believed that eating high amounts of...
Escalating inhaled steroid dosages doesn't not prevent asthma flare-ups in children Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 March 2018 7:28 PM ISTAsthma flare-ups in children are common and costly, and to prevent them, many health professionals recommend increasing the doses of inhaled steroids...
Buprenorphine-naloxone preferred first-line treatment for opioid use disorder -Canadian guidelines Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 March 2018 7:20 PM ISTA new Canadian guideline for managing opioid use disorders has been released.This has been created for a wide range of healthcare providers to address...
People over 85 with high cholesterol have low risk of cognitive decline Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 March 2018 7:15 PM ISTDr.Jeremy Silverman, Professor of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and associates conducted a study to assess whether marked...
Text-Messaging prevents alcohol relapse in Liver-Transplant Candidates Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 March 2018 7:10 PM ISTA liver transplant is an operation that replaces a patient's diseased liver with a whole or partial healthy liver from another person.Liver failure...
New donor screening tests approved by FDA to make Blood Transfusion Safer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 March 2018 7:05 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved new tests for donor screening to make Blood Transfusion Safer.These tests include Imugen Babesia...
Omega fatty acid supplementation in preterm toddlers improves autistic symptoms Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 March 2018 7:30 PM ISTDr. SarahKeim and her team from Nationwide Children's Hospital conducted a study on toddlers who were born prematurely and found that omega fatty...
Tree Nuts increase disease free survival in Colon Cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 March 2018 7:25 PM ISTDr.Charles S. Fuchs and other researchers at Yale Cancer Center conducted a large cohort study which revealed that disease-free survival increases in...
Continued Statin use may prevent delirium in critically ill patients Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 March 2018 7:20 PM ISTThere have been documented evidence of benefits of Statin use.The new in the list is its use in the prevention of delirium in patients in...
Gluten-Free Diet may help protect against the Neuropathic Pain Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 March 2018 7:15 PM ISTGluten sensitivity has been associated with peripheral neuropathy causing weakness, numbness and pain, typically in the hands and feet. When a person...
