Unproven stem cell therapy is leaving patients blind: New England Journal of Medicine supriya kashyap kashyap17 March 2017 4:00 PM ISTResearchers are warning consumers to be wary of doctors who claim to be able to cure illness using stem cells after three women, at least two who...
New drug in combo with statins can cut cholesterol: NEJM supriya kashyap kashyap19 March 2017 1:47 PM ISTWashington : A new class of cholesterol-lowering drug can help patients cut their risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and heart attack.In a trial...
Cardiologist warns against dissolvable stents in an NEJM editorial supriya kashyap kashyap8 April 2017 3:36 PM ISTIn a New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) editorial published last week, Debabrata Mukherjee, M.D., provides expert commentary on bioresorbable...
Breakthrough in Lung cancer treatment: Scientists may Predict post operative relapse supriya kashyap kashyap29 April 2017 12:07 PM ISTTracking unstable chromosomes helps predict lung cancer's returnScientists have found that unstable chromosomes within lung tumours increases the risk...
A transplant and a cure: Penn team eradicates hepatitis C in 10 patients supriya kashyap kashyap5 May 2017 10:59 AM ISTTen patients at Penn Medicine have been cured of the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) following lifesaving kidney transplants from deceased donors who were...
Breakthrough Therapy : Disfiguring eye symptoms diminish in Graves eye disease with teprotumumab savita thakur thakur8 May 2017 10:31 AM ISTThe disease is characterized by inflammation and a buildup of tissue around the eyes that cause them to bulge painfully from their sockets.There has...
Imatinib improves symptoms for patients with severe asthma: Study supriya kashyap kashyap18 May 2017 6:05 PM ISTMast cells, a type of white blood cell, are present in the airways of severe asthmatics even in the face of aggressive treatment, and their presence...
Drug for psoriatic arthritis shows promise in clinical trial Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 May 2017 2:34 PM ISTIn a pivotal phase-3 clinical trial led by a Stanford University School of Medicine investigator, patients with psoriatic arthritis for whom...
New medicine, benralizumab to reduce Steroid dependence in severe asthma: NEJM Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 May 2017 2:32 PM ISTHamilton,- A trial led by a McMaster University respirology professor shows promising results for a new medicine for severe asthma patients.The...
Injectable antibodies for reducing cholesterol: NEJM Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 May 2017 10:06 AM ISTA new strategy -- an injectable antibody -- for lowering blood lipids and thereby potentially preventing coronary artery disease and other conditions...
Minocycline - A new and affordable option for treatment for multiple sclerosis Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 Jun 2017 11:06 AM ISTA Canadian clinical trial led by researchers at the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI), at the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM),...
Scientists identify cause, possible treatment for life-threatening gut condition Anjali Nimesh Nimesh1 July 2017 10:43 AM ISTInvestigators at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and international colleagues have discovered a genetic cause and potential treatment strategy...
