Increased caffeine consumption doubles renal calcium clearance, study finds Medha Baranwal9 Aug 2021 9:00 AM ISTAustralia: Excessive caffeine consumption could increase renal calcium clearance in healthy patients by 77% which in turn could contribute to...
Fibrotic Lung abnormalities persist even after 1 year in severe COVID-19 survivors: Study Medha Baranwal9 Aug 2021 9:00 AM ISTChina: A recent study found interstitial lung abnormalities to be persistent even after 1 one year (as seen on CT scans) in severe COVID-19 survivors....
Vitamin D supplementation reduces opioid need and fatigue in palliative cancer patients: Study Medha Baranwal9 Aug 2021 9:00 AM ISTVitamin D supplementation reduces the need for opioids and fatigue in palliative cancer treatment.Sweden: Correction of vitamin D deficiency reduces...
IV magnesium sulfate treatment may lead to subsequent hospitalization in children with asthma: JAMA Medha Baranwal9 Aug 2021 9:00 AM ISTResearchers studied 816 children and found that receiving intravenous magnesium in the emergency department was linked to subsequent hospitalization...
Researchers report memory problems in patients with mild COVID-19: JAMA Medha Baranwal9 Aug 2021 1:30 AM ISTNorway: A recent study examined self-reported memory problems 8 months following the COVID-19 infection in a large group of patients who were not...
Oral contraceptives to be used with caution in women with long QT syndrome, warns Study Medha Baranwal7 Aug 2021 10:05 AM ISTRochester, NY: The use of progestin-only oral contraceptive (OC) is associated with increased cardiovascular risk in women with inherited long QT...
Milrinone no better than dobutamine for treatment of cardiogenic shock: NEJM Medha Baranwal7 Aug 2021 10:00 AM ISTCanada: A recent study found no significant differences with respect to the primary composite outcome or important secondary outcomes in cardiogenic...
DAPT effectively reduces recurrent stroke risk but Increase bleeding risk: Study Medha Baranwal7 Aug 2021 9:00 AM ISTUSA: Short-term DAPT within 24 hours of high-risk transient ischemic attack or mild-moderate ischemic stroke reduces recurrent stroke risk but at the...
Diabetes: Blood sugar variability increases mortality risk, finds study Medha Baranwal6 Aug 2021 11:00 AM ISTIsrael: Higher variability in blood sugar levels is linked to increased mortality risk in adults with diabetes, a recent study has found. The...
Low GI foods significantly reduce blood sugar in diabetes patients: BMJ Medha Baranwal5 Aug 2021 12:45 PM ISTFoods with a low glycemic index may help in a meaningful decline in blood sugar levels in diabetics.Delhi: A low glycemic diet is associated with...
Quadruple therapy with doxycycline safe and effective for H. pylori eradication: Study Medha Baranwal5 Aug 2021 9:00 AM ISTChina: 7-day and 10-day quadruple therapy with doxycycline could be an optional first-line therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection, a recent study...
COVID-19 infection increases risk of stroke and heart attack: Lancet Study Medha Baranwal5 Aug 2021 9:00 AM ISTSweden: COVID-19 may independently increase the risk for ischemic stroke and acute myocardial infarction, a recent study has suggested.The findings,...
