Vitamin D and omega-3 of no benefit in diabetic kidney disease finds JAMA Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal11 Nov 2019 7:20 PM ISTUSA: Refuting the beneficial role of vitamin D supplements for type 2 diabetes patients, the researchers have found that supplements of vitamin D and...
Consumption of more than 14 drinks per week increases dementia risk in elderly with MCI: JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 Oct 2019 7:30 PM ISTUSA: Consumption of more than 14 drinks per week increases dementia risk in people aged 72 and older with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) compared to...
Vitamin C doesnot improve outcomes in sepsis and ARDS patients: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli11 Oct 2019 7:31 PM ISTUSA: Experimental data suggests that intravenous vitamin C may attenuate inflammation and vascular injury associated with sepsis and acute respiratory...
BCG vaccine offers protection from Lung Cancer, reports 60-year follow-up of a clinical trial Deepanjana Sarkar25 Sept 2019 8:10 PM ISTIn a 60 years follow-up clinical trial, scientists have come up with surprising results which shows that childhood bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccination...
Anemia during early pregnancy tied to cognitive decline, ADHD and autism in children: JAMA Deepanjana Sarkar19 Sept 2019 7:28 PM ISTAnemia during early pregnancy tied to cognitive decline, ADHD and autism in children finds a JAMA study.Anemia is one of the most common and leading...
People who get readily exhausted by mild exercise at a greater risk of CVD Deepanjana Sarkar28 Aug 2019 7:20 PM ISTPeople who get readily exhausted by mild exercise or any physical activity are at a greater risk of cardiovascular disease than those who do not,...
Adjunctive Acupuncture therapy may reduce angina attacks in chronic Stable Angina: JAMA Deepanjana Sarkar30 July 2019 8:28 PM ISTAdjunctive Acupuncture therapy may reduce frequency of angina attacks in chronic Stable Angina, finds a new study.Acupuncture, if done on the...
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...
Vitamin D doesn't confer any cardiovascular disease protection: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli21 Jun 2019 8:10 PM ISTVitamin D doesn't provide cardiovascular protection and reduce CVD risk, finds a meta analysis.The researchers conducted a meta-analysis of randomized...
Seven key health metrics may predict risk of future CVD: JAMA Hina Zahid2 Jun 2019 8:10 PM ISTTaking a cue from 2020 Strategic Impact Goals published by the American Heart Association (AHA) in 2010, a team of researchers ascertained that the 7...
Ticagrelor shows antimicrobial activity against MRSA, superior to vancomycin: JAMA Deepanjana Sarkar12 May 2019 8:20 PM ISTTicagrelor is an oral anticoagulant (platelet aggregation inhibitor) that works as a P2Y₁₂ receptor antagonist. In a study published in JAMA...
Adding Ultrasound to Mammography does not improve breast cancer detection: JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 March 2019 1:17 PM ISTAdding ultrasonography to mammography in screening for breast cancer carries risks for overdiagnosis that outweigh its benefits and is not beneficial...
