Behavioral therapy more effective than drugs for urinary incontinence Hina Zahid19 March 2019 7:05 PM ISTBehavioural therapy more effective than drugs for urinary incontinence finds a meta-analysis.Most nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic interventions are...
Renal denervation lowers high blood pressure and need of BP drugs Hina Zahid22 March 2019 7:28 PM ISTRenal denervation controls high blood pressure and reduces the requirement of blood pressure medications. Renal denervation is a one-hour long...
PERSPECTIVE: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the 2019 AHA/ACC CVD Primary Prevention Guidelines- Prof Sundeep Mishra Hina Zahid24 March 2019 8:28 PM IST"There is no free lunch with aspirin, only free bleeding"On March 17th 2019, in the just-completed American College of Cardiology (ACC) Meeting, the...
ACC/AHA Guidelines on CVD Prevention: How Aspirin Prescription should be in India-Dr Ashok Seth Deepanjana Sarkar27 March 2019 8:28 PM ISTRandom Prescriptions of Aspirin for primary prevention of heart disease may put patients at bleeding risk unless individualized- Hence Individualized,...
Now First-Line treatment for Severe Malaria in U.S is Artesunate Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli30 March 2019 9:02 AM ISTNow approved First-Line treatment for Severe Malaria in U.S is Artesunate.CDC is issuing new guidance to clinicians for the treatment of severe...
Soft bedding leading most cause of infant suffocation during sleep: AAP Hina Zahid23 April 2019 7:20 PM ISTAccording to a new study, Soft bedding is the leading most cause of infant suffocation during sleep. American Academy of Paediatrics has recommended...
Attention Medicos!! WHO now classifies BURNOUT as a Medical Condition Deepanjana Sarkar29 May 2019 8:10 PM ISTGENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) has for the first time recognized “burnout” in its International Classification of Diseases (ICD), which...
Majority of Indians have undiagnosed,uncontrolled high BP, finds nationwide study Deepanjana Sarkar7 Jun 2019 8:10 PM ISTMajority of Indians have undiagnosed, uncontrolled high blood pressure or high BP, finds a nationwide cross-sectional study.The incidence of high...
Preventive vasodilator drugs may increase right-sided heart failure risk after LVAD implantation Hina Zahid13 Jun 2019 7:20 PM ISTPreventive vasodilator drugs like Viagra in patients with LVAD implantation increase risk of right sided heart failure, finds a study.Patients with...
PCSK9 inhibitor Evolocumab safely cuts LDL cholesterol across all stages of CKD Deepanjana Sarkar17 Jun 2019 8:20 PM ISTPCSK9 inhibitor, Evolocumab is clinically effective and safe for lowering Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL cholesterol levels across all...
Filgotinib - Novel drug for rheumatoid arthritis patients unresponsive to existing drugs Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 July 2019 7:28 PM ISTStanford researchers have found an experimental drug Filgotinib that produced clinically meaningful improvements for rheumatoid arthritis patients...
Novel MRI protocol detects Coronary Artery Disease in 15 minutes: JACC Deepanjana Sarkar31 July 2019 8:10 PM ISTResearchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have developed a novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) method that can identify patients...
