Patent foramen ovale doubles risk of stroke after non-cardiac surgery : JAMA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 Feb 2018 7:20 PM ISTDr.Eikermann and colleagues reviewed the case histories of more than 150,000 patients who underwent surgery at New England hospitals from 2007-2015...
New Therapy that prevents fibrosis Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 Feb 2018 7:28 PM ISTFibrosis is characterized by accumulating masses of collagen-packed scar tissue which can be triggered by surgery, injury or disease.It has a common...
Early PET-CT shall reduce Pancreatic cancer surgery by 20% : NICE Anjali Nimesh Nimesh9 Feb 2018 7:30 PM ISTNICE has released its first Guideline which covers diagnosing and managing pancreatic cancer in adults aged 18 and over.It recommends the use of a...
A virus to be used as an effective immunotherapy in patients with brain cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Feb 2018 7:25 PM ISTResearchers from University of Leeds and The Institute of Cancer Research in London have found that a type of virus called reovirus if injected could...
Ovarian tumour weighing more than 30 kg removed from woman Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli12 Feb 2018 7:01 PM ISTA woman from Costa Rica has had a huge tumour weighing more than 30kg removed from her ovaries in a life-saving operation.The patient had been...
For instant pain after surgery go for cold water swim : BMJ Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli13 Feb 2018 8:00 PM ISTAccording to doctors a cold water swim after painful surgery provides instant pain relief and this may be a safe an alternative to strong painkillers...
Which patients of diverticulitis require Surgery? Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 Feb 2018 7:05 PM ISTSurgeons from Birmingham, England examined 5 year National Health Service data of patients admitted with diagnosis of acute diverticulitis to...
USPSTF : Screening for ovarian cancer not recommended in women without symptoms Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 Feb 2018 7:20 PM ISTOvarian cancer is the fifth most common cause of cancer death among U.S. women, with approximately 14,000 deaths per year.The USPSTF routinely makes...
Older adults who are frail twice likely to experience delirium postoperatively Anjali Nimesh Nimesh19 Feb 2018 7:10 PM ISTDr. Jennifer Watt and fellow researchers at St. Michael's Hospital according to the systematic review have found that older adults who are frail are...
Minimally invasive brain implant is new option for refractory epilepsy Anjali Nimesh Nimesh22 Feb 2018 7:25 PM ISTAccording to an estimate, there are more than one million patients of Epilepsy whose seizures remain uncontrolled despite taking medications Such...
Decline in memory reported after surgery and anaesthesia Anjali Nimesh Nimesh23 Feb 2018 7:00 PM ISTDr. Kirk Hogan, of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and colleagues have studied impact of Anaesthesia and...
Epidural stimulation by electrical implant improves symptoms after spinal cord injury : JAMA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 Feb 2018 7:05 PM ISTIsaac Darrel, of Langley, British Columbia had a spinal cord injury six years ago after which he started having unexplained symptoms like dizziness,...
