Dapagliflozin is new treatment for heart failure, finds NEJM study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli20 Sept 2019 8:28 PM ISTHeart failure occurs when the heart is no longer able to efficiently pump blood in the body as it should. Diuretics and Ace inhibitors have been the...
Patient develops pemphigoid lichen planus after use of diabetes drug: Case Report Medha Baranwal Baranwal30 Sept 2019 7:28 PM ISTSpain: A recent case report published in the International Journal of Dermatology describes the case of an 80-year-old woman who developed blisters on...
Metformin, an inexpensive way to reduce heart failure hospitalization, finds JAHA Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 Oct 2019 8:20 PM ISTTaiwan: The use of metformin -- first‐line oral antidiabetic drug recommended for the treatment of type 2 diabetes -- lowers the risk of...
Diabetes drug may reduce withdrawal symptoms and help quit smoking Hina Zahid6 Nov 2019 7:25 PM ISTSmoking cessation may be difficult but it has several advantages including improving health, Prolongation of life, Improving sense of taste and smell...
Not just blood sugar control, Metformin may extend healthy aging: Study Hina Zahid5 Dec 2019 7:28 PM ISTMetformin is the front-line treatment for type 2 diabetes worldwide. It acts via effects on glucose and lipid metabolism in metabolic tissues, leading...
Study unravels secret behind beneficial role of Metformin in ageing Hina Zahid11 Dec 2019 7:05 PM ISTMetformin is one of the most widely used medications in the world. In addition to its effects on lowering blood sugar in Type 2 diabetes, it has shown...
Diabetes drug may help prevent recurrent miscarriages, finds clinical trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli10 Jan 2020 8:30 PM ISTRecurrent miscarriage is defined as the loss of two or more consecutive pregnancies, with additional miscarriages decreasing the likelihood of a...
Beyond blood sugar control, SGLT2 inhibitors reduce kidney complications: Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal24 Oct 2019 8:28 PM ISTAustralia: Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors -- drugs used for lowering blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes -- also reduce the...
Addition of diabetes drug Metformin improves survival in lung cancer patients: JAMA Oncology Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Sept 2019 7:10 PM ISTMexico: The diabetes drug metformin apart from lowering blood sugar in type 2 diabetes patients has been previously shown to have varied benefit in...
SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin promotes more weight loss than Metformin in PCOS Medha Baranwal Baranwal14 Jun 2019 8:28 PM ISTUK: Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and obesity who received the diabetes drug SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin lost more weight and had a...
GLP-1 receptor agonist Dulaglutide cuts cardiovascular and kidney risk in diabetics, finds international study Hina Zahid10 Jun 2019 8:28 PM ISTOne of the longest ever study spanning over more than five years has found benefits of a cardiovascular risk-reducing agent in the field of diabetes....
Diabetes Drug Alert: Canagliflozin (Invokana) Dr. Prem Aggarwal9 July 2016 9:13 AM ISTPearls of PractiseBy Dr Vinod GujralFor the prescription of Canagliflozin, it is important that Health care professionals should follow the...
