Baricitinib effective for rheumatoid arthritis patients unresponsive to methotrexate Medha Baranwal Baranwal25 July 2019 7:15 PM ISTDelhi: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who did not respond to methotrexate (MTX) had improved disease control when treated with baricitinib...
Androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer increases risk of Alzheimer disease and dementia Medha Baranwal Baranwal25 July 2019 7:10 PM ISTAndrogen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer increases the risk of Alzheimer disease and dementia among the elderly, finds a new study.A new...
FDA clears smartphone linked sleep apnea monitoring device Medha Baranwal Baranwal25 July 2019 7:05 PM ISTA prescription medical device that can monitor sleep apnea at home has been granted 510(k) clearance to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The...
Brain-Eating Amoeba infects and kills man during visit to water park Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli25 July 2019 12:31 PM ISTBrain-Eating Amoeba infects and kills man during a visit to the water park in a recently reported case.A man was killed by a brain-eating amoeba...
MRI-Guided Biopsy highly effective in prostrate cancer detection, finds study Deepanjana Sarkar25 July 2019 9:03 AM ISTMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)-Guided Biopsy (MRGB) is highly effective in prostate cancer detection and subsequent definitive treatment across...
Paleo diet may increase risk of Heart disease: European Journal of Nutrition Hina Zahid25 July 2019 9:02 AM ISTAccording to the world's first major study examining the impact of the diet on gut bacteria, People who follow the paleo diet have twice the amount of...
Whopping 1.5 kgs ornaments and coins retrieved from stomach of a mentally compromised woman Deepanjana Sarkar25 July 2019 9:01 AM ISTWest Bengal: A whopping 1.5 kgs ornaments and coins recovered from the stomach of a 26-years old mentally compromised woman from West Bengal’s Birbhum...
New opportunities for treating kidney failure Hina Zahid25 July 2019 9:01 AM ISTOur kidneys can sense when we need them to work a bit harder. As the intestines begin to produce more waste products, the kidneys start to work harder...
Aspirin use on the rise among elderly despite high risks, against guidelines Hina Zahid24 July 2019 7:30 PM ISTThere is widespread aspirin use among elderly for primary prevention despite few benefits, high risks and against guidelines. Almost half of the...
Filgotinib - Novel drug for rheumatoid arthritis patients unresponsive to existing drugs Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 July 2019 7:28 PM ISTStanford researchers have found an experimental drug Filgotinib that produced clinically meaningful improvements for rheumatoid arthritis patients...
Overactive bladder drug Mirabegron does not increase CV risk: JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal24 July 2019 7:25 PM ISTCanada: Mirabegron (Myrbetriq) -- a drug commonly prescribed for the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB) -- does not increase the risk of...
Minimally invasive radical hysterectomy doubles death risk in women with cervical cancer Medha Baranwal Baranwal24 July 2019 7:20 PM ISTCanada: Minimally invasive radical hysterectomy increases the risk of death and cancer recurrence compared to open radical hysterectomy in patients...
