Preoperative Opioid use worsens Spine Surgery outcomes Anjali Nimesh Nimesh17 April 2018 7:05 PM ISTThe proportion of patients with adult spinal deformity (ASD), a disorder that encompasses most forms of adult scoliosis, who use opioids for pain...
New Implant to reduce IOP in Glaucoma Vinay Singh singh17 Jun 2018 7:10 PM ISTIntraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension was reduced by approximately 30% through a first-in-class...
Low vitamin D levels associated with interstitial lung disease Vinay Singh singh24 Jun 2018 8:35 PM ISTLower than normal blood levels of vitamin D is linked to increased risk of early signs of interstitial lung disease (ILD), according to Johns Hopkins...
Calorie restriction may be key to asthma prevention, finds study Hina Zahid1 Feb 2019 7:10 PM ISTCalorie restriction may be key to asthma prevention, finds a new study. The report of study has appeared in Scientific Reports.Johns Hopkins Medicine...
Haloperidol shows no clear advantage for delirium treatment in hospitalized patients, finds study Deepanjana Sarkar4 Sept 2019 7:20 PM ISTHaloperidol shows no clear advantage for delirium treatment in hospitalized patients, finds a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine....
Vitamin D plus calcium may increase risk of stroke, finds study Deepanjana Sarkar20 July 2019 9:00 AM ISTVitamin D plus calcium may increase the risk of stroke, find a study conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary supplements on health.Nowadays...
Low vitamin D linked to higher risk of renal disease in lupus Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 Nov 2017 7:18 PM ISTLow levels of vitamin D were associated with higher rates of end-stage renal disease in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, or lupus,...
IV contrast for CT is not associated with increased risk of acute kidney injury savita thakur thakur29 Jan 2017 2:21 PM ISTIntravenous contrast media (typically iohexol or iodixanol) used in computed tomography (CT) does not appear to be associated with chronic kidney...
Metformin Lowers Risk of Heart Disease Deaths Better Than Sulfonylureas: Study supriya kashyap kashyap21 April 2016 1:13 PM ISTA new analysis of 204 studies involving more than 1.4 million people suggests that metformin, the most frequently prescribed stand-alone drug for type...
