Swallowable balloon to fight obesity without surgery Anjali Nimesh Nimesh19 May 2017 4:19 PM ISTNew study shows balloon in a capsule helps patients lose nearly twice as much weight than diet, exercise and lifestyle therapy alonePatients with...
USPSTF recommends Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents Anjali Nimesh Nimesh22 Jun 2017 1:49 PM ISTThe U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that clinicians screen for obesity in children and adolescents 6 years and older and offer...
Preventing surgical site infections: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines 2017 Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 July 2017 4:59 PM ISTThe human and financial costs of treating surgical site infections (SSIs) are increasing. It is estimated that approximately half of SSIs are deemed...
Opioid tapering may improve outcomes for chronic pain sufferers Anjali Nimesh Nimesh19 July 2017 9:16 AM ISTDose reduction may improve pain, function, and quality of life for patients prescribed long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain. Results of a...
Can Treating Sleep Problems Lower Dementia Risk? Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 July 2017 2:50 PM ISTLONDON : Several new research analyses reported at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2017 (AAIC 2017) in London found significant...
First human application of novel PET tracer for prostate cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 Aug 2017 10:30 AM ISTIn the featured translational article in the August issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers at the University of Michigan demonstrate...
More than one third of U.S. HIV patients don't get hepatitis B vaccination Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 Dec 2017 7:10 PM ISTDespite their high risk for infection, more than one-third of U.S. HIV patients fail to get vaccinated for hepatitis B. The findings are published in...
Rapid tests for detection of flu only 50 to 70 percent accurate : CDC Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli6 Feb 2018 7:28 PM ISTAccording to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the most commonly performed Rapid/quick tests for detection of flu at hospitals and...
What's new in Flu after Tamiflu? Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 Feb 2018 8:30 PM ISTAccording to Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 2018 flu season has been the worst one since 2014.It could be due to the fact that it’s been a...
Brexanolone first-ever drug to be approved for Postpartum Depression Vinay Singh singh25 April 2018 8:00 PM ISTPostpartum depression (PPD) is a readily identified major depressive disorder that is the most common medical complication of childbirth, affecting a...
CDC targets key areas to improve maternal,infant health in diabetes in pregnancy Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 Jun 2018 7:05 PM ISTDiabetes in pregnant women can have serious health consequences for both mother and baby, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Diagnosis and management of pediatric mild TBI: CDC Updated guideline Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli5 Sept 2018 7:03 PM ISTAccording to an estimate by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 800,000 children seek treatment for traumatic brain injury...
