Low vitamin D increases risk of bacterial vaginosis during pregnancy Deepanjana Sarkar30 May 2019 7:15 PM ISTLow vitamin D level during pregnancy is linked to increased risk of bacterial vaginosis in black women, suggests the findings of a study published in...
Biologics safer than traditional methotrexate for treatment of psoriasis patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal31 May 2019 7:20 PM ISTUSA: Treatment of psoriasis patients using some of the newer, more targeted medications is associated with a decreased risk of infection compared to...
Transrectal Prostate Biopsy in low risk prostate cancer patients may lead to greater temporary health impact than Prostate MRI Deepanjana Sarkar5 Jun 2019 7:10 PM ISTIn men with a low risk of prostate cancer, a transrectal prostate biopsy is usually done as a confirmatory phase with a goal of identifying otherwise...
Breast MRI may result in extra biopsies than mammography for breast cancer diagnosis Deepanjana Sarkar7 Jun 2019 7:25 PM ISTBreast MRI leads to higher biopsy and cancer detection rates compared with mammography with no significant variation in sensitivity or interval...
Management of tuberculosis in HIV patients: British HIV Association Guideline Medha Baranwal Baranwal10 Jun 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe British HIV Association has released an updated guideline for the management of tuberculosis (TB) in patients with human immunodeficiency virus...
Surgery improves quality of life in patients with deviated nasal septum: Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 Jun 2019 7:25 PM ISTSurgical correction of the deviated nasal septum (DNS) through septoplasty is more effective for nasal obstruction than the non-surgical management,...
FDA Issues Warning as Patient Dies after Receiving Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Medha Baranwal Baranwal25 Jun 2019 7:10 PM ISTTaking a cue from two cases whereby one immunocompromised patient died and second became infected after receiving fecal microbiota transplantation...
Ocean swimming increases vulnerability to Skin infections Hina Zahid27 Jun 2019 7:05 PM ISTAccording to research presented at ASM Microbe 2019, the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Swimming in the ocean alters the...
Children hospitalized for dengue often given unnecessary antibiotics Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 July 2019 7:30 PM ISTIndonesia: Children hospitalized with dengue in private hospitals are often given unnecessary antibiotics for presumed concurrent bacterial infection...
This virus infection at birth can lead to hearing loss in children Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 July 2019 7:05 PM ISTBrussels, Belgium: Children born with congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) are at increased risk for hearing loss, according to a 22-year long study...
Permethrin cream safe and effective for treatment of Demodex Blepharitis Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 July 2019 7:05 PM ISTIsrael: Permethrin might be a safe and effective alternative for the treatment of Demodex blepharitis (eyelid inflammation), according to a recent...
Failure of Lyme disease treatment - Investigate for babesiosis Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 July 2019 7:20 PM ISTUSA: Delayed diagnosis is common in patients with babesiosis, this is because almost half of the patients with the condition do not recall being...
