High blood sugar linked to depression even in non Diabetics, finds Study Medha Baranwal20 Oct 2020 10:49 AM ISTNetherlands: Higher levels of blood sugar or hyperglycemia are associated with depressive symptoms independent of lifestyle and cardiovascular risk...
Tattooing disrupts sweat secretion causing body to overheat, suggests study Medha Baranwal19 Oct 2020 5:30 PM ISTUSA: Tattooing may impede sweat secretion that impacts heat dissipation resulting in overheating of the body, suggest a recent study in...
Vitamin D and calcium supplementation reduces nonmelanoma skin cancer risk: Study Medha Baranwal19 Oct 2020 12:01 PM ISTUSA: Dietary supplementation with calcium alone or in combination with vitamin D reduces the risk of invasive cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma...
COPD increases mortality risk in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: CHEST Medha Baranwal19 Oct 2020 8:30 AM ISTUSA: The presence of COPD in hospitalized COVID-19 patients may lead to a higher risk of mortality, suggests a recent study in the journal CHEST....
Ferumoxytol-enhanced MRI good enough for detection of brain metastases: AJR Medha Baranwal18 Oct 2020 10:48 PM ISTPortland, OR: Ferumoxytol-enhanced Magnetic resonance imaging is as effective as gadolinium-enhanced MRI for the detection of intracranial metastatic...
Empagliflozin lowers death risk in HF in non Diabetics also: NEJM Medha Baranwal17 Oct 2020 10:30 AM ISTUSA: The use of SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin in heart failure patients lowers the risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalization for...
Bariatric surgery may increase life span in obese patients: NEJM Medha Baranwal16 Oct 2020 10:30 PM ISTSweden: Bariatric surgery increases the life expectancy in obese patients as compared to the usual obesity care, suggests a recent study in the New...
Adding Biofeedback to Pelvic Floor Exercises doesn't improve Urinary Incontinence: BMJ Medha Baranwal16 Oct 2020 7:29 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that addition of biofeedback to pelvic floor muscle training does not improve urinary incontinence outcomes.The...
Biologic use safe in pregnant women with inflammatory bowel disease, finds study Medha Baranwal16 Oct 2020 7:24 PM ISTDenmark: The use of biologics appears to be safe in pregnant women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), suggests a recent study in the journal...
Risankizumab superior to ustekinumab for treating plaque psoriasis: JAMA Medha Baranwal16 Oct 2020 6:38 PM ISTUSA: Treatment of plaque psoriasis patients with risankizumab improved symptoms, health-related quality of life, and reduced psychological distress,...
HDL function gets impaired in severe hypothyroidism patients: JCEM Study Medha Baranwal16 Oct 2020 6:30 PM ISTNetherlands: CEC, an important antiatherogenic metric of HDL function is impaired during severe short-term hypothyroidism, according to a recent study...
Tramadol gets rejected by FDA owing to safety concerns Medha Baranwal15 Oct 2020 11:25 PM ISTUSA: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a complete response letter ("CRL") regarding the New Drug Application ("NDA")...
