Risk of developing type 2 diabetes increases six-fold with Obesity, finds study Hina Zahid17 Sept 2019 7:28 PM ISTObesity is an epidemic encountered usually in developed countries. It is on the rise because of the abundant availability of food and sedentary...
Low serum iron may help dengue virus grow and flourish, finds recent study Medha Baranwal Baranwal17 Sept 2019 8:10 PM ISTDengue fever is a disease spread by mosquitoes in the tropics causing fever, rash, terrible aches and shock in some cases. It is the cause of about ...
Heart Failure: Milrinone reduces mortality by 50 percent compared to dobutamine Medha Baranwal Baranwal17 Sept 2019 7:10 PM ISTUSA: Milrinone treatment improves survival in heart failure (HF) patients compared with dobutamine, a recent study finds.According to the study,...
60% children in India are Anemic, Malnutrition still remains major killer of Under-5 : ICMR study in Lancet Deepanjana Sarkar18 Sept 2019 9:02 AM ISTNew Delhi: While the mortality from malnutrition fell by two-third from 1990 to 2017 in children under five years of age, it still remains the leading...
Blood sugar control in type 1 diabetes: Continuous glucose monitoring bests self-monitoring of blood glucose Medha Baranwal Baranwal18 Sept 2019 11:47 AM ISTDelhi: Continuous glucose monitoring bests self-monitoring of blood glucose in blood sugar and glycemic control in Type 1 diabetes patients regardless...
Exercise and obesity: Nordic walking gives faster results for weight loss than normal walking Medha Baranwal Baranwal18 Sept 2019 7:05 PM ISTVerona, Italy: A recent study published in the Clinical Interventions in Aging journal throws light on the effects of exercise and diet program in...
Short term use of DPP4 Inhibitors not linked to increased IBD risk Deepanjana Sarkar18 Sept 2019 7:20 PM ISTAfter a Canadian trial has found that Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (DPP4i) are associated with increased risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in...
Antibiotic impregnated shunts reduce risk of shunt infection in hydrocephalus: Lancet Deepanjana Sarkar18 Sept 2019 7:28 PM ISTAntibiotic impregnated shunts reduce risk of shunt infection in hydrocephalus finds a Lancet study.Ventriculoperitoneal shunts are one of the...
Low carb diet increases risk of CVD, cancer and overall mortality: European Heart Journal Deepanjana Sarkar18 Sept 2019 8:10 PM ISTLow carb diet increases risk of CVD, cancer and overall mortality reveals a study published in the European Heart Journal.Carbohydrates are an...
High blood pressure drug propranolol could be a cost effective treatment for autism Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 Sept 2019 8:10 PM ISTHigh blood pressure drug propranolol could be a cost-effective treatment for autism. Low-cost beta-blocker drugs used otherwise to lower heart rate...
Blood sugar control: Insulin degludec better than insulin glargine, reveal results from CONCLUDE trial Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 Sept 2019 8:20 PM ISTLow blood sugar or hypoglycemia is the most common side effect of insulin glargine -- used for the management of diabetes. Now, a recent study seemed...
Diabetes drug: Thiazolidines increase fracture risk in elderly diabetics Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Sept 2019 7:28 PM ISTJapan: The use of diabetes drugs belonging to thiazolidines (TZD) group increase the risk of fracture in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes...
