Younger age and male sex linked to drug resistance to INH and rifampicin during treatment of TB Medha Baranwal15 Nov 2022 8:00 PM ISTChina: Males are at higher risks of drug resistance and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection, and younger age was tied to resistance isoniazid...
Prior antibiotic use linked to risk of subsequent Herpes zoster infection: PLOS ONE Medha Baranwal15 Nov 2022 8:00 PM ISTUK: Prior use of antibiotics raises the risk of subsequent herpes zoster infection, is the conclusion drawn from a recent study published in PLOS...
Parental BMI and risk factors for Type 2 Diabetes predict obesity risk in offspring: Study Medha Baranwal15 Nov 2022 11:00 AM ISTGreece: Maternal/parental overweight/obesity, high Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC), and central obesity are the main factors that predict...
Waist to hip circumference and waist to height ratio strongly predict blood sugar control in diabetes Medha Baranwal15 Nov 2022 10:45 AM ISTEthiopia: Researchers have found in a new study that Waist-to-hip circumference and waist-to-height ratio could strongly predict glycemic control than...
Updated guidelines on perioperative care for liver surgery by ERAS Medha Baranwal15 Nov 2022 9:15 AM ISTSwitzerland: A recent article, published in the World Journal of Surgery, reports updated Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) guidelines on...
Diabetic foot disease in patients with end-stage renal disease: An emerging threat? Medha Baranwal14 Nov 2022 8:00 PM ISTTaiwan: Patients with diabetes and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) should be educated on the prevention of diabetic foot disease, and if peripheral...
High triglyceride levels linked with increased risk of prostate cancer: Study Medha Baranwal14 Nov 2022 7:30 PM ISTChina: Higher triglyceride levels can increase the risk of prostate cancer (PCa), is the conclusion drawn from a recent study published in BMC...
HbA1c control linked to recovery of ejection fraction in hospitalized HF patients with diabetes Medha Baranwal13 Nov 2022 8:00 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that glycemic control was associated with recovery of ejection fraction among hospitalized patients of...
Icosapent ethyl lowers risk of CV events in CAD patients on statins: RESPECT-EPA trial Medha Baranwal13 Nov 2022 7:30 PM ISTJapan: Using icosapent ethyl, a purified eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), alongside statin therapy, may reduce the risk of adverse cardiovascular events...
Simvastatin fails as disease-modifying treatment for Parkinson's disease patients: JAMA Medha Baranwal12 Nov 2022 10:00 AM ISTUK: Findings from a recent randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Neurology have shown simvastatin to be ineffective as a disease-modifying...
Chinese herbal medicine tongxinluo beneficial for patients with STEMI: CTS-AMI study Medha Baranwal11 Nov 2022 9:30 PM ISTChina: The addition of traditional Chinese medicine tongxinluo to guideline-directed therapy improved outcomes in patients with STEMI (ST-segment...
Hybrid coronary revascularization yields similar outcomes as CABG at 5 years in multivessel disease patients Medha Baranwal11 Nov 2022 3:00 PM ISTUSA: Findings from a meta-analysis indicate that hybrid coronary revascularization (HCR) is a safe and feasible treatment of multivessel coronary...
