Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy increases risk of CV events Medha Baranwal15 July 2020 9:37 PM ISTUK: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) patients are at an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) events similar to those found in rheumatoid...
Increased Physical activity may decrease sleep apnea risk: Study Medha Baranwal15 July 2020 1:00 PM ISTCanada: Increased levels of physical activity, including walking, could help in the prevention of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a recent study...
Cervical pessary does not prevent preterm birth in high-risk women Medha Baranwal15 July 2020 1:00 PM ISTDetroit, MI: The current evidence does not support cervical pessary use for the prevention of preterm birth (PTB) in women at high risk for PTB,...
Endoscopic DMR may eliminate need for insulin to control blood sugar in diabetes Medha Baranwal15 July 2020 12:15 PM ISTNetherlands: Duodenal mucosal resurfacing (DMR) combined with liraglutide and lifestyle counseling may effectively do away with the need for...
Nicotinamide an affordable treatment for actinic keratoses Medha Baranwal14 July 2020 4:45 PM ISTFrance: Oral nicotinamide 500 mg twice daily is an affordable drug that may be effective in the treatment and/or prevention of actinic keratoses...
Breast screening: Digital mammography no good than film Medha Baranwal14 July 2020 4:44 PM ISTAustralia: The transition from film to digital mammography did not result in health benefits for screened women, a recent study in the Journal of...
Regular PPIs use increases rheumatoid arthritis risk in women Medha Baranwal14 July 2020 4:41 PM ISTDelhi: Regular use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) increases the risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with a higher risk observed in...
Antibiotic therapy reduces preterm birth complications and improve neonatal outcome Medha Baranwal14 July 2020 4:21 PM ISTUSA: Intravenous therapy with the antibiotic clarithromycin may reduce the intraamniotic inflammatory response in patients with preterm prelabour...
COVID-19 linked to persistent hyperglycemia and ketonemia in diabetes Medha Baranwal14 July 2020 3:30 PM ISTUK: COVID-19 may lead to protracted ketonemia and hyperglycemia emergencies in diabetes patients, according to a case series published in the...
TURP by Thulium laser as effective as conventional TURP for BHP Medha Baranwal14 July 2020 10:48 AM ISTUK: Both ThuVARP and TURP are equally effective for relieving the benign prostatic obstruction, TURP however, achieved a...
Breast cancer screening reduces mortality by half in childhood cancer survivors Medha Baranwal14 July 2020 10:42 AM ISTUSA: Survivors of childhood cancer treated with chest radiography may strongly benefit from early initiation of annual breast cancer screening...
Ruxolitinib cream effective for vitiligo treatment Medha Baranwal14 July 2020 10:41 AM ISTUSA: Ruxolitinib cream might be an effective treatment option for patients with vitiligo, suggests a recent study published in the journal LANCET. The...
