Washing hair with custard apple seeds for lice removal can cause toxic keratitis: Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal14 Nov 2019 7:05 PM ISTIndia: Hair washing with powdered custard apple seeds is a common practice for the removal of head lice in developing countries. Now, a new study...
Vitamin D may increase insulin sensitivity and β-cell function in diabetes Deepanjana Sarkar1 Dec 2019 8:20 PM ISTVitamin D supplementation may slow down metabolic deterioration in Type 2 diabetes patients, revealed a study published in the European Journal of...
Screening must- first-degree relatives of celiac disease have high prevalence of CD Medha Baranwal Baranwal1 Dec 2019 7:15 PM ISTRochester, Minnesota: A retrospective cohort study of patients with celiac disease has found a high prevalence of the celiac disease among parents,...
Risk of VTE increases after discontinuation of anticoagulant treatment: BMJ Deepanjana Sarkar4 Dec 2019 7:20 PM ISTRisk of symptomatic recurrent venous thromboembolism increases after discontinuation of anticoagulant treatment revealed a BMJ study. The study...
Scientists develop Photoelectric Prosthetics to stimulate degenerated retinal tissues Deepanjana Sarkar31 Dec 2019 7:05 PM ISTScientists at the Okayama University developed a thin photoelectric prosthetic film that utilizes electric signal to stimulate degenerated retinal...
Vitamin D, calcium with alendronate may prevent steroid induced bone loss in ITP patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 Jan 2020 7:05 PM ISTVitamin D plus calcium along with alendronate prevents steroid-induced bone loss in ITP patients, finds a new study.The administration of vitamin D...
Electroretinogram can avoid retinal damage in OCT patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal17 Nov 2019 7:05 PM ISTEgypt: Pattern electroretinogram (PERG) can help in the early detection of nerve and retinal damage in patients with ocular hypertension compared with...
Biomarker present in intestine can accurately diagnose necrotizing enterocolitis Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 Nov 2019 7:15 PM ISTUSA: A biomarker present in the human intestine can accurately diagnose necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) -- a deadly infant disease, according to a...
Vaginal delivery may lower Asthma risk in kids, finds study Medha Baranwal Baranwal13 Nov 2019 7:28 PM ISTUSA: Vaginal delivery can lower the risk of allergic diseases including Asthma in children, finds a recent study presented at the American College of...
Vitamin D and omega-3 of no benefit in diabetic kidney disease finds JAMA Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal11 Nov 2019 7:20 PM ISTUSA: Refuting the beneficial role of vitamin D supplements for type 2 diabetes patients, the researchers have found that supplements of vitamin D and...
Low blood sugar episodes linked to sudden cardiac arrest in diabetes Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli8 Nov 2019 8:28 PM ISTTaiwan: Type 2 diabetes patients having hypoglycemic episodes (HEs) are at increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and ventricular arrhythmia...
Repeated ketamine infusions do not cause hepatotoxicity reveals study Medha Baranwal Baranwal8 Nov 2019 7:25 PM ISTUSA: The repeated infusions of ketamine treatment for pain and migraine does not increase a patient's risk for hepatotoxicity and adverse drug events,...
