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...
Drugs and sunshine: Drugs that cause skin reactions upon sun exposure Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 Aug 2019 7:28 PM ISTPhotosensitivity, sometimes also referred to as sun allergy, is the reaction of the immune system triggered by sunlight. It includes severe sunburn,...
Include men in clinical trials for breast cancer, stresses FDA in a draft guidance Medha Baranwal Baranwal27 Aug 2019 7:25 PM ISTUSA: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has stressed the inclusion of male patients in the clinical trials of breast cancer, in a recently released...
Community-based salt substitution improves BP and hypertension control: ESC 2019 Update Hina Zahid5 Sept 2019 8:28 PM ISTSalt substitution in a community-based programme improves BP and hypertension control. A community-based salt substitution programme in Peru lowered...
Pregnancy hypertension: High blood pressure during pregnancy linked to heart failure and stroke later Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli23 Sept 2019 9:10 AM ISTHigh blood pressure in pregnancy affects up to 10% of pregnancies often leading to maternal complications and premature delivery.Now a new study has...
Inclisiran has sustained LDL-C lowering potential with twice a year dosing: JAMA Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal25 Sept 2019 8:28 PM ISTLondon, England: Lowering low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is key to a healthy heart and preventing cardiovascular disease. Statins are the...
Cannabis smoking may lower diabetes risk in obese individuals: study Medha Baranwal Baranwal11 Sept 2019 10:30 AM ISTSmoking cannabis may lower fasting insulin, blood sugar and diabetes risk in obese individuals finds a new study.Smoking cannabis (marijuana) four...
Vitamin D deficiency in early childhood linked to increased risk of high BP later, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli2 July 2019 7:20 PM ISTVitamin D deficiency in early childhood linked to increased risk of high BP later, finds study.Vitamin D deficiency from birth to early childhood was...
WARNING!! Grapefruit Juice does not mix well with some drugs, says FDA Deepanjana Sarkar26 Jun 2019 8:28 PM ISTWhile grapefruit juice is healthy for the body as it is rich in vitamin C, it may interfere with the action of some drugs, stated the apex drug...
Anticholinergic drugs use beyond 3 years increases dementia risk in elderly:JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli25 Jun 2019 8:10 PM ISTAnticholinergic drugs use beyond 3 years increases dementia risk in elderly, finds study.Researchers at University of Nottingham have found that there...
Warning! PPI use linked to premature death from CVD, cancer: BMJ Medha Baranwal Baranwal31 May 2019 8:28 PM ISTPPI group had a 17% increased risk of death compared with the H2 blocker group.USA: Intake of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) -- drugs used for the...
Pesticide exposure associated with high Blood pressure in children Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli23 May 2019 8:20 PM ISTPesticide exposure associated with high Blood pressure (BP) in children, finds a new study.Researchers at University of California San Diego School of...
