AAN Guideline-Corticosteroid treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Geeta Sharma Sharma12 Jun 2016 4:23 PM ISTDuchenne muscular dystrophy is an inherited disorder that involves muscle weakness, which quickly gets worse. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a form of...
ACP issues guideline for treating low bone density or osteoporosis to prevent fractures supriya kashyap kashyap9 May 2017 2:27 PM ISTPhiladelphia : The American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends in an evidence-based clinical practice guideline published in Annals of Internal...
Very long-term specific therapy for Osteoporosis rather detrimental Ruby khatun khatun5 Jun 2017 4:08 PM ISTOsteoporosis is a disease that causes thinning of the bones, loss of bone density, and increasingly fragile bones. This puts people at higher risk for...
Quantifying lower limb muscle weakness in Osteogenesis Imperfecta type IV Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 July 2017 11:51 AM ISTOsteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) is a heritable disorder characterized by increased bone fragility.In OI Type IV muscle weakness has important functional...
Women on drug holiday from bisphosphonates for more than two years have higher hip fracture risk Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 Nov 2017 7:15 PM ISTWomen who took a drug holiday (temporary or permanent discontinuation of a medicine) from using bisphosphonates for more than two years have a...
15% Osteoporosis patients on Biophosphonates drug holiday suffer bone fractures Vinay Singh singh6 May 2018 7:20 PM ISTLong-term use of Osteoporosis drug may lead to serious side effects to jaw and thighs, Loyola Medicine study finds. The study suggests to temporarily...
Bisphosphonate, Vitamin D Combo prevents Atherosclerosis in SLE Vinay Singh singh22 July 2018 7:05 PM ISTCombination therapy with bisphosphonate and vitamin D may prevent atherosclerosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE), according to a...
ESMO Guidelines on management of cancer pain Medha Baranwal Baranwal18 Aug 2018 7:03 PM ISTThe European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) has released clinical practice guidelines on the management of cancer pain in adult patients. The...
Zoledronate significantly benefits elderly women with osteopenia Vinay Singh singh7 Oct 2018 7:25 PM ISTIntravenous administration of bone-strengthening drug every 18 months significantly reduced the risk of fragility fractures in older women with hip...
Denosumab superior to bisphosphonates for osteoporosis in TDT Vinay Singh singh1 Nov 2018 7:10 PM ISTWashington: Denosumab (DNM) may be another valuable option for the management of TDT-induced osteoporosis.A new study published in the journal Blood...
Management of Steroid-induced osteoporosis - NEJM Vinay Singh singh16 Jan 2019 7:15 PM ISTLong-term use of glucocorticoids is associated with clinically significant toxic effects. Nearly 1% of all adults and 3% of adults older than 50 years...
Treat all high risk postmenopausal women with osteoporosis medicines: Endocrine Society Hina Zahid27 March 2019 8:10 PM ISTTreat all high-risk postmenopausal women for osteoporosis with medicines, says new Endocrine Society Guidelines.According to the latest Clinical...
