New drug nusinersen found effective in children with spinal muscular atrophy Anjali Nimesh Nimesh17 Feb 2018 7:30 PM ISTA new medication nusinersen has been found effective in children with spinal muscular atrophy.When treated with it children with later-onset spinal...
Aspirin NOT Inferior to Rivaroxaban for VTE prevention after arthroplasty-EPCAT II Trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli25 Feb 2018 8:00 PM ISTNo data is available regarding comparison of aspirin with direct oral anticoagulants in the prevention of venous thromboembolism after total hip or...
Balanced crystalloids superior to saline in critically ill patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli1 March 2018 8:00 PM ISTNormal Saline, used in medicine for more than a century, contains high concentrations of sodium chloride, which is similar to table salt. Vanderbilt...
Escalating inhaled steroid dosages doesn't not prevent asthma flare-ups in children Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 March 2018 7:28 PM ISTAsthma flare-ups in children are common and costly, and to prevent them, many health professionals recommend increasing the doses of inhaled steroids...
Viagra prevents rebound Pulmonary Hypertension in infants Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli7 March 2018 7:25 PM ISTA drug epidemic as a result of indiscriminate, inappropriate prescription of benzodiazepines needs urgent attention.Dr.Jennifer Papac, Dr.Anna Lembke...
TDF doesn't prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B : NEJM Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 March 2018 7:10 PM ISTHepatitis B virus causes serious, long-term health issues, such as liver disease and cancer, and can spread from mother-to-child during delivery....
How a Nurse performs Self Thrombolysis in MI to save his life : NEJM case story Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli9 March 2018 8:30 PM ISTHeard of Self Thrombolysis? It is a new term coined to describe what a nurse did sensing that he was suffering from Myocardial Infarction (MI).It is a...
Centrifugal-flow pump superior to axial flow pump in heart failure patients Anjali Nimesh Nimesh13 March 2018 3:24 PM ISTDr.Mandeep R. Mehra, at Center for Advanced Heart Disease and medical director of the Heart & Vascular Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital,...
FDA moves ahead towards Lowering Nicotine content in Cigarettes Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 March 2018 7:10 PM ISTFDA issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to seek comments on a potential nicotine product standard, encouraging the public to...
Prostate Cancer Drug when taken with food cuts dose & lowers cost Anjali Nimesh Nimesh30 March 2018 7:10 PM ISTAbiraterone acetate, marketed as Zytiga, is the standard medicine used to treat metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.It is usually...
Larotrectinib -first pediatric cancer drug wth 93 % response rate : Lancet Anjali Nimesh Nimesh31 March 2018 7:05 PM ISTMost cancer drugs are targeted to specific organs or locations in the body. Researchers at UT Southwestern’s Simmons Cancer Center have found ...
Lithium-Induced Nephropathy Anjali Nimesh Nimesh4 April 2018 7:02 PM ISTLithium is one of the most widely used and studied medications for treating bipolar disorder. It may also help relieve or prevent bipolar depression....
