Link between flu and heart attack confirmed in new research Ruby khatun khatun26 Jan 2018 8:30 PM ISTChances of a heart attack are increased six-fold during the first seven days after detection of laboratory-confirmed influenza infection, according to...
Surgery in children with Drug-Resistant Epilepsy provides dramatic relief Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli30 Oct 2017 8:30 PM ISTChildren who undergo brain surgery for drug-resistant epilepsy are more likely to achieve freedom from seizures than those who remain on medical...
COPD exacerbations due to Eosinophilic inflammation benefit from Mepolizumab Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli30 Oct 2017 7:20 PM ISTIan D. Pavord et al.in two phase 3, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group trials found that Patients with chronic obstructive...
Cholesterol drug Anacetrapib cuts heart risk by 9 pct : NEJM Anjali Nimesh Nimesh2 Oct 2017 9:00 AM ISTA large study of Merck & Co Inc's experimental cholesterol drug anacetrapib found that it cut the risk of heart attack and death by a modest 9...
Benefits of gastric bypass surgery persist beyond 12 years Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 Sept 2017 10:30 AM ISTThe benefits of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery including prevention of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia appear to persist over a...
Aspirin reduces risk of pre-eclampsia in pregnant women Anjali Nimesh Nimesh30 Jun 2017 1:37 PM ISTTaking a low-dose aspirin before bed can reduce the risk of pre-eclampsia, which can cause premature birth and,in extreme cases, maternal and fetal...
ILBS doctors remove 6 foot tapeworm from patients intestine Meghna Singhania30 Jan 2017 2:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: Doctors at Delhi's Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences removed a 6.16 ft long tapeworm from the intestine of a 48-year-old patient. The...
Smartphone usage at night linked to transient blindness: NEJM Study Geeta Sharma Sharma24 Jun 2016 9:52 AM ISTImpaired vision medically understood as' Transient monocular vision loss' is not always thromboembolic. In other words if anyone goes through...
