Antibiotics use in infancy tied to allergic disease in childhood: JAMA Pediatrics Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 Jan 2020 7:25 PM ISTUSA: Exposure to antibiotics during infancy increases the risk of allergy in childhood, finds a recent study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics....
FDA announces action against flavored cartridge-based e-cigarettes Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli3 Jan 2020 7:20 PM ISTIn order to curb the epidemic of youth use of e-cigarettes and the popularity of certain products among children, the U.S. Food and Drug...
Tau-based PET scans may predict location of future brain atrophy in Alzheimer's Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli3 Jan 2020 7:10 PM ISTAlzheimer disease patients may look forward to better disease management with better imaging technologies. Tau PET Scans may predict locations of...
Single chemo cycle good enough to prevent testicular cancer recurrence, trial shows Hina Zahid3 Jan 2020 7:05 PM ISTTesticular cancer is the most common cancer affecting young men, with many patients being diagnosed in their twenties or thirties. In many men who...
Household insecticide use linked to all-cause and CVD mortality: JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 Jan 2020 7:30 PM ISTUSA: Long-term exposure to pyrethroid insecticides is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular death and early death, suggests a recent...
Atopic dermatitis patients at higher risk of osteoporosis Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 Jan 2020 7:28 PM ISTAbsolute risk is low, but it's real -- People with atopic dermatitis (AD) are at a significantly higher risk of osteoporosis and major osteoporotic...
Regular recreational cannabis use may increase risk of cardiac abnormalities Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 Jan 2020 7:25 PM ISTRegular cannabis users at increased risk of cardiac abnormalities. UK: People who regularly use cannabis are at increased risk of adverse changes in...
FDA approves Control-IQ artificial pancreas system Hina Zahid2 Jan 2020 7:20 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an artificial pancreas system that automatically monitors and regulates blood sugar levels. The...
Bariatric surgery reduces long-term risk of deep vein thrombosis: Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 Jan 2020 7:15 PM ISTLondon, UK: Bariatric or weight loss surgery causes a significant reduction in thromboembolic events, driven by a reduction in deep vein thrombosis...
Modulating bile acids and ceramide in bile helps reduce norovirus infection: Study Hina Zahid2 Jan 2020 7:10 PM ISTHuman noroviruses are the leading viral cause of foodborne illness and acute diarrhoea around the world.Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have...
Vitamin D, calcium with alendronate may prevent steroid induced bone loss in ITP patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 Jan 2020 7:05 PM ISTVitamin D plus calcium along with alendronate prevents steroid-induced bone loss in ITP patients, finds a new study.The administration of vitamin D...
Doctors remove five-inch long cancerous “dragon horn” from back of patient Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli1 Jan 2020 7:28 PM ISTDoctors operated on a 50-year-old man and removed a five-inch cancerous “dragon horn” from his back at the Countess of Chester Hospital and later on...
