Expert consensus decision pathways on Heart Failure Hospitalizations released by ACC Deepanjana Sarkar30 Sept 2019 7:00 PM ISTAmerican college of cardiology has released Expert consensus decision pathways (ECDP) on Heart Failure Hospitalizations. According to the statement,...
Ultrasound after mammography effective way for dense breast screening, reveals study Deepanjana Sarkar29 Sept 2019 8:10 PM ISTUltrasound screening is an effective way to screen mammographically occult breast cancer in women with dense breast. On the other hand, digital breast...
Diagnosis of chronic anemia in gastrointestinal disorders - New AIGO, SIGENP guideline Deepanjana Sarkar28 Sept 2019 8:40 PM ISTIron deficiency anemia (IDA) is a frequently manifested forms anemia in patients with gastrointestinal disease. The Italian Association of Hospital...
World Heart Month Special: Lifestyle Interventions and the Heart Matters!! Dr Jeegar Dattani28 Sept 2019 2:11 PM ISTHeart, and everything related to it has fascinated us, at various stages of our lives.As a medical student the cardiac cycle was elusive, ECGs...
Omega 3, Vitamin D may help fight cancer and provide protection from heart attack: VITAL clinical trial Deepanjana Sarkar28 Sept 2019 9:01 AM ISTFish oils are well known for their omega-3 fatty acid and vitamin A and D rich content which has numerous health benefits. On the other hand, vitamin...
Parenteral methotrexate more effective than oral for rheumatoid arthritis treatment, reveals study Medha Baranwal Baranwal26 Sept 2019 7:15 PM ISTUSA: Parenteral administration of methotrexate (MTX) is more effective than the oral form for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), finds a...
BCG vaccine offers protection from Lung Cancer, reports 60-year follow-up of a clinical trial Deepanjana Sarkar25 Sept 2019 8:10 PM ISTIn a 60 years follow-up clinical trial, scientists have come up with surprising results which shows that childhood bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccination...
Blood sugar control in diabetes: Faster insulin aspart an effective alternative to basal-bolus insulin Medha Baranwal Baranwal25 Sept 2019 7:30 PM ISTSpain: Fast-acting insulin aspart helps in effective reduction of blood sugar and HbA1c versus conventional insulin aspart in patients with advanced...
Garlic may facilitate wound healing by increasing microvascular circulation Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 Sept 2019 8:22 PM ISTGarlic may facilitate wound healing by increasing microvascular circulation in patients of cardiovascular diseases, finds a study.Garlic widely used...
TAVR is a valid alternative to SAVR in patients with low surgical risk Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 Sept 2019 7:20 PM ISTUSA: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) should be the preferred option over surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in low-risk patients...
Type 2 diabetes: New oral drug on the horizon! Medha Baranwal Baranwal21 Sept 2019 2:14 PM ISTImeglimin could be a new treatment option for patients with type 2 diabetes either as mono-or add-on therapy, reveal results from a phase 3 study....
Addition of diabetes drug Metformin improves survival in lung cancer patients: JAMA Oncology Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Sept 2019 7:10 PM ISTMexico: The diabetes drug metformin apart from lowering blood sugar in type 2 diabetes patients has been previously shown to have varied benefit in...
