HbA1C - Best test for screening diabetes in children supriya kashyap kashyap11 April 2017 12:37 PM ISTOrlando : Doctors should add an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) to their hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) when they screen high-risk children for prediabetes...
Vitamin D deficiency may indicate cardiovascular disease in overweight and obese children supriya kashyap kashyap11 April 2017 12:32 PM ISTOrlando : In overweight and obese children and adolescents, vitamin D deficiency is associated with early markers of cardiovascular disease, a new...
Successful knee replacement at Jaypee Hospital helps 75-year-old woman to walk again after 5 years supriya kashyap kashyap11 April 2017 9:20 AM ISTNoida : The team of doctors at Jaypee Hospital have successfully treated a 75 year old woman who was living an unbearable painful life. 75 year old...
MOMENTUM TRIAL- Patients on HeartMate 3 have fewer blood-related events than those on HeartMate II supriya kashyap kashyap10 April 2017 2:26 PM ISTA six-month analysis of the pivotal MOMENTUM 3 trial found that patients implanted with the new HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist system (LVAS) had...
New Form of Therapeutic Shows Efficacy Against Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer in Preclinical Studies: AACR 2017 supriya kashyap kashyap10 April 2017 11:45 AM ISTWashington : An orally bioavailable androgen receptor PROTAC, developed using a protein degradation technology, was effective in lowering tumor burden...
CT Scans May Offer a Non-invasive Alternative to Diagnose Immunotherapy-induced Colitis: AACR 2017 supriya kashyap kashyap9 April 2017 11:44 AM ISTPhiladelphia : Computed Tomography (CT) scans are a reliable tool to establish a diagnosis of immune-related colitis, a potentially life-threatening...
Denosumab-Postmenopausal Osteoporosis drug found safe in long-term trial supriya kashyap kashyap9 April 2017 10:31 AM ISTA new study provides reassuring information about the short-term and long-term safety of denosumab, a monoclonal antibody that is used to treat...
USE PPI as per latest guidelines by American Gastroenterological Association supriya kashyap kashyap8 April 2017 9:31 AM ISTBethesda : When proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are appropriately prescribed, their benefits are likely to outweigh their risks, according to an...
Urine test to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea in children with Down syndrome supriya kashyap kashyap7 April 2017 11:59 AM ISTA study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators raises the possibility of identifying children with Down syndrome who may also have...
Newly discovered chemical reaction in eye may improve vision supriya kashyap kashyap7 April 2017 10:00 AM ISTA light-sensing pigment found in everything from bacteria to vertebrates can be biochemically manipulated to reset itself, an important therapeutic...
Monthly High-Dose Vitamin D Supplementation Does Not Prevent Cardiovascular Disease supriya kashyap kashyap6 April 2017 12:48 PM ISTResults of a large randomized trial indicate that monthly high-dose vitamin D supplementation does not prevent cardiovascular disease, according to a...
Early Pregnancy BMI Associated with Increased Risk of Childhood Epilepsy: JAMA supriya kashyap kashyap5 April 2017 12:08 PM ISTIncreased risk for childhood epilepsy was associated with maternal overweight or obesity in early pregnancy in a study of babies born in Sweden,...
