Blood test to predict risk of developing Mycobacterium TB supriya kashyap kashyap27 March 2016 9:59 AM ISTNew York : An international team of researchers has identified biological markers in the blood that can help doctors predict who is at high risk of...
Lancet slammed over low-salt diet risking heart study supriya kashyap kashyap22 May 2016 3:58 PM ISTLondon : The prestigious medical journal The Lancet has garnered strong reaction for publishing an academic paper that claimed eating too little salt...
Implanted device can improve central sleep apnea treatment: Lancet Study supriya kashyap kashyap3 Sept 2016 11:57 AM ISTNew York : An implanted nerve stimulator significantly improves symptoms in those with central sleep apnea, without causing serious side effects, show...
New drug found to reduce exacerbations in uncontrolled asthma supriya kashyap kashyap7 Sept 2016 12:45 PM ISTLondon : A new asthma drug currently in development has been found to reduce exacerbations in severe, uncontrolled asthma in two advanced trials...
US worlds most expensive place to give birth: Lancet supriya kashyap kashyap17 Sept 2016 2:16 PM ISTThe US is the most expensive place in the world for women to give birth, the media on Saturday cited a new study as showing. A survey comprising of 14...
Physician burnout-Researchers Identify effective interventions supriya kashyap kashyap8 Oct 2016 9:41 AM ISTAfter highlighting that more than half of American physicians are experiencing burnout, Mayo Clinic researchers now have identified some solutions...
Daily Dose Aspirin dangerous for 75 year old Plus, Warns Lancet Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 Jun 2017 5:45 PM ISTPARIS: Long-term, daily use of aspirin to prevent blood clots in very elderly patients leads to an increased risk of serious or fatal internal...
Ketamine fails to prevent post-operative delirium: Lancet Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 Jun 2017 1:17 PM IST To blunt postoperative pain and reduce the need for opioid drugs following surgery, anesthesiologists often give patients low doses of the drug...
Skin patch flu vaccination prove successful in first human clinical trial Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 Jun 2017 9:10 AM ISTDespite the potentially severe consequences of illness and even death, only about 40 percent of adults in the United States receive flu shots each...
Targeted radiotherapy for less side effects in breast cancer : Lancet Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 Aug 2017 10:30 AM ISTBreast cancer patients who have radiotherapy targeted at the original tumour site experience fewer side effects five years after treatment than those...
New injectable antiretroviral treatment proved to be as effective as standard oral therapy Anjali Nimesh Nimesh13 Aug 2017 9:10 AM ISTAntiretroviral therapy (ART) intramuscularly administered may have the same effectiveness as current oral treatments. This is the main conclusion of...
Triple vascular screening for AAA, PAD and HT reduces death in older men Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 Sept 2017 9:20 AM ISTA novel screening programme for vascular disease saves one life for every 169 men assessed, according to late-breaking results from the VIVA trial...
