Caution: Use of iodinated and gadolinium-based contrast media can be life-threatening Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Aug 2018 7:25 PM ISTAllergic immediate hypersensitivity (IH) account for <10% of cutaneous reactions, and >50% of life-threatening ones, finds a study of the...
Heavy Social media use causes severe depression in teenage girls Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli6 Jan 2019 7:25 PM ISTAccording to a new research teenage girls are twice as likely as boys to suffer depression linked to social media use – mainly due to online...
Simple urine test could accurately detect preeclampsia in just three minutes Medha Baranwal Baranwal14 March 2019 8:20 PM ISTUSA: Preeclampsia (PE), a multisystem disorder specific to human pregnancy, is difficult to predict and diagnose resulting in a high proportion of...
Double benefit: Cholesterol lowering Statins may reduce risk of brain haemorrhages significantly: Latest Study Hina Zahid15 March 2019 8:28 PM ISTthe study shows that the risk of suffering a brain haemorrhage is between 22-35 per cent lower for people using statins when compared with non-users...
Drugs to prevent stroke and dementia show promise in early trial Hina Zahid13 July 2019 12:27 PM ISTTreatments that prevent recurrence of types of stroke and dementia caused by damage to small blood vessels in the brain have moved a step closer,...
Processed meat intake associated with increased COPD risk Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 Aug 2019 8:20 PM ISTDelhi: Middle-aged women who consume high amounts of processed meat are at higher risk of developing the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),...
Pivmecillinam-Five days course not superior to 3 day course for UTI, finds study Medha Baranwal Baranwal14 Aug 2019 1:00 PM ISTDenmark: A 5-day course of the antibiotic pivmecillinam is not superior to a 3-day course in women with uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) in...
CPAP may improve depression symptoms in patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases Hina Zahid2 Sept 2019 7:28 PM ISTResearchers have found that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can improve depression symptoms in...
High-tech air mattresses or specialised foam mattress which is better for bed sore prevention Hina Zahid5 Sept 2019 7:10 PM ISTThe researchers conducted a study to evaluate that out of High-tech air mattresses and specialised foam mattress which is better for bedsore...
