Concomitant use of thyroxin and PPI increases TSH in primary hypothyroidism: Study Medha1 March 2021 12:43 PM GMTUK: The concomitant use of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) and levothyroxine (LT4) significantly increases thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)...
Probiotics effective for treating constipation in Parkinson's disease patients: Study Medha1 March 2021 12:42 PM GMTCanada: Multistrain probiotics is safe and effective for the treatment of constipation in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), finds a recent...
Vitamin D deficiency linked to failure of H. pylori eradication: Study Medha27 Feb 2021 5:30 AM GMTDelhi: Vitamin D deficiency could be a risk factor for the eradication failure of Helicobacter pylori, finds a recent study in the journal Clinical...
Patients do not require antibiotics after most sinus surgeries: Study Medha27 Feb 2021 2:30 AM GMTBoston, MA: Antibiotics are not required after most endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS), finds a recent study in the journal IFAR: International Forum of...
PICaSSO score: a useful endoscopic tool in ulcerative colitis, Finds study Dr. Nandita Mohan24 Feb 2021 11:15 PM GMTResearchers have noted that Paddington International Virtual ChromoendoScopy ScOre (PICaSSO) score predicted specified clinical outcomes at 6 and 12...
Acid reflux disease may increase risk of cancers of the larynx and esophagus Hina Zahid24 Feb 2021 12:45 AM GMTResults from a large U.S. government prospective study indicate that gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), which also causes heartburn symptoms, is...
Vitamin D supplements don't improve liver healing in chronic hepatitis C: Study Medha22 Feb 2021 1:15 AM GMTThailand: Short-term supplementation of vitamin D in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients after DAA treatment does not expedite the process of residual...
Gastrointestinal surgery can be a 'cure' for type 2 diabetes finds new long-term study Hina Zahid16 Feb 2021 1:16 PM GMTThe results of a randomised clinical trial with the longest follow up to date show that metabolic surgery is more effective than medications and...
PPIs interfere with achievement of remission in IBS patients on infliximab: Study Dr. Nandita Mohan16 Feb 2021 2:30 AM GMTIt has been recently observed that patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) taking proton pump inhibitors (PPI) are less likely to achieve...
Statins may prevent adhesion-related complications after intra-abdominal surgery: JAMA Medha14 Feb 2021 8:45 PM GMTUSA: Statins may be an inexpensive, well-tolerated pharmacologic option for the prevention of postoperative adhesion-related complications (ARCs) in...
Simultaneous Splenectomy Helps Overcome Small-for-Size Graft Syndrome in liver transplant cases MD Bureau11 Feb 2021 2:00 PM GMTSmall-for-size graft (SFSG) syndrome is a major cause of graft loss after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Researchers from the Kyushu...
Researchers find strong association between smoking and SIBO: Study Medha11 Feb 2021 10:13 AM GMTCanada: A recent study has shown a strong association between smoking and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). Other factors that were also...
