Removable balloon as effective as stent implant for small blocked arteries: ESC 2018 Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 Sept 2018 8:10 PM ISTA removable balloon is as effective as a permanent stent implant for unblocking small coronary artery blockages, according to late-breaking findings...
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...
Beta-blockers not beneficial beyond 1 year in stable MI : CLARIFY Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 Sept 2018 8:28 PM ISTBeta-blockers have no impact on mortality beyond 1 year in post-MI stable CAD (coronary artery disease) patients and offer no survival benefit in...
Ground breaking treatment of Huntington's disease discovered Medha Baranwal Baranwal4 Sept 2018 8:28 PM ISTAn experimental antisense drug of Ionis Pharmaceuticals -- Ionis-HTTRx -- was found to successfully lower the mutant huntingtin protein (mHTT) levels...
No advantage of early Angiography in NSTE-ACS patients: ESC 2018 Medha Baranwal Baranwal4 Sept 2018 7:28 PM ISTThe patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) do not have better outcomes when sent for invasive investigation within...
Double artery grafts better than single in CABG: ESC 2018 Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 Sept 2018 7:28 PM ISTA 10-year follow-up from Arterial Revascularisation Trial (ART) has revealed that the patients receiving two arterial grafts in performing coronary...
Lasmiditan-- New drug for prompt and effective migraine relief Medha Baranwal Baranwal10 Sept 2018 7:25 PM ISTLasmiditan is more effective compared to placebo in the patients with moderate to severe migraine disability regardless of their prior triptan...
Piperacillin-tazobactam Combo inferior to Meropenem for MDR bloodstream infections Medha Baranwal Baranwal14 Sept 2018 7:10 PM ISTThe use of piperacillin-tazobactam should be avoided as the definitive therapy for patients with certain multidrug-resistant bloodstream infections...
For angioplasty in heart attack radial route has less adverse effects : Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal17 Sept 2018 7:28 PM ISTAcute coronary syndrome (ACS) or heart attack patients undergoing invasive therapies with the radial access site had a fewer net adverse clinical...
Methotrexate Effective in Subcutaneous Psoriasis Vinay Singh singh17 Sept 2018 7:20 PM ISTA new study published in the British Journal of Dermatology has found methotrexate to be effective and superior to placebo in patients with...
Aspirin use does not prolong healthy survival in elderly Medha Baranwal Baranwal17 Sept 2018 8:10 PM ISTLow-dose aspirin is not beneficial for healthy older adults in prolonging survival, free of cardiovascular disease, dementia or disability, instead,...
Very soon baldness due to alopecia areata shall be treatable Vinay Singh singh17 Sept 2018 8:28 PM ISTTwo new drugs found to be safe and effective for the treatment of baldness caused by alopecia areata reports the findings of a trial presented at the...
