Dietary salt intake tied to risk of atopic dermatitis: Study Medha Baranwal11 July 2022 7:30 PM ISTUSA: A recent study found that dietary salt intake is associated with an increased atopic dermatitis (AD) risk and salt restriction could be offered...
Uptitrating standard dose of teneligliptin fails to improve blood sugar in type 2 diabetes: JAPI Medha Baranwal11 July 2022 12:30 PM ISTMumbai, Maharashtra: Increasing the dose of teneligliptin from 20 to 40 mg at 3 months did not result in statically significant improvement in...
Empagliflozin may reduce serum uric acid in HF patients, lower mortality risk: EMPEROR-reduced trial Medha Baranwal10 July 2022 8:45 PM ISTGermany: In patients with heart failure, hyperuricemia is a common comorbidity and is an independent predictor of advanced disease severity and...
Nasal theophylline, an apt treatment for COVID-related loss of smell? Studies yield mixed results Medha Baranwal10 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Two linked studies investigating the effectiveness and safe dosing of theophylline nasal irrigation for the treatment of COVID-19–related altered...
DWI-MRI predicts risk of DCIS upstaging after surgery in women: Study Medha Baranwal10 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTKorea: Preoperative diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI-MRI) is effective for the identification of women at high risk of upstaging, a recent study published...
NT-proBNP levels predict mortality in patients with acute decompensated and de novo heart failure: Study Medha Baranwal10 July 2022 7:30 PM ISTKorea: The levels of NT-pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) are an important prognostic factor for both de novo heart failure (DNHF) and acute...
Probiotic supplementation improves blood sugar control, intestinal health in diabetes patients Medha Baranwal9 July 2022 10:15 AM ISTBrazil: Probiotics use may be an appropriate adjuvant therapy for blood sugar control in type 2 diabetes patients, concludes a recent study in...
Delay or not to delay elective nonneurologic, noncardiac surgery after stroke? Medha Baranwal9 July 2022 9:30 AM ISTUSA: Among older patients undergoing elective non-neurologic, noncardiac surgery, waiting for more than 90 days after a stroke did not reduce the risk...
Is Botulinum toxin type A effective for treating and preventing cleft lip scarring? Study provides insights Medha Baranwal9 July 2022 9:15 AM ISTChina: Botulinum toxin type A (BTXA) can show better results in preventing and treating postoperative cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) scar hypertrophy,...
Echocardiographers at higher radiation exposure compared to cardiologists, sonographers: JAMA Medha Baranwal8 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: During structural heart procedures, interventional echocardiographers are exposed to higher radiation doses compared to interventional...
Ultra-low local anesthetic for labor epidural analgesia improves outcomes without compromising analgesia Medha Baranwal8 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTUK: Findings from a meta-analysis revealed that ultra-low concentration local anesthetic for labor epidural attains similar or better maternal and...
Managing diabetes in hospitalized patients: Endocrine Society releases new guideline Medha Baranwal8 July 2022 1:45 PM ISTUSA: The Endocrine Society has released an updated guideline for the management of hospitalized patients with diabetes or stress-induced...
