Obesity linked to increased propensity, frequency of smoking Vinay Singh singh16 May 2018 7:15 PM ISTObesity linked to increased risk of taking up smoking and smoking frequency according to a study published in BMJ. Obesity is now recognized as one of...
Antidepressant drug linked to increased risk of weight gain Vinay Singh singh23 May 2018 7:25 PM ISTInitiation of antidepressant drugs shows a strong temporal association with weight gain, according to a recently published article in BMJ. The gain of...
Metformin safe in first trimester of pregnancy : BMJ Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli26 Jun 2018 8:20 PM ISTThe researchers in the UK have found that there was no evidence for an increased risk of all non-genetic congenital anomalies combined following...
Long working hours increase diabetes risk in women: BMJ Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 July 2018 7:28 PM ISTWomen working for more than 45 hours in a week are at increased risk for diabetes, finds a new study published online in the journal BMJ Diabetes...
Patients allergic to penicillin at higher risk of C. difficile and MRSA infections : BMJ Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 July 2018 7:15 PM ISTThe patients allergic to penicillin are at increased risk for Clostridium difficile and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections...
Babies of mothers with type 1 diabetes at higher risk for heart defects: BMJ Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 July 2018 8:10 PM ISTIt has long been known that patients with type 1 diabetes are at increased risk of complications. Now, a new study published in the journal The BMJ...
Fertility Treatment does not increase risk of Uterine or breast cancer - BMJ Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli11 July 2018 8:10 PM ISTThere have been studies in the past according to which risks of reproductive cancers in women who have undergone assisted reproduction are...
Continue Metformin-Switching to sulfonylureas risky in diabetes : BMJ Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 July 2018 8:28 PM ISTA new study published in The BMJ finds that for the patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), switching to sulfonylureas as second-line drugs is associated...
Most common shoulder operation no more effective than placebo surgery : FIMPACT Trial Vinay Singh singh22 July 2018 7:20 PM ISTPatients with a shoulder impingement syndrome, arthroscopic subacromial decompression, one of most common shoulder operation provided no benefit over...
Passive smoking causes more stillbirths compared to Active Smoking : BMJ Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 July 2018 7:28 PM ISTA new study published in the BMJ journal Tobacco Control reveals that secondhand smoke (SHS) or Passive Smoking causes thousands of stillbirths, more...
New imaging technology gives stroke patients a chance to recover completely Medha Baranwal Baranwal25 July 2018 7:05 PM ISTA new study, published in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery (BMJ Journal) found that a new stroke imaging technology could reduce delays in...
Catheter based closure of patent foramen ovale reduces stroke recurrence Medha Baranwal Baranwal1 Aug 2018 7:15 PM ISTA panel of experts in The BMJ have recommended a catheter-based procedure for the closure of patent foramen ovale followed by the administration of...
