Whopping 1.5 kgs ornaments and coins retrieved from stomach of a mentally compromised woman Deepanjana Sarkar25 July 2019 9:01 AM ISTWest Bengal: A whopping 1.5 kgs ornaments and coins recovered from the stomach of a 26-years old mentally compromised woman from West Bengal’s Birbhum...
CT Coronary Artery Calcium- Useful tool to predict future risks of heart attack and stroke in young Deepanjana Sarkar25 July 2019 7:20 PM ISTComputed Tomography (CT) Coronary artery calcium (CT CAC) may have potential utility as a tool to aid decision-making among select young adults at an...
Diabetes increases Gastric Cancer risk after treatment for H. Pylori infection, finds study Deepanjana Sarkar26 July 2019 7:10 PM ISTType 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with gastric cancer after H. Pylori infection treatment, revealed a study published in the Journal of Diabetes...
Adding Ezetimibe to Simvastatin enhances CVD risk reduction in high risk diabetes patients Deepanjana Sarkar27 July 2019 7:05 PM ISTAddition of Ezetimibe to simvastatin (a drug of statin family) may enhance the reduction in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risks in diabetes patients in...
2017 ACC/AHA BP management guideline may improve gestational high Blood Pressure detection Deepanjana Sarkar26 July 2019 8:10 PM IST2017 American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) guideline for the management of high (blood pressure) BP in nonpregnant...
Stress Testing–induced myocardial Ischemia not linked to 10 years CV events in stable CAD: JAMA Deepanjana Sarkar26 July 2019 8:28 PM ISTStress testing–induced myocardial ischemia has no role in predicting cardiovascular events over 10 years in stable coronary artery disease (CAD)...
Fortis doctors perform rare 'dual surgery' for tumours in breast, heart Deepanjana Sarkar27 July 2019 6:00 PM ISTFortis doctors perform rare 'dual surgery' on a 55 years old female patient who was diagnosed with a malignant tumor in her breast and a benign tumor...
Prolonged use of Beta Blockers does not improve post MI treatment outcomes Deepanjana Sarkar27 July 2019 8:28 PM ISTProlonged use of Beta Blockers does not improve post-heart attack treatment outcomes, revealed a study published in the Circulation: Cardiovascular...
Statins as add on treatment may help reduce symptoms of depression, finds study Deepanjana Sarkar28 July 2019 8:20 PM ISTStatin supplementation may reduce depression, revealed the findings of a meta-analysis published in the Journal of affective disorder.Statins are...
Fortis Hospital Bangalore doctors perform unique limb preservation surgery in bone cancer patient Hina Zahid31 July 2019 6:00 PM ISTBangalore: Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road successfully implemented a rare and unique treatment modality on a 32-year-old male, suffering from...
Game Changer: Fluorescence imaging technology introduced at AIIMS New delhi to identify cancer affected breast tissue Medha Baranwal Baranwal30 July 2019 8:20 PM ISTIn a first, a state-of-the-art fluorescence imaging technology for easy identification of cancer-affected tissues in the breast has recently been...
Despite available effective gout treatment, opioids still over prescribed Medha Baranwal Baranwal31 July 2019 7:15 PM ISTUSA: Gout patients commonly receive opioids prescription after their discharge from the emergency department (ED), finds a recent study. This occurs...
