Beware! Alternative medicines might lead to liver injury, warn AIIMS Gastrologists Medha Baranwal Baranwal31 July 2019 7:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: The use of complementary and alternative medicines may cause liver injury, warn experts at AIIMS.Alternative medicine describes medical...
Men with CVD receiving prostate cancer therapy have increased mortality risk Medha Baranwal Baranwal16 Aug 2019 7:10 PM ISTUSA: Administration of oral prostate cancer therapy (abiraterone acetate and enzalutamide), increases mortality risk in older men (≥65 yr) with...
High blood sugar in males and elderly negatively impacts cancer treatment Medha Baranwal Baranwal27 Aug 2019 2:50 PM ISTChina: Males and older patients with uncontrolled high blood sugar or hyperglycemia are more likely to suffer following doxorubicin-induced...
Single chemo cycle good enough to prevent testicular cancer recurrence, trial shows Hina Zahid3 Jan 2020 7:05 PM ISTTesticular cancer is the most common cancer affecting young men, with many patients being diagnosed in their twenties or thirties. In many men who...
Antioxidant use in breast cancer patients on chemotherapy tied to recurrence risk Hina Zahid9 Jan 2020 7:05 PM ISTThe role of vitamins, mineral supplements and antioxidants has been a matter of debate with contrasting research findings. Some evidence suggests that...
Letrozole as good as methotrexate for ending ectopic pregnancy: Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal28 Nov 2019 8:10 PM ISTUSA: A recent study has suggested that the use of letrozole, an aromatase inhibitor, can end ectopic pregnancy as effectively as the chemotherapeutic...
Vitamin D may help maintain chemotherapy efficacy in cancer, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli25 Jun 2019 7:15 PM ISTVitamin D metabolites may help stop cancer cells developing resistance to chemotherapy, finds a new study.According to Assistant Professor Surtaj...
Treatment of Adults with Metastatic Brain Tumors : CNS Updates Guidelines Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli10 Jan 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) has updated its evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of adults with metastatic brain tumours, first...
New treatment for acute myeloid leukemia patients approved by FDA Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 Nov 2018 7:15 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted approval to Pfizer's Daurismo (glasdegib) for the treatment of newly-diagnosed acute myeloid...
Combination therapy doubles survival in metastatic lung cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh19 May 2018 7:05 PM ISTThe immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab, when combined with chemotherapy, doubles survival in patients with non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer...
Urticaria as a manifestation of Hodgkin's lymphoma Anjali Nimesh Nimesh21 April 2018 7:02 PM ISTThis is a case of a middle-aged gentleman who presented with a history of several months of hives. His itching and hives which were present for...
FDA approves imfinzi (durvalumab) for unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 Feb 2018 7:20 PM ISTUS Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved IMFINZI® (durvalumab) for the treatment of patients with unresectable Stage III non-small cell lung...
