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...
In COPD patients, high dose steroid inhalers and frequent exacerbations increase diabetes risk Medha Baranwal Baranwal30 July 2019 7:15 PM ISTIn COPD patients, high dose steroid inhalers and frequent exacerbations increase diabetes risk, finds a new study.Chronic obstructive pulmonary...
Study identifies diabetes drugs that are effective in diabetic retinopathy Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 July 2019 7:30 PM ISTSydney, Australia: A recent review published in the journal Eye has thrown light on the non-insulin anti-hyperglycemic agents used for the treatment...
New malaria vaccine provides long-term protection of 7 years against severe malaria:Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal30 July 2019 7:28 PM ISTDelhi: Findings from a phase 3 trial show the malaria vaccine RTS,S to be effective in providing sustained protection from severe malaria 7 years...
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...
Vitamin D supplementation reduces cartilage degeneration and progression of knee osteoarthritis Medha Baranwal Baranwal30 July 2019 7:30 PM ISTVitamin D supplementation reduces cartilage degeneration and progression of knee osteoarthritis, finds study.Higher intake of both vitamin D and...
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...
Febuxostat improves hyperlipidemia in addition to lowering uric acid in gout patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal1 Aug 2019 8:10 PM ISTChina: Febuxostat -- Uric acid‐lowering therapy (UALT) therapy in gout patients improves serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels compared to...
Restrict clopidogrel and aspirin to 21 days in high risk TIA patients, recommends new study Deepanjana Sarkar31 July 2019 8:28 PM ISTBenefits restricting clopidogrel and aspirin to 21 days outweighed the risk of hemorrhage associated with it in mild stroke or high-risk TIA patients,...
Novel MRI protocol detects Coronary Artery Disease in 15 minutes: JACC Deepanjana Sarkar31 July 2019 8:10 PM ISTResearchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have developed a novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) method that can identify patients...
Number of prescriptions of cough and cold medicines in children under 12 declining: JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal1 Aug 2019 7:20 PM ISTUSA: Physicians are less likely to prescribe cough and cold medicines (CCM) to children under 12 with respiratory infections, suggests a recent study...
Plant-based diet can keep type 2 diabetes at bay, finds JAMA Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal31 July 2019 8:20 PM ISTBoston, Massachusetts: Greater adherence to a plant-based diet, especially the one enriched with healthful plant-based foods reduces the risk of type...
