Warning for fluoroquinolones on risks of mental health and Hypoglycemia updated Medha Baranwal Baranwal12 July 2018 7:08 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring safety labeling changes for a class of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones to strengthen the...
Prolonged use of heartburn medicines increases risk of pneumonia in Elderly Vinay Singh singh25 Aug 2018 7:25 PM ISTResearchers have found that long-term use of heartburn medicines increases the risk of pneumonia in Elderly.The use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)...
Ibudilast slows brain shrinkage in Multiple sclerosis : NEJM Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 Sept 2018 7:05 PM ISTIbudilast is better than placebo in slowing down brain shrinkage in the patients with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a Phase 2...
Gabapentin superior to Pregabalin in Chronic Sciatica : JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli19 Oct 2018 8:20 PM ISTAccording to a new study, Gabapentin was found superior to Pregabalin in Chronic Sciatica. The researchers found that Chronic Sciatica Patients...
Scientists create a safe immunotherapy delivery device Hina Zahid27 Oct 2018 7:20 PM ISTAlessandro Grattoni,at Department of Nanomedicine at the Houston Methodist Research Institute and colleagues have developed a nanodevice to deliver...
Dreadful hair dye reaction: Head doubled with breath panting Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli30 Nov 2018 6:00 PM ISTA woman from France got a severe allergic reaction to a common hair dye due to which her head almost DOUBLED in size with serious difficulty in...
Bambuterol a better option for treating bronchial asthma, finds study Deepanjana Sarkar25 Feb 2019 7:25 PM ISTAmritsar: The efficacy of a single time dose of 10 mg long-acting β-adrenoceptor agonist (Bambuterol) daily is almost equivalent to two doses of...
ACC/AHA Guidelines on CVD Prevention: How Aspirin Prescription should be in India-Dr Ashok Seth Deepanjana Sarkar27 March 2019 8:28 PM ISTRandom Prescriptions of Aspirin for primary prevention of heart disease may put patients at bleeding risk unless individualized- Hence Individualized,...
Why eligible patients don't take Statins as prescribed? Hina Zahid31 March 2019 7:25 PM ISTDespite a proven role of Statins in secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases and also national guidelines supporting the same, more than half...
Common painkiller increases stroke risk in elderly Diabetes patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli3 April 2019 7:20 PM ISTCommon painkiller Acetaminophen increases stroke risk in elderly patients with Diabetes.A team of researchers has found that there was a higher risk...
New antiplatelet agent identified that has no side effects of bleeding Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli19 April 2019 8:28 PM ISTA new experimental Antiplatelet agent has been identified which is bereft of side effects of bleeding. The research concerning the same has appeared...
CAUTION!! does your toothpaste contain charcoal? Deepanjana Sarkar12 May 2019 8:10 PM ISTCharcoal containing toothpaste is increasingly popular these days and are promoted to be leading to the higher tooth whitening. Dozens of tooth...
